onboarding

nounC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Onboarding is the process of settling a new employee in. Onboarding week, the onboarding process, poor onboarding.

It covers the paperwork, the systems and the introductions, and doing it badly is one of the commonest reasons people leave in the first year. The word is 1970s American management jargon and has spread everywhere.

Definitions of onboarding

1nounonboardingThe process of settling a new employee in.C1
“Onboarding for new staff includes a tour of the office and a week of training.”

onboarding is a process.

Where it comes from

From the phrase on board plus -ing, coined in American management writing in the 1970s.

From on board + ing, 1970s American management jargon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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onboarding in the wild

The accounts receivable process involves customer onboarding, invoicing, collections, deductions, exception management, and finally, cash posting after the payment is collected.
Accounts receivable
The employee handbook, if one exists, is almost always a part of a company's onboarding or induction process for new staff.
Employee handbook
In the United States, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in onboarding process.
Onboarding
Studies have documented that socialization techniques such as onboarding lead to positive outcomes for new employees.
Onboarding
George Benet Bradt is the founder and chairman of executive onboarding group PrimeGenesis.
George Bradt

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