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Onboarding: Engaging and effective delivery

This guide explores how to deliver an engaging and effective onboarding programme, including structuring onboarding, using different delivery methods and clarifying roles and responsibilities. It helps employers create a consistent and impactful onboarding experience.

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By Debra Cadman, HR Director | Bar Huberman Brightmine Editor

In this guide to onboarding new recruits we explore how to make the onboarding programme come to life through effective and engaging delivery.

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  • An onboarding structure and checklists
  • Delivery methods for onboarding
  • Virtual onboarding
    • Top tips for making online onboarding effective
    • Practicalities of remote onboarding
    • Communicating with new team members online
  • How long should onboarding take?
  • Employer branding in onboarding
  • Roles and responsibilities during onboarding
    • The role of HR
    • The role of senior managers
    • The role of the line manager
    • The role of other colleagues

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About the author

Debra Cadman

Debra is an established HR director with more than 25 years’ experience in HR. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, she held HR posts in the systems integration, insurance, hospitality and telecoms industries.

As a consultant, Debra has worked with the public and private sectors, including corporate clients and small and medium-sized enterprises.

Debra has led change in both her corporate role and as a consultant, particularly around talent management, TUPE and employee relations. Debra has extensive knowledge relating to the creation of strong collaborative working environments through consultation, including working in unionised environments.

She has spoken at several high-profile events, such as the CIPD and TUC conferences, to demonstrate a best-practice approach to other organisations on topics such as employee voice and the approach to outsourcing.

About the author

Bar Huberman - Content Manager at Brightmine

Bar Huberman
Content manager, HR strategy and practice, Brightmine

Bar is a former solicitor with more than 18 years’ experience focused on serving the needs of businesses and HR professionals. She leads the HR strategy and practice team, which focuses on developing content that meets the priorities of HR professionals in strategic roles. Bar’s team works with leading experts in their field to shape practical content that helps organisations become an employer of choice, as well as guidance to train line managers in people skills.

Prior to joining Brightmine, Bar was a solicitor at a leading firm in Brighton, and she has an LLB in Law and French. Bar is also chair of the board of trustees of the charity Embracing Arts.

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