The First 100 days: How to make (or break) a new hire
You’ve spent the past two months sourcing and interviewing suitable candidates, shelled out on average £1,500 in in-house resourcing time, advertising costs, agency or search fees and you’ve finally bagged yourself a new hire…success!
But as many employers fall foul of, now is not the time to take your foot off the pedal. Don’t waste all your hard work by allowing them to question if they made the right decision, they are likely to still receive calls about other opportunities in the early period of employment and leading up to their start date.
According to research from 2022, 44 per cent of candidates have accepted an offer but then decided not to start the position, and the report suggests as many as 43 per cent of new employees leave organisations within the first 90 days of starting.
Job acceptance
We all know, first impressions count, and it is vital that employers utilise the period from acceptance to the official start date to build a relationship and engage the new employee. Research shows that disengaged employees are 2.6 times as likely as engaged employees to be watching for or actively seeking a new job.
It can be really easy to make a new employee feel welcome from the point of an accepted offer, simple things such as sending a welcome email and check in calls prior to them starting or providing them with any induction paperwork or information they can be learning about the company prior to them joining.
Equipping managers
The manager’s role also becomes critical at this point. Managers should be trained to be aware of their responsibilities in relation to onboarding. HR’s role can support managers by producing useful checklists and templates to provide managers with a clear process to follow. Managers should be the main point of contact for new starters.
However, it is also important to be mindful of not overwhelming new employees with “floods of information” too early in the process.
If you are wanting to improve your onboarding or wish to support your managers but lack ideas then do not hesitate to Just Ask! To help you on your way.
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