Employee onboarding: what it is and what it means

Employee onboarding is the structured system through which a company takes a new person from signing the contract to full operational autonomy. It differs from orientation (a single welcome event), from technical training (learning specific skills) and from mentoring (a relationship with a guide): it can contain elements of each, but it is the time frame that organizes them and spreads them along a coherent timeline.

Distinctive: time frame
Distinctive: from signing the contract to full operational autonomy
Essential: structured system
Essential: coherent timeline
Constant: takes a new person

Glossary

Employee onboarding

The structured system through which a company takes a new team member from signing the contract to full operational autonomy.