Onboarding New Employees at Small Businesses: 9 Tips

In a Recruiter.com article, Kazim Ladimeji, a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a practicing human resources professional and director of The Career Café, discusses simple but effective onboarding tips for small businesses that may not have the resources of a big HR department.

Here are the nine tips:

1. Make sure the new employee’s desk and working area is neat and well-stocked.
2. Help the new employee make connections.
3. Be the tour guide for the office tour.
4. Assign a mentor or buddy.
5. Have trusted team members take them to lunch or plan group lunches.
6. Provide a list of go-to resources.
7. Develop a safe learning environment.
8. Choose staff trainers wisely.
9. Give the employees the tools to succeed, such as a detailed job description with learning goals.

Onboarding New Employees at Small Businesses: 9 Tips

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