Great bakers know that baking a successful cake requires thoroughly mixing all ingredients to create a cohesive batter. Likewise, successful employee onboarding requires the same intentional process to integrate new hires into your culture.
Andrea Derler, senior research analyst at the Brandon Hall Group wrote, “Successful onboarding creates alignment between the employee and the organization, enabling new hires to become productive contributors more quickly.”
When you properly onboard new employees, you establish an emotional foundation impacting long-term employee performance. According to the Brandon Hall Group, companies with a strong onboarding process increase new hire retention by 82% and productivity by over 70%. Another study reported that with a positive onboarding process 70% of employees stay with a company for at least three years.
Sadly, a 2018 Gallup survey reported that 88% of employees surveyed felt their companies need better onboarding processes. Because of poor onboarding processes, many companies experience higher turnover and lower productivity.
Southern Champion Tray owns six facilities across the nation. Known for their storied “values-based” new hire orientation, they integrate their core values of community involvement, charitable giving, growth and development, and purpose-driven work from day one. While many company orientations exist to meet minimum HR standards, Southern Champion Tray’s orientation isn’t all about meeting requirements, but instead is about immersing new employees into a growth and service culture.