Onboarding That Sticks: Hacks to Boost Retention from Day One
Are your onboarding efforts stuck in neutral—or worse, creating more confusion than connection? Get onboarding right, and you build loyalty, engagement, and long-term success. Get it wrong, and you risk early turnover before new hires even find their footing. Yet too many organizations underestimate just how much those first early experiences shape employee performance and retention.
Join Venessa Vasilakeris, Head of Product and Customer Success at McQuaig, and Amy Davies, Founder and CEO of First30, for a fast-paced session packed full of onboarding strategies you can apply immediately.
Drawing from McQuaig’s behavioral assessment expertise and First30’s proven onboarding methodology, we’ll show you how to create personalized onboarding experiences that accelerate integration, tap into employee strengths, and drive real impact—starting on Day One.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- Making the Case: Why onboarding matters and the stats that will get leaders paying attention.
- Where to Start: A simple, actionable roadmap to help you stop spinning and start building.
- What to Keep, Cut, or Update: How to assess your existing onboarding materials with fresh eyes.
- How to Involve Leaders: Tips for getting buy-in and participation from execs and people managers.
- What to Avoid: The most common onboarding missteps that can derail your efforts—and how to sidestep them.
- Quick Wins: Low-to-no-cost strategies you can roll out right away to boost engagement and retention.
Whether you’re building a program from scratch or levelling up your current approach, this session will leave you with ready-to-use strategies to set new hires — and your organization — up for lasting success.
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