How have you approached onboarding in a remote working environment?
Senior Executive Advisor in Software, 10,001+ employees
We had some interns a couple months back on certain projects. In order to make them feel more welcome, we actually shipped them pizzas with cozies and all these other things as a care package. That way they really felt like interns—they're not missing the office pizzas or the break group burgers, etc. We tried to recreate those moments. Those are experiences that we all might've gone through, but this current generation is suffering from a lack of them. They may not experience these things for a while, at least.I think we should think about the things that made us happy and want to go back to the office day in and day out, and recreate them in some way for the new graduates. It will help with retention and it will definitely improve our brand reputation because all these kids are on social media all the time, and they're definitely going to post about it.
VP, Director of Cyber Incident Response in Finance (non-banking), 10,001+ employees
I brought 2 managers into my organization during the pandemic so I didn't get to meet them face-to-face. There was no onsite interview. We shipped the laptop to their home and away they went. My only solution was to have twice-daily calls with them, once at the beginning of the day and once at the end to say, "Here are your tasks for the day,” and, “How did it go today?" That really helped a lot.VP in Construction, 51 - 200 employees
This is a difficult nut to crack. We have been used to the traditional process, and the pandemic didn't prepare us for all what we are experiencing right now. We had to learn as the process goes, seeking recommendations from colleagues in the industry and it has helped.
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But in this environment we are losing personal touch - Today we see so many opportunities and people are fearless in moving ship. It is really tough to build strong bonds and relationships with fellow co-workers.