Provide an effective onboarding and orientation experience.
Effectively orienting and onboarding new employees to the campus, your department/unit, and to their position is critical to establishing successful, productive working relationships.
The following actions and reference tools are provided from resource libraries available to UO supervisors and employees such as LinkedIn Learning and Gallup.
Recommended Actions
- Create and implement a plan for effectively onboarding and orienting new team members.
Refer to the Orientation & Onboarding Guide for Supervisors for more information. - Establish open lines of communications to lay a strong foundation for asking questions, learning on-the-job, and giving and receiving constructive feedback.
- Review standards and expectations so the employee knows what is expected.
- Foster positive working relationships between the new employee and team members.
- Check-in with the new employee frequently throughout their first 90 days to demonstrate support, identify concerns, and make adjustments as needed so that you both have a positive experience and establish an effective working relationship.
Reference Tools
- Orientation & Onboarding Guide for Supervisors
- The 4 C's of Onboarding New
[LinkedIn Learning video, 3m] - Essential Ingredients for an Effective Onboarding Program New
[Gallup article, login required] - Create an Exceptional Onboarding Experience New
[Gallup module collection, login required] - Retention through Onboarding: How Hiring Managers Can Foster a Sense of Belonging New
[Academic Impressions article] - Why the Onboarding Experience is Key for Retention New
[Gallup article, login required] - Make your onboarding process engaging New
[LinkedIn Learning video, 2m 44s] - Coaching New Hires New
[LinkedIn Learning course, 28m] - Engaging employees with workplace culture New
[LinkedIn Learning video, 3m 33s]
