Give new recruits a warm welcome to ensure they stay

When the average cost of a bad hire is £30,000 (factoring in recruitment costs, training costs, loss of productivity and a hit to workplace morale) you simply can’t afford for your new recruit to walk away.

You can do this with a warm welcome known as ‘onboarding’.

Orchestrate regular touch points throughout the probationary period to ensure they understand the company, the culture and what’s expected of them.

So when should onboarding start? Well, not their first week, or even their first day, but before they have even accepted the role. Why? Because this is the most engaged and excited you will have them. A friendly welcome, an opportunity to bond with new colleagues, a buddy to approach for help, and being kept in the loop with company information will substantially improve your chances of your new employee sticking with your organisation long term.