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Orientation/Onboarding Intervention Strategies

Orientation/Onboarding Resources 2.4.5

The following are links to webinars, articles, studies and manuals to help your organization offer a successful orientation/onboarding program.
 
Tools and Techniques for Successful Onboarding. A description of tools and techniques for successful onboarding can be found at: https://www.shrm.org/about/foundation/products/documents/onboarding%20epg-%20final.pdf.

Onboarding Study. A 2008 study on onboarding by the Partnership for Public Service (a nonprofit organization that works to revitalize the Federal Government) and Booz Allen Hamilton can be found at: http://www.ourpublicservice.org/OPS/publications/searchresults.php.


Manager’s Guide to Orientation/Onboarding.
A comprehensive onboarding manual used by the government of Saskatchewan, CA, including sample checklists and forms for use during the first year, can be found at: http://www.psc.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=5fa95b25-54d2-4a3b-82de-d4c2bf69587c&Anc=03126cf2-e2d8-425f-b032-156fff52e46d&Pa=08bd178a-a614-4078-9190-a9a1c30d7138.

Checklist to Transform Your Onboarding/Orientation Program
. A two-part checklist with 38 essential program components for a “world-class” onboarding/orientation program can be found at: http://www.eremedia.com/ere/from-average-to-world-class-a-checklist-to-transform-your-onboardingorientation-program-part-1/.


Orientation vs Onboarding: What's the Difference?
A blogspot.com analysis of the terms orientation and onboarding can be found at: http://leadershiponboarding.blogspot.com/2008/03/orientation-vs-onboarding-whats.html.

Questions for Employers to Assess Onboarding Processes.
The article, “Does Your Onboarding Process Lead to Employee Engagement or Buyer’s Remorse?”, can be found at: https://www.localjobnetwork.com/a/t-all-aboard-does-your-onboarding-process-lead-to-employee-engagement-or-buyers-remorse-au-lee,-david-articles-a2004.html.

Upgrading Your New Hire Orientation Program.
The article, “13 Questions to Help Optimize Your Onboarding Efforts”, can be found at: http://www.eremedia.com/ere/13-questions-to-maximize-your-onboarding-efforts/.

Effective Onboarding: Reducing New Hire Time to Competency
. This case study in onboarding can be found at: http://www.infoprolearning.com/onboarding-orientation/.

Employee Orientation: Keeping New Employees on Board
. An online article with helpful tips for successfully orienting new employees can be found at: http://humanresources.about.com/od/retention/a/keepnewemployee.htm.

Top Ten Ways to Turn Off a New Employee.
An online article that describes frequent mistakes made with new hires can be found at: http://humanresources.about.com/od/orientation/a/top_turnoffs.htm.

Do You Start Your New Employees Out Right?
A blog at The Bamboo Project Web site can be found at: http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog/2007/12/do-you-start-yo.html.

Onboarding: Employee Orientation Programs Beyond “Sink or Swim.”
An article on why current orientation programs in the U.S. are failing and what to do about it can be found at: http://www.attcnetwork.org/explore/priorityareas/wfd/grow/documents/Onboarding.pdf.

Consequences of Poor Onboarding.
A list of possible consequences of poor onboarding can be found at: http://www.eremedia.com/ere/onboarding-program-killers-15-common-errors-to-avoid/.

Orientation Templates
. Resources to use as templates and ideas on developing an orientation program tailored to your organization:

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