Let’s talk about the often-overlooked period between someone accepting a job offer and the first day in the role: the pre-boarding experience. Here’s why it’s crucial and the tangible benefits it brings to both new hires and organisations:

• Engaged from the start: Build on the excitement and enthusiasm from the recruitment process and start to build a sense of belonging before they even start their new role.
• Accelerated ramp-up: Using the time between acceptance of the offer and the start date allows new hires to hit the ground running and shortens the time to productivity.
• Cultural immersion: Pre-boarding offers an opportunity to introduce new hires to the company’s culture, values, and mission, helping them understand what makes the organisation tick and show how they can start to contribute to its success.
• Connection with new colleagues: An opportunity to build important and valuable relationships prior to joining can lead to a smoother integration into the team.
• Reduced stress and uncertainty: Reinforce the new hire’s decision to join and help alleviate any doubts by providing a clear narrative for them as they prepare for their first day.
• Retention and Loyalty: It makes new hires feel valued and appreciated. This early investment in their success can optimise loyalty, commitment and retention.
• Brand enhancement: A positive pre-boarding experience contributes to a strong employer brand, which is crucial for attracting, engaging, and retaining talent.

By recognising the importance of the pre-boarding experience and leveraging it to its full potential, organisations can set new hires up for success quickly, minimise the risk of early attrition, drive engagement, enhance their brand and achieve greater organisational success.

If you are looking for creative and effective ways to build an exceptional pre-boarding experience then here at Motivait, we can help.

We design, develop and deliver digital experiences to enhance employee knowledge, connections and engagement.

It’s not just a nice to have – it’s a crucial first step towards success. Here’s why enhancing your onboarding experience for new hires matters more than ever.  

• Setting the Scene: Providing the foundation for their journey within your organisation and re-enforcing their decision to join. 
• Accelerating Integration: Immersing them into your company culture, processes, and team dynamics reducing time to productivity and improving their feeling of belonging.  
• Making it personal: A relevant, personalised experience making them feel special and important and showing that your company really cares about them.   
• Equipping them for early impact: By providing the necessary tools, resources, training and support, you can empower them quickly to focus on the business goals.  
• Retention: A positive onboarding experience is more likely to help them feel engaged and loyal to the organisation, reducing the risk of early attrition.   
• Making connections: It isn’t just about what you know -it’s about fostering relationships in the business encouraging team building, knowledge sharing and collaboration.  
• Brand development: They will tell their friends, family, contacts and ex-colleagues developing the company’s brand in the market and making it easier to hire.    

 Don’t underestimate the power and value of the onboarding experience. It really can make a difference.

We design, develop and deliver digital experiences to enhance employee knowledge, connections and engagement.