Imagine yourself walking into the office on the first day of your very first real full-time job.  You are terrified.  There is so much you need to learn and you are hoping you won’t make embarrassing mistakes.

Imagine yourself walking into the office on the first day of your new position as Senior Vice-President of a company.  You need to “hit the ground running” and aren’t even sure where to find your personal office.

Imagine having accepted a position via phone and e-mail and are now about to start working from your desk in your second bedroom at home.  You aren’t even sure how to communicate with anyone – or who to communicate with in this new company where almost everyone works remotely.

Now, imagine yourself as the HR professional responsible for creating policy and procedures to onboard all these people with different experience, needs, and situations. 

What do they have in common?  What are the critical differences you need to take into account in order to make each of them comfortable, as well as ensuring they are legally compliant, understand and agree to company policy and procedures, respect and agree to comply with the company culture, and of course have everything they need to be successful in their new jobs?

Those are all things to consider when onboarding new employees. Some companies have formal New Employee Orientation Programs in place to help with the process, and we will explore some of those ideas as well.

In this course we strive to give you enough information to effectively onboard employees at all levels.

Learning Objectives
  • Explore Best Practices for Onboarding New Employees
  • Explore Best Practices for Orientation Meetings
  • Explore Best Practices for People Working Remotely
Last updated/reviewed: March 7, 2024

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29 CoursesMastering Management Certification

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  2. The Art and Science of Interviewing
  3. Investigating a Complaint of Inappropriate Behavior in The Workplace
  4. Understanding Our Unconscious Biases
  5. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Management’s Role
  6. Management Providing Safety and Better Ergonomics
  7. Maintaining a Culture of Innovation and Creativity
  8. Managing Passive People
  9. Group Decision Making and Problem Solving
  10. Resolving Workplace Conflict
  11. Company Culture: Creating and Maintaining the Best
  12. Part I: Cultural and Behavioral Information for Business in an International – Global Environment
  13. Part II: Country Specific, Cultural, and Behavioral Information - Doing Business in a Global Environment
  14. Effective Time Management and Goal Setting/Delegation
  15. Culture: Inside the Company and Outside the Country
  16. Cognitive Styles (Styles of Thinking, Talking, Giving and Receiving Information)
  17. Finding Success with Teams Working Far Apart
  18. Change Management: The People Side
  19. Effective Workplace Negotiation and Persuasion
  20. Ethics and Attitude in the Workplace
  21. Creating Rewards and Recognitions that Get You What You Want to Achieve
  22. Onboarding: From Entry-Level to Senior Executive
  23. Marrying Career Development with Succession Planning
  24. Visibility Enhances Promotability
  25. Delegating Skills for Managers
  26. Assertiveness Skills for Executives, Managers and HR Professionals
  27. How EQ Helps Motivate Your Staff
  28. Effective Meeting Management for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators
  29. Communication: A Two-Way Process
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Reviews

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Member's Profile
This course was very well designed with practical insights into issues that may arise during the Onboarding process

5
Anonymous Author
This course provided helpful material to enhance our orientation program.

4
Anonymous Author
This course covers all the basics of on-boarding.

Prerequisites
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No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course. 

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
ONBOARDING
  The Minimum Information To Be Provided3:23
  The Entry-Level Employee9:34
  The Basics for Comfort 8:02
  Onboarding The New Employee Who Has Prior Work Experience 6:14
  Onboarding The Person Not Situated In Your Location 6:13
  New Employee Orientation 9:23
CONCLUSION
  The Lonely Employee1:52
Continuous Play
  Onboarding: From Entry-Level to Senior Executives 48:28
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: OnboardingPDF
  Onboarding Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW and TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam