Why Effectively Onboarding Remote Engineers Will Give Companies a Competitive Advantage

The Core Principles for Bringing on Fresh Engineering Talent During and After Covid

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For better or worse, our jobs are an important source for meeting our needs as humans. Without places to go or people to see, the global pandemic only puts more pressure on our work life. Long before Covid, structured onboarding proved to be directly correlated to an employee’s happiness, productivity, and ultimate success in their role. In other words, first impressions are important, and onboarding is a way for a company to show new team members that they can deliver on our social and emotional needs.

There are huge implications for business, too. Low productivity and retention are expensive, and structured onboarding processes result in a lift in both: 62% and 50%, respectively, among new hires according to one study.

With such an obvious impact on the bottom line, it’s no wonder that many companies, especially in tech, devote significant resources to onboarding new talent. Pre-Covid, companies would often fly new recruits into HQ for a week or two of onboarding activities, which might include meet-and-greets with executives, team bonding, and technical training.