Webcast:
It's a fact of current talent management-companies need to begin thinking about employee retention simultaneously with employee on-boarding. The war for talent is stronger than ever-and successful on boarding is one of the most effective weapons in your arsenal. A personalized and focused pre-boarding experience can make all the difference between a secure, productive career start and a frustrating, administratively focused one. Studies have shown that a well-designed onboarding program can turn a new hire into a dedicated employee, reducing the costs of turnover. In a recent study, the Society for Human Resources Management illustrated this fact by pointing to specific and successful on-boarding programs. According to the SHRM white paper, one US manufacturing giant reduced turnover by 69 percent in new hires by implementing a personalized onboarding program that allowed new employees to understand objectives and build a positive attitude towards the company.
This webcast will also examine how the changing demographics of the workforce have driven the need for improved on-boarding tactics. Generation X and Y candidates expect that their orientation process will be technically driven, web based, and streamlined. In order to attract and retain these critical generations of workers, companies need to focus on the creation of world-class onboarding and socialization strategies that incorporate people, process, and technology.
Join us for a look into this critical time of transition as a candidate becomes an employee, and learn how to maximize their chances of becoming a successful member of your organization. We'll examine the newest technologies available for the on-boarding process, and see how social networking tools can aid you in the task. Most importantly, we'll show you how to speed up the time to productivity, improve your employee morale, and ultimately improve your bottom line.
Presenters
Ron Hanscome has more than twenty-three years of experience with HR/Payroll/Benefit systems, including roles as a practitioner, consultant, software executive, and industry analyst. He currently serves as Vice President of Product Strategy for Kenexa. In this role, he incorporates feedback from multiple sources (customers, trends, sales, and implementation/support) to drive Kenexa's vision of integrated talent management science, processes, and technologies. He also is involved in product marketing and analyst relations for the firm.Prior to Kenexa, Ron was the Vice President of HRchitect's HCM Technology Strategy practice, where he helped multiple organizations develop 3-5 year strategies and roadmaps for best leveraging their HCM technology assets. Before HRchitect, Ron led Oracle's HCM Applications Marketing team, serving as a thought leader and evangelist for all three Oracle HCM product lines. Immediately prior to Oracle, Ron was a Senior Program Director with META Group, an IT research and advisory firm focused primarily on Global 2000 companies and vendors. His principal areas of coverage were HCM applications and services from both a vendor and end-user perspective, including core HRMS, best-of-breed applications, and HR outsourcing providers. In his two years at META he authored over forty pieces of HR-related research, and also wrote extensively on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Ron's background also includes nine years as an HRMS practitioner with United HealthGroup and Medtronic, three years as a consultant with Watson Wyatt and as an independent, and six years as a vendor software executive with Ceridian Employer Services and Lawson Software.
