Millennial Onboarding

Overview

Onboarding new employees is a secure investment that will assist newly hired employees in developing their skills, knowledge, and value within the company. It will help match the technically skilled Millennial workforce with new and emerging needs of your company, which gives your company an advantage within the market.

Millennial Onboarding is a specialized type of employee onboarding. With Millennials we are seeing a need to tweak the onboarding process to better suit the needs of the company and new hires. It will increase productivity and produce a happier and more skilled workforce. The new hire phase is a critical time for the employee and company and having a structured set of procedures will make this time run smoother and produce a greater chance of success.

Module 1: Getting Started

Housekeeping Items
Pre-Assignment Review
Workshop Objectives
Action Plan

Module 2: Purpose Of Onboarding

Start-Up Costs
Employee Anxiety
Employee Turnover
Realistic Expectations
Case Study

Module 3: Introduction

Why Onboarding?
Importance Of Onboarding
Making Employees Feel Welcome
First Day Checklist
Case Study

Module 4: Millennia's And Onboarding

Who Are Millennials?
How Do Millennials Differ From Other Employees?
Investiture Socialization – Let Them Be Themselves
Informal Rather Than Formal Onboarding Processes
Case Study

Module 5: Onboarding Checklist

Pre-Arrival
Arrival
First Day
First Week
First Month
Case Study

Module 6: Engaging the Millennial Employee

Create An Informal Program Rather Than A Formal One
Engage Employees One On One
Role of Human Resources
Role of Managers
Case Study

Module 7: Following Up with the Millennial Employee

Initial Check In – One on One
Following Up – Regular, Informal Follow Ups
Setting Schedules – Millennials and Work/Life
Mentoring the Millennial Case Study

Module 8: Setting Expectations with the Millennial Employee

Define Requirements – Provide Specific Instructions
Identify Opportunities for Improvement and Growth
Set Verbal Expectations – Specific, Clear, Systematic
Put It In Writing – Specific, Clear, Systematic
Case Study

Module 9: Mentoring the Millennial Employee

Be Hands-On and Involved
Serial Mentoring
Be a Mentor, Not an Authority Figure
Focus Millennials' Exploratory Drive on Work
Case Study

Module 10: Assigning Work to the Millennial Employee

Provide Clear Structure and Guidelines
Provide Specific Benchmarks
Set Boundaries and Provide Reality Checks
Guide, Don't Dictate
Case Study

Module 11: Providing Feedback

Millennials Thrive on Feedback
Characteristics of Good Feedback
Informal Feedback
Formal Feedback
Case Study