What Is Digital Onboarding?

Digital onboarding has many advantages over traditional onboarding processes. For example:

• It can reduce costs, as it requires less in-person training time and less time spent getting the information new employees need. It can also reduce the costs of paper and ink that would typically be used for materials.
• New employees can start working sooner, as they’re not spending their entire first day or their first few days filling out paperwork. Digital onboarding allows this process to be spread out, reducing overwhelm and allowing employees to get on-the-job training and experience quickly.
• Digital onboarding can be offered to new hires before they even step foot on-site. That said, bear in mind that many onboarding activities are considered work activities and will still need to be paid; this is something to consider before offering any onboarding that occurs before payroll has been set up for a new hire.
• It will ensure that the materials presented to each new employee are consistent because they are kept centrally located.
• It will ensure all new hires get the most current version of policies and forms, as the central location can easily be kept up to date rather than having copies in every hiring manager’s hands.
• Digital onboarding may make it easier to track which items a new employee has and has not completed, as they’re available online and can be tracked automatically instead of manually.
• Employees can complete the entire onboarding process at a pace that is preferable to them, within reason.
• It will ensure nothing is missed because checklists and confirmations can be built into the process.
• The digital onboarding process can be seamlessly integrated with other learning management software or HRIS the organization uses.
• It can provide reference materials for employees to use in the future.
• It can help the employer stay in compliance with all legally required forms.