Encourages a culture of flexible and accountability-driven work style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNow that we’ve understood what virtual onboarding is and what its top advantages include, let’s look at the best-practices to keep in mind when onboarding employees virtually and digitizing the onboarding process.<\/p>\n
5 Factors To Consider During Your Virtual Onboarding Process<\/h2>\n
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1. Welcoming New Hires<\/h3>\n
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Since physical office tours are not feasible when working remotely, you can capitalize on virtual meeting tools and video calls instead to welcome new employees and acquaint them with their team members as well as senior leadership to start with. Take a look at LinkedIn’s onboarding program, which has now expanded into a week-long virtual program (instead of a one-day stint), owing to the increasing importance of remote work:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]You can also conduct video-driven one-on-ones and address any concerns\/issues your new employee may be facing. To build more excitement, initiate your virtual onboarding process at least seven days prior to the employee’s joining date. At this time, you can send the employee digital assets that they can browse through to get to know your company.<\/p>\n
You can also consider making a virtual “Welcome Guide” of sorts that’s customized to the employee’s needs and responsibilities. Finally, you can gift your new employees a “Welcome Kit,” company-branded elements (such as cup, notebook, pen, badge, laptop sleeve, etc.) for their home office, or in other words, the company swag so that they feel valued, welcomed, and appreciated.<\/p>\n
Pro tip: Consider assigning the new hire a “virtual welcome buddy” who can advise and guide the new employee effectively and help draft a customized learning path to accelerate the onboarding process as GitLab does. <\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css_animation=””][vc_column]\n