EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS OF ONBOARDING A NEW COMPANY
EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS OF ONBOARDING A NEW COMPANY

Summary/Abstract: This scientific publication is titled: “Employee expectations of onboarding a new company”. The purpose of the study is to investigate the expectations of an induction period for new employees in a company. At the same time, previous positive and negative experiences with onboarding phases and their respective consequences have to be illuminated. In addition, the focuswas primarily on obtaining data concerning the expected components of an induction phase as a new employee in a new company. As part of the study to explore the aforementioned aspects, a quantitative research method was chosen. A digital questionnaire was used to survey 304 people online, who answered a maximum of 14 questions in total. Among other things, the evaluation of the research made it possible to identify the exact and expected components of an onboarding process for employees in new companies. These are primarily of a functional and social nature. According to this, new employees expect, for example, a functional familiarization with the work processes and activities of the position and familiarization with the necessary IT programs duringtheir onboarding in a company. With regard to social integration, for example, an introductory meeting with the supervisor and team-building measures with work colleagues are expected. Accordingly, companies should use the identified measures to develop a holistic onboarding concept in order to meet the expectations of new employees on the one hand. On the other hand, this will provide the best possible support for the company's goals, because the new employee willbe trained as quickly as possible in a high quality and effective manner.

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