Leading Action: Employee Onboarding Should Last a Year

Onboarding doesn’t happen in one day. It is part of a longer process that typically lasts a year. Most employees report feeling truly part of the organization after a full year has passed. Successful and effective onboarding is beneficial to the organization in two ways: 

1. Saves money. Hiring, training, and functioning at less than 100 percent adds up. Having new employees leave after a few months wastes valuable company resources. Organizations save money when onboarding is efficient and successful. 
2. Maximizes productivity. Hiring new employees, training them, and waiting for them to figure things out is inefficient. It is in the organization’s best interest to have an onboarding process that minimizes time spent learning the ropes. 

Learn more in the Onboarding Best Practices Guide.