Tips for Remote Onboarding

5 TIPS FOR BEST-IN- CLASS REMOTE ONBOARDING A positive onboarding experience is particularly important for newly hired employees working remotely. Here we have put together 5 tips to make the remote onboarding process as smooth as possible.

STA ENGAGING RT EARLY As soon as the contract is signed, get your newbies engaged and excited about starting their role. This can be easily achieved by connecting them with their new team and drip-feeding information they will find useful before day one.

Welcome emails from managers and team members is a great place to start or even invite them to team meetings and standups if possible.

CENTRALIZE RESOURCES Learning the ins and outs of a workplace without a deskmate to turn to, can feel overwhelming for remote employees.

Reduce stress levels and optimize productivity by bundling together essential resources and training documents.

MIX UP THE METHODS OF LEARNING Play around with different methods of learning besides virtual-instructor-led sessions.

Things like video webinars, e-learning, team challenges, and other asynchronous work can mix up the method of learning and keep things interesting.

But when you’re doing a virtual-instructor-led session make it interactive using polling, annotations, and breakout rooms.

CONSTANT, CONCISE Communication is key, assigning the new hire to a job coach and an orientation leader can be a good way to maintain contact.

CONSTANT, CONCISE COMMUNICATION Communication is key, assigning the new hire to a job coach and an orientation leader can be a good way to maintain contact.

During their first few weeks, employees should have daily meetings with their orientation leaders and regular check-ins with their job coaches to make sure they have the resources they need to learn.

BE FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE & MPATHETIC Know that remote onboarding is fairly a new concept- and therefore, is likely a new concept to your learners. At the same time, there's a chance that your new hires are recent graduates new to the industry, or trying to navigate home-life during the pandemic.

So be flexible to each situation, double down on empathy and build in extra break time.