I worked with a recruiter who always said that starting a new job should “feel like your birthday”. But far too often, we take the excitement and energy that comes with starting a new position and turn it into a stack of forms and a cursory introduction to your co-workers before jumping into the to-do list.
Successful onboarding, the kind that maintains that excitement and turns it into long-term engagement, takes a plan that goes well beyond the first day or week.
In this article from the Association for Talent Development, Andrew Joly lays out what a great Onboarding Plan should include.

