October-2019

Editor’s Note: Off and Running

By Debbie Bolla

How prepared do employees feel on their first day at a new company? Probably not very, considering that Sapling HR finds that new hires face more than 50 activities they have to complete during onboarding. But some good news: These activities lead to higher productivity and retention, with SHRM reporting 69 percent of employees are more likely to stay with a company for three years if they experienced great onboarding.