The document provides 5 tips for best-in-class remote onboarding: 1) engage new hires early through welcome emails and team meetings before their start date; 2) centralize essential onboarding resources and training documents for remote employees; 3) mix up methods of learning beyond just virtual sessions, such as videos, e-learning, and team challenges; 4) maintain constant, concise communication by assigning each new hire a job coach and orientation leader for regular check-ins; 5) be flexible and empathetic as remote onboarding is new for both learners and new hires who may be navigating personal challenges.
1. 5 TIPS FOR
BEST-IN- CLASS
REMOTE ONBOARDING
A positive onboarding experience is
particularly important for newly hired
employees working remotely. Here we have
put together 5 tips to make the remote
onboarding process as smooth as possible.
2. STA
RT
ENGAGING EARLY
As soon as the contract is signed, get your
newbies engaged and excited about
starting their role. This can be easily
achieved by connecting them with their
new team and drip-feeding information
they will find useful before day one.
3. Welcome emails from managers and team
members is a great place to start or even
invite them to team meetings and
stand-ups if possible.
4. Learning the ins and outs of a workplace
without a deskmate to turn to, can feel
overwhelming for remote employees.
Reduce stress levels and optimize
productivity by bundling together
essential resources and training
documents.
CENTRALIZE
RESOURCES
5. Play around with different methods of
learning besides virtual-instructor-led
sessions.
Things like video webinars, e-learning, team
challenges, and other asynchronous work
can mix up the method of learning and keep
things interesting.
MIX UP THE
METHODS OF
LEARNING
6. But when you’re doing a
virtual-instructor-led session make it
interactive using polling, annotations, and
breakout rooms.
8. Communication is key, assigning the new
hire to a job coach and an orientation
leader can be a good way to maintain
contact.
CONSTANT, CONCISE
COMMUNICATION
9. During their first few weeks, employees
should have daily meetings with their
orientation leaders and regular check-ins
with their job coaches to make sure they
have the resources they need to learn.
10. ADAPTABLE & MPATHETIC
Know that remote onboarding is fairly a new
concept- and therefore, is likely a new
concept to your learners. At the same time,
there's a chance that your new hires are
recent graduates new to the industry, or
trying to navigate
home-life during the pandemic.
BE FLEXIBLE,
11. So be flexible to each situation, double
down on empathy and build in extra
break time.
