Two-thirds of HR professionals believe that their own organization still uses HR technology for onboarding too little. So there is work to be done! How can we make the onboarding process more successful through technology? HR Tech Arena provides an overview of the latest trends and two warnings.

Onboarding is 'hot'. In line with the rapidly increasing focus on employer branding, the importance of an optimal experience for new employees is also increasingly being recognized. The value of onboarding is evident from a study by the Aberdeen Group on the onboarding process at hundreds of companies. The study showed that 91 percent of employees at a company with an active onboarding program stayed with the organization, while organizations that did not have an onboarding program only managed to retain 30 percent. The study also showed that 62 percent of employees with active onboarding achieved their performance goals, compared to 17 percent at organizations without an onboarding program.

Online tools for onboarding

HR Tech Arena states that online tools are increasingly being used to support onboarding. These tools promote productivity. The fact that things are changing rapidly is evident from research by Talmundo, among others. When asked which elements HR professionals currently miss most in their onboarding, HR technology comes first. 68 percent of respondents indicate that they want to use technology (more).

There are various applications of HR tech in onboarding. HR Tech Arena mentions personalized onboarding through AI, the use of gamification and the implementation of process improvements and the use of analytics.

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