In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse.

Please post your initial response as early as possible and continue to participate throughout the unit.
You are required to post an initial response to the question/issue presented in the Forum and then
respond to at least 3 of your classmates’ initial posts. You should also respond to anyone who has
responded to you.

According to Bauer (2004) onboarding systems range and vary from highly structured to a more 'sink or
swim' approach. Research shows that formal onboarding significantly increases employee satisfaction
and retention, yet many companies lack solid onboarding processes to help the new employee to
understand their job and the organizational culture and to become connected to the organization.
Onboarding has four distinct levels or building blocks: Compliance, Clarification, Culture, and
Connection. The degree to which an organization addresses all four of these is broken into three levels:

Passive

High Potential

Proactive

Consider the best and worst onboarding experiences you've had and compare them by applying the
Onboarding Strategy Levels and how they addressed the four C's.

Have you ever left a job because of poor onboarding?

Put yourself in the shoes of an employer who has limited time and financial resources for onboarding,
what strategies would you use to effectively onboard your new employees?