What's The Difference?
Onboarding
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How long is it?
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Orientation: 1 or more days when new hire first starts
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Onboarding: up to a year
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What do you learn?
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Orientation: Organizational guidelines, policies, & other information all employees need to know
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Onboarding: Specific, position-related information, insights from managers, mentors, & co-workers
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What do you do?
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Orientation: Learn the company basics, complete payroll & benefits paperwork, tour the workplace. get introduced to co-workers
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Onboarding: Learn about your role, receive guidance from management, build work relationships, provide feedback.
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Where do you learn it?
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Orientation: A conference room or online portal.
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Onboarding: Anywhere, depending on the new hire\'s role & responsibilities.
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Who do you learn from?
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Orientation: HR professionals & managers
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Onboarding: Managers, mentors, & co-workers
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What\'s next?
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Orientation: New hire still considered a new employee & has to be led through onboarding process.
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Onboarding: Employee is fully integrated into the organization & is a productive member of the team - not a new hire.
