The Ultimate Guide To Employee Onboarding

Discover how to design, structure, and scale an engaging and effective employee onboarding experience.

What you'll learn
Review onboarding fundamentals (key definitions, common misperceptions, goals of onboarding)
Design and structure an engaging and effective onboarding program
Make onboarding a competitive advantage
Scale your onboarding program
Customize onboarding for different audiences (including remote / distributed employees)
Measure the impact of your program
Requirements
Basic understanding of your organization's current onboarding program (if one exists)
Basic understanding of your company’s organizational structure
Basic understanding of measurement / ROI
Basic survey design
Basic facilitation skills
Finally, consider your own personal onboarding experiences
Description
In today’s fast-changing world, employee onboarding is the key to unlocking higher engagement, productivity, and business impact. To stand out in today’s tough talent market, investing in upping your onboarding program is one of the best investments you can make.I created this strategic AND tactical Udemy course just for you—filled with  insights from my experiences designing, executing, and scaling onboarding programs at companies of different sizes and stages.This course is packed with clear frameworks, real world examples, and sample templates that make it easy to get started right away! Whether you need to design an onboarding program from scratch or are looking to level up your current approach, this course will empower you with the skills to take your onboarding program to the next level.This course is meant to be impactful as soon as possible and built to be valuable for a wide variety of companies. Together, we’ll navigate:Onboarding fundamentals (key definitions, common misperceptions, defining goals of onboarding)Designing and structure an effective onboarding programMaking onboarding a competitive advantageScaling your onboarding programCustomizing onboarding for different audiences (including remote / distributed employees)Measuring the impact of your programOnboarding is a LOT of work! I've been there. Over the last decade, I’ve talked to many experts, experienced many onboarding experiences, and learned trial by fire. I hope to help you avoid the speed bumps I’ve faced, and get you on the fast track to a smoother, more effective onboarding experience.Enroll today to raise your Employee Onboarding game and create impact in your role immediately.Companies are always changing. Surf the waves of change with this course that will help you adapt to the evolving landscape at your company.I’m so excited to share my insights with you. I’ll see you in the course!

Overview

Section 1: Welcome

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Course overview

Lecture 3 Activity: Why now?

Section 2: Getting started with onboarding

Lecture 4 MYTHBUSTERS: Three misconceptions about onboarding

Lecture 5 MYTHBUSTERS: Three MORE misconceptions about onboarding

Lecture 6 Activity: Expand your definition of onboarding

Lecture 7 Set employees up for success

Section 3: Designing an onboarding program and overcoming common challenges

Lecture 8 Onboarding is an experience: Feel, think, do

Lecture 9 Mindset: The first lens of onboarding

Lecture 10 Logistics: The second lens of onboarding

Lecture 11 Context: The third lens of onboarding

Lecture 12 Engagement (make it interactive): The fourth lens of onboarding

Section 4: Structuring an employee onboarding program

Lecture 13 Concept: Journey mapping the employee experience

Lecture 14 Pre-onboard: Offer signed to Day 1

Lecture 15 Orientation: Day 1 up to Week 1

Lecture 16 The most undervalued time: Month 1

Lecture 17 Ramping up: Beyond Month 1

Lecture 18 Who else to involve? Roles to support onboarding

Section 5: Customizing an onboarding program for different audiences

Lecture 19 Employee differences - when do they matter?

Lecture 20 Differences based on different departments or team

Lecture 21 Differences based on employee type

Lecture 22 Differences based on level / seniority (e.g., executives or managers)

Lecture 23 Differences based on location or geography

Lecture 24 Special lecture: Remote onboarding

Section 6: Scaling the onboarding experience

Lecture 25 Is my onboarding experience scalable? (Pain points)

Lecture 26 How can I make onboarding scalable? (Solutions)

Lecture 27 Leveraging technology to make onboarding scalable: Automation & tools

Section 7: Planning for the Future

Lecture 28 Consistent but not complacent: Surfing the waves of onboarding change

Lecture 29 Keeping a pulse on onboarding: Measuring the impact

Lecture 30 What Now

Anyone looking to design, build, or improve the employee onboarding experience at their company,HR professionals tasked with designing or running the onboarding program,Leaders and/or hiring managers involved in the onboarding process