You’ve spent weeks advertising, cv sifting, interviewing (all through a pandemic!) and have finally found the person you want on your team! You may think your job as the hiring manager is done, but onboarding your new staff member is a vital step to their first impressions of the business and how well they will fit into the team. Get it wrong, and you could be recruiting all over again in a few months!

The last few months has seen a huge number of recruitment failures, excellent candidates starting roles and leaving within the first 3 months. Almost all of these mentioned poor onboard/first impressions as one of the main reasons for their departure. With Covid-19 being at the forefront of everyone’s minds, new starters have not been given the tools they need to succeed and feel valued and this has resulted in them exiting the business.

Follow our tips below to give your new team member a brilliant induction and let them spread the word about how fantastic their new workplace is.