New Job? 10 Things NOT to Do Before Your First Day
New Job? 10 Things NOT to Do Before Your First Day 1. Don’t overstep boundaries There’s a line between business and personal that needs to be respected. Don’t pry about your hiring manager’s personal life or make comments that are too familiar. Keep things professional, especially at the start. 2. Don’t be disrespectful Your hiring […]
How to Engage With Your Hiring Manager Before Your First Day
How to Engage With Your Hiring Manager Before Your First Day Phew! You made it through the interview and got an offer letter. Congrats! But don’t think you can take it easy until your first day. The time between signing your offer letter and showing up starts to demonstrate your character, who you really are […]
Your new hire is 60 days in. Think you’re off the hook? Not a chance!
Your new hire is 60 days in. Think you’re off the hook? Not a chance! New employees experience a similar path to dating– where an initial meeting is fraught with nerves, the first few months are filled with uncertainty and best behavior, and then the relationship evolves into a steady hum of comfort and certainty. […]
The Surprising ROI of Axe Throwing with Your New Hires
The Surprising ROI of Axe Throwing with Your New Hires It might sound crazy, but have you ever thought about taking your new hires axe throwing with the team? Rest assured, it’s not that crazy. It’s actually a great way to help new employees squash new job jitters, assuming you go to a legitimate axe […]
10 Things NOT to Do With Your New Hire Before Day One
10 Things NOT to Do With Your New Hire Before Day One You’ve found the perfect candidate and they have accepted your offer. Think you’re off the hook until their first day? Not so fast! Concerned hubbies, wives, partners, family and friends can lead to cold feet, second thoughts, and employees not showing up on […]
Excellent Onboarding: Merger & Acquisition’s Secret Weapon
The thing about mergers & acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions are tricky. Cultural differences, expectations, and lack of alignment can swiftly derail integration – like an episode of the Brady Bunch where everything goes wrong and there’s no quick fix sitcom solution before the end of the thirty minutes. And then there’s the worst of it – […]
Don’t Make Good Employees Turn Bad with Poor Onboarding
Poor Onboarding Onboarding is the first real glimpse into an organization – after the polished interviewing experience. It gives new employees a sense of the company culture, expectations, and norms. Your new hires are looking at everything with a keen eye, trying to understand the organization and assimilate as quickly as possible. What do you […]
5 Employee Onboarding Lessons from Netflix
Employee Onboarding Lessons You know the joy of a blissful rainy Netflix binging day – where you can bask in the comfort of your couch while Netflix automatically starts the next episode within seconds? The experience is wonderful and effortless. Imagine that experience if Netflix didn’t have the bank of episodes, a curated library based on […]
How to Increase Onboarding Efficiency for New Hires
How to increase onboarding efficiency for your new hires Companies overlook onboarding for their new hires. It’s what they do. They’re so busy sourcing, interviewing, and hiring new candidates, they forget that what you do after a candidate accepts the offer is just as important as all the steps that lead up to it. If […]
3 Guaranteed Ways To Ramp Up Employees Faster
Ramp up employee faster in just 3 steps There’s this silly clip on Instagram with a hamster running on a wheel. The hamster pauses to pull its young baby onto the wheel to run alongside her. The baby immediately tumbles and topples off. For any new employee who was thrust into work without training or […]
