In today’s competitive job market Retaining talent is a top priority for companiesespecially large companies that rely heavily on their human capital to maintain their competitive advantage. A well-structured Onboarding program is a great tool and has proven itself in achieving this goal.
“Starting a new job can be the gateway to success or failure. Changing jobs means taking a risk and having to live with uncertainty and fear, at least for a while,” explains Maria Jose TapiaHead of Candidate Experience at BBVA. Training is an essential step in to ensure that new employees feel welcome, understand the corporate culture and integrate effectively into their new roles.
No matter how many years of professional experience someone else has, an employee who joins a new company will inevitably feel lost; he knows nothing and no one at the beginning. “That is why it is not enough to carry out an orderly and well-executed sequence of steps in a rational way; onboarding must leave an indelible “A lasting impression in the emotional memory of the person who experiences it,” explains Tapia.
A good onboarding program increases new employee engagement by 82 percent, according to the 2021 Sapling HR report, and is effective in retaining talent (according to Forbes, 58 percent of people who complete a good onboarding program stay with the company for at least three years). BBVA is well aware of this and has tried to strengthen its new hiring program over the past year with innovations that already bring benefits to employees and the organization itself.
The impact of onboarding on productivity
“The main goal of our onboarding program is to help new employees everything you need to work effectivelyincluding IT equipment, mobile phones and all the training they need for the position,” explains the expert. “The second goal is to show them our strategy and how we workwhile communicating our culture, goals, values and behaviors. And last but not least Make every new employee feel like part of the team from day one”, she adds.
