How to Create a Video-Based Employee Onboarding Program to Maximize New-Hire Productivity

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By Alexander Young  

With over 20 percent of staff turnover occurring in the first 45 days of employment, having a strong onboarding process is vital for new-hire retention and employee productivity. Effective onboarding improves these metrics by over 82 percent and 70 percent respectively, according to research by Glassdoor.

So how can startups and corporations create a modern onboarding program that ramps new hires as quickly as possible while accounting for both remote and in-person roles? Well, the same studies show that onboarding programs that are accessible to employees and that use reinforcement techniques such as active recall see a 27 percent faster time to productivity and a 61 percent higher retention rate of information in the first 30 days of starting a new role. So let’s look at how you can create a scalable onboarding process for your new hires and get your people to value as quickly as possible.

The Problem With Your Current Onboarding Process

It might sound obvious, but the best place to start is by auditing your existing new hire onboarding process. Talk with your existing employees, and understand what they found worked, and what didn’t. Then speak to team leads and understand what information they are repeating when new hires join, and what they feel can be improved.