New employee orientation and onboarding processes at County XYZ

Abstract

A poor or non-existent orientation and onboarding process not only affects the organization in a monetary value but also in productivity and performance for several years. The cost for a poor or non-existent new employee orientation is $37 billion total for the United States and the United Kingdom (Vernon, 2012). Onboarding a new hire successfully will improve transition in the workplace and will lead to employee engagement. County XYZ has grown to 700 employees. With this growth comes a change in the way that new hires complete orientation and onboarding. The purpose of this study was to provide recommendations on improvements that could be made to County XYZ's orientation and onboarding of new hires. The findings from the study indicate numerous recommendations that will allow County XYZ to provide new hires a process that will engage, prepare, and retain employees.