Millennial On-Boarding
On-Boarding of new employees is a secure investment that will assist newly hired employees in developing their skills, knowledge, and value within the company. It will help match the technically skilled Millennial workforce with new and emerging needs of your company, which gives your company an advantage within the market.
Millennial On-Boarding is a specialized type of employee on-boarding. With Millennials we are seeing a need to tweak the on-boarding process to better suit the needs of the company and new hires.
At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Define on-boarding
- Discuss the characteristics of Millennials
- Create an on-boarding process for Millennials
- Develop action plans for working with Millennials
- Learn from introspection
Course Outline:
Module One: Getting Started
Icebreaker
Ground Rules
The Parking Lot
Workshop Objectives
Action Plans and Evaluation Forms
Module Two: Purpose Of On-Boarding
Start-Up Costs
Employee Anxiety
Employee Turnover
Realistic Expectations
Case Study
Module Two: Review Questions
Module Three: Introduction
Why On-Boarding?
Importance Of On-Boarding
Making Employees Feel Welcome
First Day Checklist
Case Study
Module Three: Review Questions
Module Four: Millennia’s And On-boarding
Who Are Millennials?
How Do Millennials Differ From Other Employees?
Investiture Socialization – Let Them Be Themselves!
Informal Rather Than Formal On-Boarding Processes
Value Their Free And Personal Time
Mentor Rather Than Manage
Case Study
Module Five: On-Boarding Checklist
Pre-Arrival
Arrival
First Day
First week
First month
Case Study
Module Five: Review Questions
Module Six: Engaging the Millennial Employee
Create An Informal Program Rather Than A Formal One
Engage Employees One On One
Provide Structure
Role of Human Resources
Role of Managers
Case Study
Module Six: Review Questions
Module Seven: Following Up with the Millennial Employee
Initial Check In – One on One
Following Up – Regular, Informal Follow Ups
Setting Schedules – Millennials and Work/Life
Mentoring the Millennial
Case Study
Module Seven: Review Questions
Module Eight: Setting Expectations with the Millennial Employee
Define Requirements – Provide Specific Instructions
Identify Opportunities for Improvement and Growth
Set Verbal Expectations – Specific, Clear, Systematic
Put It In Writing – Specific, Clear, Systematic
Case Study
Module Eight; Review Questions
Module Nine: Mentoring the Millennial Employee
Be Hands-On and Involved
Serial Mentoring
Be a Mentor, Not an Authority Figure
Focus Millennials’ Exploratory Drive on Work
Case Study
Module Nine: Review Questions
Module Ten: Assigning Work to the Millennial Employee
Provide Clear Structure and Guidelines
Provide Specific Benchmarks
Set Boundaries and Provide Reality Checks
Guide, Don’t Dictate
Module Ten: Case Study
Review Questions
Module Eleven: Providing Feedback
Millennials Thrive on Feedback
Characteristics of Good Feedback
Informal Feedback
Formal Feedback
Case Study
Module Eleven: Review Questions
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise
Review of the Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Recommended Reading
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations