Nobody starts a new job wanting to be mediocre. Most new hires walk through your door on their first day with high hopes and great intentions. An effective onboarding process is vital if you want this energy and commitment to endure and wish to retain them long term. Go Onboard is a customisable tool built on a powerful platform that will take the stress out of bringing new employees up to speed in double quick time.
Go Onboard utilises gamification to immerse the newbies in your business, its history, culture, values, products and services and SOP’s in a fun interactive and compelling way and of course it can all be tailored for your specific organizational requirements. Go Onboard is designed to be a holistic experience that doesn’t just impart information, but connects new hires to the people and resources that they need to be a happy, contributing team member – after all research has shown employees who receive effective onboardings reach satisfactory levels of productivity 60% faster than those who don’t.
We understand that one size does not fit all and that’s why we can create specific induction modules customised for job function, geographical location, language and any other variable as well as the general ones that apply to all employees. It’s a breeze to pull these together in the right combination to create the exact tool that you need at any given time. Go Engage can be used in workshop, group training format or your new hires can simply load it on to their smartphone and work at their own pace with an option to introduce fresh content at regular intervals and review inputs (text, photo, audio and video) and feedback can be sent right to the device.
What about WFH-ers?
With work from home becoming a necessity, and the aftermath of Covid-19 looking more and more like the beginning of a new era, companies that embrace the digital age are most likely to stay ahead of the curve. Fortunately, with the Go Team app, remote onboardings do not mean having to compromise on the experience. Designed the right way, a virtual onboarding actually holds the potential to be highly immersive, engaging and effective all at the same time! Using the same Go Team app, we can offer a completely remote, end-to-end onboarding program for new hires that can easily digitize your company’s traditional process, build upon the success of previous in-person, physical onboardings and give you a chance to really stand out from the competition. Components of the remote orientation can include everything from virtual meet & greet with company leadership, an element of teambuilding, familiarizing new hires to your organization’s story, culture, values & of course, completion of general formalities and SOPs.
Virtual Tour
The ‘Go Team’ app can take new hires on an interactive gamified tour of your organization’s factory/plants, head office and different departments.New hires can experience a journey where they relive your company’s story through a comprehensive virtual tour with the option of having it designed on a customized 3D layout highlighting prominent features of your physical location/office, etc., as they learn about your vision, values, policies, culture and turning points in the journey created through a mix of fun and fast-paced digital and gamification elements.
Features at a Glance
The ‘Go Team’ app can take new hires on an interactive gamified tour of your organization’s factory/plants, head office and different departments.New hires can experience a journey where they relive your company’s story through a comprehensive virtual tour with the option of having it designed on a customized 3D layout highlighting prominent features of your physical location/office, etc., as they learn about your vision, values, policies, culture and turning points in the journey created through a mix of fun and fast-paced digital and gamification elements.
A Customizable Program
Allows for a narrative based journey, perfect for an orientation with customized messaging in written, audio, video, photographic or animated format(s). The app will be transformed to reflect a custom designed illustration of your choice in addition to taking on company colors, images and internal branding.
Gamified Content
To make the experience immersive, company content will be presented as gamified checkpoints required to be unlocked.Participants earn points for correct answers and thus rank up on the overall leader-board. The competitive game-format ensures maximum participation and individual effort.
Learning & Retention
In order to maximize recall, content is presented in a byte-sized format making it digestible. Moreover, it’s programmed as a variety of challenges, tasks and physical activities to cater to different learning styles. Finally, participants remember key company messaging & retain important information having experienced it as an immersive and memorable journey.
GPS Enabled Tour
The app not only allows for virtual video tours, but can also be transformed into a GPS-enabled journey for e.g. receiving safety briefing as you physically go through plant/factory. The GPS option, takes the same
Results Driven
Updates, feedback and scores are real-time as delegates progress through at each stage. You get an accurate picture of how well your new hire has understood and remembered the information that they have been exposed to and can take appropriate remedial action instantly. Often the simple and effective solution is to repeat the module.
Ongoing benefits
The benefits of Go Onboard don’t have to stop once the induction process is over. You can continue to reap benefits designed in the form of quarterly/bi-annual check-ins. Go Onboard can be used to create inspiration and real engagement experiences for all staff on a regular basis.
Is all this really necessary?
Well, research shows that an effective onboarding not only improves retention by 82%* but that employees who’ve had a great onboarding experience are 69% more likely to stay with the company for three years – not to mention it’s the ultimate opportunity to start the love affair between the new hire and the company!
Cost Effective Solutions Worldwide
We have a worldwide presence of knowledgeable and experienced experts who can assist with multi-location deployments. Go Onboard is highly cost effective. We provide free, no-obligation assessments and quotes. Contact us to find out more.
Since we customize our onboarding programs to suit the specific needs of your company and take into account the job functions of the new hires, we recommend you Contact us. Lets chat about your requirements, so we can tailor the technical details for a demo and of course build upon the success of your company’s traditional in-person onboarding process.