According to Bamboo HR and Jobvite:
- Companies have an average of 44 days to influence a new hire’s long-term retention.
- 70% of new hires decide if a job is the right fit within the first month.
- 30% of employees have left a job within 90 days due to a poor onboarding experience.
Effective technical onboarding sets up new hires for success from Day One. The process strengthens employee engagement, commitment, and learning.
Proper onboarding helps new technical hires feel supported and prepared for their new roles. Relationship-building, clear job requirements, and performance expectations enhance productivity, loyalty, and retention.
These technical onboarding tips help set up new hires for success from Day One.
Provide a Welcoming Environment
Create a sense of belonging for new technical hires:
- Use first and last names when introducing new hires to colleagues and coworkers with whom they will closely work.
- Include full names and job titles or departments when discussing colleagues or coworkers a new hire might not know to provide context for a conversation.
- Provide a company directory and a glossary of industry- and company-specific terms to strengthen inclusion.
- Clearly explain business terms and acronyms to new technical hires to ensure understanding.
Logically Provide Bits of Information
Because the brain can process a finite amount of new information at once, effective learning takes time and effort. Therefore, technical onboarding should take at least 3 months so new hires can build on their knowledge and gain proficiency.
Consider starting technical onboarding with the basics. Explain their relevance and logically build on the information. This sequencing supports continuous learning and employee retention.
Set Expectations
Clarify the role responsibilities, task prioritization, timeframes, deadlines, performance metrics, and reporting structure for new technical hires. Understanding what to focus on supports engagement, productivity, and job satisfaction.
These strategies strengthen role clarity for new technical hires:
- Provide documents describing the technical role responsibilities and realistic expectations aligned with the job description.
- Share how the role fits within the team and organizational goals to encourage collaboration.
- Include the responsibilities and projects the new technical hire will lead.
- List the task priorities and estimated time needed to fulfill the responsibilities.
- Develop short- and long-term goals for the new technical hire.
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