Employee On-boarding

Assimilating new talent into an organization involves much more than having easy-to-complete forms, ready credentials, and access to the necessary equipment. Rather, inviting new employees to talk about their work preferences, job goals, and career aspirations engages them immediately as individuals and allows their leader to align individual objectives with departmental duties and organizational goals. TalentKeepers' Employee On-boarding solutions uniquely allow new employees and leaders to connect immediately on the behaviors that matter most to each party.

Onboard Connection™ is a cutting-edge, online employee engagement solution designed to welcome new employees and build strong commitment to your organization. Onboard Connection™ increases your likelihood of developing strong bonds between new employees and their leaders in order to drive sales, service, and productivity. This critical element of employee engagement cannot be left to chance. This module can be used on its own or to augment your existing employee orientation program.

With TalentKeepers' Onboard Connection™ you will:

• Learn what employees want from their leader in order to be successful from Day One
• Develop relationships based on mutual trust & commitment between leaders and employees
• Build employee commitment and loyalty to your organization
• Reduce job abandonment and absenteeism

Onboard Connection™ is comprised of:

FirstFit® Survey and Handshake Meeting Guide

FirstFit® survey asks employees to rate and rank the leadership attributes they value most in any leader and the components of their career that are most important to them right now. This tool is suitable for both incoming and existing employees, and results are instantly available to leaders. This process has proven to be very effective for building strong employee/leader relationships, increasing employee engagement, and reducing voluntary turnover.

Because this survey is not anonymous, it helps leaders learn and understand each team member’s individual needs and preferences at work. This non-anonymous survey provides leaders the opportunity to ask team members valuable follow-up questions to help them more effectively manage their teams, take direct action on results, and build a work environment with high employee engagement and retention.

FirstFit® Survey:

• 8-minute survey that asks employees what they value most in a leader
• Ranks order of importance of each employee's leader competency preferences
• Valuable process for employees changing leader alignment
• Triggers a 1:1 conversation to review the results: a "Handshake Meeting"

View FirstFit® Survey Sample    View FirstFit® Survey Results & Handshake Guide Sample

Handshake Meeting Guide and on-line learning module for leaders:

• Structured, short 1:1 meeting between a leader and each team member to review FirstFit™ Survey results
• Leader will share what he/she will do to meet each team members’ needs, and the employee will commit to being an active part of the employee engagement effort
• Includes an interactive on-line learning module, Handshake Connection, which trains leaders step-by-step how to conduct a Handshake meeting and provides tips for an effective discussion

View Handshake Meeting Guide Sample    

Handshake Connection Leadership Development Module

This e-learning module teaches leaders how to effectively conduct Handshake meetings with their employees based on their FirstFit® Survey results. This interactive module shares tips and illustrates ways leaders can maximize the value of the Handshake meetings. A companion, instructor-led workshop is also available to supplement or replace the e-learning module.




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Employee Retention Roadmap®

This set of tools offers a detailed schedule of precise actions that influential members of the organization should take with new hires during their initial employment phase, typically targeted at 90-day mark. The Employee Retention Roadmap provides:

• Identification of all the touch points occurring in the first 90 days of an employee's tenure
• A method for taking proactive control of every opportunity to influence an employee's retention decision during the critical 90-day period
• A "roadmap" of consistent interventions at set timeframes
• Consistent scripting and repetition of key employee and retention themes regardless of who is delivering the message (site director, manager, trainer, supervisor, peers, recruiter, others)

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Talent Finder Leadership Development Module

This e-learning module, appropriate for all leadership levels, engages learners in a variety of learning techniques to help them improve their ability to attract and identify talented individuals who would be a good fit for their team and organization.

• Lesson #1: Find and select the right talent to drive organizational success
  1. Become a subject matter expert on job requirements to seek out talent
  2. Seek out sourcing and selection tools
  3. Avoid quick fixes


• Lesson #2: Apply sourcing and selection practices
  1. Gauge the candidate’s job stability ( i.e., propensity to leave, job performance, cultural fit)
  2. Discover the importance of providing a realistic job preview
  3. Learn how to interest team members in participating in a referral process

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