Creating A Great Onboarding Program Includes Telling People Where To Park

Onboarding. Stupid, jargonistic term, but crucial business practice.

Sharlyn Lauby, the HR Bartender, says that it’s a shame that onboarding and orientation have become synonymous, because orientation is “that half-day event where employees sign paperwork and review the employee handbook. That’s sad, because employees need and deserve more.”

No, onboarding is “about setting the employee up for success.” Or, less abstractly, it’s about making sure they know the minor details about the office so they can get down to doing their job.