New employees are often quite happy to share their views on how successfully their firm "oriented" them to their company ... new employees at Corning Glass Works who attended a structured orientation program were 69 percent more likely to remain at the company up to three years. via www.dailyherald.com
That's a benign figure: 69 percent more likely to remain at the company up to three years. Behind it are numerous KPI's or Key Performance Indicators that show the savings to the company. The obvious ones are hiring, training, operating expenses with an experienced and well-trained workforce, lower customer turnover/higher customer loyalty, higher employee engagement scores that impact all KPIs of every company.
The article goes on to list some good ways to make their first day a welcoming experience. I describe a more comprehensive approach and a few anecdotes from of bad onboarding programs I survived in my book The Engaged Hiring Process: A Simple Plan to Help You Hire the Best.
