Orientation takes a few days and happens once. Onboarding, however, is ongoing and takes place over a longer period. It helps a new hire find his place and, perhaps, his voice. Keeping new hire information organized, however, can be challenging.

 

An automated, onboarding system removes the burden. You can benefit from a high-quality onboarding without the associated headaches.

 

Here are 10 reasons you why need an onboarding system:

 

  1. Retain staff and their abilities

Hiring can be challenging, time-consuming work. Whenever an employee leaves a role, it typically means replacing them, which means going through the hiring process again. You can save time and money retraining staff, however, by nailing the onboarding experience. Excellent onboarding makes it more likely that people will stay with your firm, so that you can enjoy their skills and expertise.

 

  1. Onboarding automation saves money

Many businesses think that hiring ends once a new employee has accepted the role. In this time of uncertainty, you can reduce staff turnover by using an effective system to onboard new staff.

 

  1. Introduce employees to corporate culture

Please don’t throw new candidates into the workplace and expect them to swim with the others from day one. Every business has a unique style and culture. Rather than treating your employees to shock and awe on day one, introducing them to the workplace via high-quality onboarding. One of the benefits of this approach tends to be more engagement with the business.

 

  1. Build stronger teams

It’s wise to take the time to integrate new hires into existing teams. With an onboarding process that nurtures the integration and development of new employees, you can look forward to happier staff, better collaboration, and more innovation.

 

  1. Onboarding is more than just a week

Onboarding involves checking in with new hires regularly over an extended period to track their integration and development. Checking in regularly requires organization and can be labor intensive. Automating the process can save a lot of time and money.

 

  1. Onboarding automation assists hiring from within

As new roles appear, you can draw from your existing workforce to find excellent hires that already know and understand your business. It’s easier to do this when a system has tracked employees and their development from their entry into the firm.

 

  1. Get better recommendations

A business’s workforce is in an excellent position to recommend people for positions within the firm. To make the most of this extended network, you want to be sure that your staff is happy and thinks of the business as a desirable place to work. A great onboarding process can make people more likely to recommend an excellent candidate they know about.

 

  1. Keep everyone turning the same page

A thorough onboarding system helps ensure that staff is happy, working effectively, and aligned with business goals. People change. So do organizations. Keep your finger on the pulse of your staff by automating your onboarding and fully understanding how people fit within your business.

 

  1. Compete with bigger businesses

Automating an onboarding system can give a smaller business the edge it needs to compete with larger firms. While sprawling firms flounder under the enormity of tracking and monitoring staff progress, a business with an automated onboarding system can develop happier, more productive staff.

 

  1. It’s easier, more efficient, and more effective than using a spreadsheet

Many firms spend an alarming number of hours hiring and tracking new candidates. Even if you’ve never used any kind of onboarding system before, online or offline, the benefits are overwhelming. Automation makes it so easy that it’s a given for many firms. An automated onboarding system makes the process so much easier that the benefits will be undeniable.

 

Plenty of tasks require a human touch. Much of the onboarding process, however, is repetitive. Software can perform these tasks more quickly and more accurately than people.

 

We think that these 10 reasons to use an automated onboarding system are compelling for everyone involved. Get in touch with us for more information on onboarding and how to make it easy.