Employee Onboarding

What is employee onboarding? 

Employee onboarding is integrating a new employee into an organization and equipping them with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective organizational members. This process begins when the job offer is accepted and continues through the initial period of employment. The goal of onboarding is to help new hires adjust to their roles, understand the company culture, and become productive as quickly as possible. 

Employee Onboarding Process 

The employee onboarding process typically involves several stages. Initially, it includes pre-boarding activities such as completing necessary paperwork, setting up workspaces, and providing access to company systems and tools. The first day consists of a formal orientation session introducing new employees to company policies, procedures, and critical team members. Following it, there may be a series of training sessions tailored to the specific job role, covering both technical skills and company-specific knowledge. Mentorship or buddy programs are also commonly part of onboarding. Regular check-ins and feedback sessions during the first few months are crucial to address concerns, answer questions, and ensure the new employee settles in nicely.  

How Mercer | Mettl can help 

With over a decade of experience in providing HR technological solutions and talent assessment services, Mercer | Mettl is a leading market assessment company. Its talent assessment solutions empower organizations to make well-informed recruitment, onboarding, training, and development decisions. The insights gained from these solutions can help recruiters make better hiring decisions and prepare an effective onboarding strategy for new joiners.    

Advantages of using the Mercer | Mettl assessment platform  

In-depth screening of candidates: The online assessment platform helps evaluate candidates’ suitability for their applied role. The online tool offers various features measuring candidates’ critical traits and skills.  

Mercer | Mettl offers a comprehensive suite of online assessments covering 200+ job roles/levels across 25+ industries. This extensive range of tests can be customized to match the specific job requirements, ensuring that the candidates being assessed are the most suitable for the role. 

Mercer | Mettl’s online assessment software can be seamlessly integrated with all leading ATS, ensuring a smooth transition for HRs. This integration allows HRs to add tests to the hiring workflow, administer them within the ATS platform, and view the reports without disrupting their existing processes.  

Mercer | Mettl’s assessment platform offers AI-backed proctoring that ensures optimum security via automated background voice, video, and browser navigation checks to ensure zero cheating incidents.