Purpose of Onboarding

Start Up Costs

Employee Anxiety

Employee Turnover

Realistic Expectations

Introduction

Why Onboarding?

Importance of Onboarding

Making Employees Feel Welcome

First Day Checklist

Millennials and Onboarding

Who are Millennials?

How Do Millennials Differ From Other Employees?

Investiture Socialization- Let Them Be Themselves!

Informal Rather Than Formal Onboarding Processes

Onboarding Checklist

Pre-Arrival

Arrival

First Day

First Week

First Month

Engaging the Millennial Employee

Create an Informal Program

Engage Employees One-on-One

The Role of Human Resources

The Role of Managers

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 and the Millennial

Setting Expectations With the Millennial Employee

Define Requirements – Provide Specific Instructions

Identify Opportunities for Improvement and Growth

Set Verbal Expectations

Put It in Writing

Mentoring the Millennial

Be Hands -On and Involved

Serial Mentoring

Be a Mentor, Not an Authority Figure

Focus Millennia’s Exploratory Drive on Work

Assigning Work to the Millennial Employee

Provide Clear Structure and Guidelines

Provide Specific Benchmarks

Set Boundaries and Provide Reality Checks

Guide, Don’t Dictate

Providing Feedback

Millennials Thrive on Feedback!

Characteristics of Quality Feedback

Informal Feedback

Formal Feedback