onboarding

Onboarding or organizational socialization is the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective organizational members and insiders. In the United States, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in onboarding process.Tactics used in this process include formal meetings, lectures, videos, printed materials, or computer-based orientations that outline the operations and culture of the organization that the employee is entering into. This process is known in other parts of the world as an 'induction' or training.Studies have documented that socialization techniques such as onboarding lead to positive outcomes for new employees. These include higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational commitment, and reduction in occupational stress and intent to quit.The term "onboarding" is management jargon coined in the 1970s.

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