Employee Experience: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters

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All employers invest in the customer experience (CX), but what about the employee experience (EX)?

All employers invest in the customer experience (CX), but what about the employee experience (EX)?

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As businesses increasingly realize that their workforce is their greatest asset, employee experience is gaining traction as an important line item in employers’ annual budgets.

As businesses increasingly realize that their workforce is their greatest asset, employee experience is gaining traction as an important line item in employers’ annual budgets.

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But what is employee experience, exactly? Is it just another buzzword for employee engagement? How does an employee’s learning and development journey fit into the experience discussion? And is EX here to stay?

But what is employee experience, exactly? Is it just another buzzword for employee engagement? How does an employee’s learning and development journey fit into the experience discussion? And is EX here to stay?

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What Is Employee Experience?

What Is Employee Experience?

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The term employee experience is the combined sum of experiences an employee has during the recruitment, employment, and post-employment phases of a job. This includes the interactions with others, the policies, procedures, and processes one faces, the culture of the organization, the total rewards (pay, benefits), the physical environment, and the job itself.

The term employee experience is the combined sum of experiences an employee has during the recruitment, employment, and post-employment phases of a job. This includes the interactions with others, the policies, procedures, and processes one faces, the culture of the organization, the total rewards (pay, benefits), the physical environment, and the job itself.

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How Does Employee Experience Differ From Employee Engagement?

How Does Employee Experience Differ From Employee Engagement?

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The combination of all the factors mentioned above creates an experience that ultimately influences the level of engagement an employee feels toward their employer. Engagement is the degree to which an employee is willing and able to be their best at work. Experience is proactive. It’s about shaping what will happen . An employee’s workplace experience drives their level of engagement.

The combination of all the factors mentioned above creates an experience that ultimately influences the level of engagement an employee feels toward their employer. Engagement is the degree to which an employee is willing and able to be their best at work. Experience is proactive. It’s about shaping what will happen. An employee’s workplace experience drives their level of engagement.

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A helpful way to understand the difference between employee experience and employee engagement is to think of employee experience as input and employee engagement as output.

A helpful way to understand the difference between employee experience and employee engagement is to think of employee experience as input and employee engagement as output.

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The employer is responsible for the input—the ways employees experience working at a company—and the impact of that experience triggers the output, or the naturally occurring benefits of creating a positive employee experience.

The employer is responsible for the input—the ways employees experience working at a company—and the impact of that experience triggers the output, or the naturally occurring benefits of creating a positive employee experience.

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The Importance of L&D in Employee Experience

The Importance of L&D in Employee Experience

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Learning and development may be one piece of the employee experience pie, but it is an important piece that can affect every other part of the employee lifecycle. It is no surprise that 94 percent of employees in LinkedIn Learning’s 2019 Workplace Learning Report ( https://learning.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/amp/learning-solutions/images/workplace-learning-report-2019/pdf/workplace-learning-report-2019.pdf ) said they’d stay at a company longer if it invested in their learning and development. Therefore, if done well , the outputs from a learning and development program, could lead to improved engagement, performance, retention, and more.

Learning and development may be one piece of the employee experience pie, but it is an important piece that can affect every other part of the employee lifecycle. It is no surprise that 94 percent of employees in LinkedIn Learning’s 2019 Workplace Learning Report(https://learning.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/amp/learning-solutions/images/workplace-learning-report-2019/pdf/workplace-learning-report-2019.pdf) said they’d stay at a company longer if it invested in their learning and development. Therefore, if done well, the outputs from a learning and development program, could lead to improved engagement, performance, retention, and more.

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With so much focus on experience as it relates to learning and employees, it is important to highlight their differences and how they intersect.

With so much focus on experience as it relates to learning and employees, it is important to highlight their differences and how they intersect.

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· The learning experience is just one part of the overall employee experience.

· The learning experience is just one part of the overall employee experience.

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· A learning experience is not the same as a learning experience platform (LXP), although an LXP greatly improves the learning experience, and as a result, part of the employee experience.

· A learning experience is not the same as a learning experience platform (LXP), although an LXP greatly improves the learning experience, and as a result, part of the employee experience.

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· Improved engagement, performance, and retention are all outcomes of an employee’s learning experience that affect the overall employee experience.

· Improved engagement, performance, and retention are all outcomes of an employee’s learning experience that affect the overall employee experience.

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The Future of Employee Experience

The Future of Employee Experience

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It may be the latest buzzword, but EX is here to stay. In Josh Bersin’s recent article on his report, HR Technology 2021: The Definitive Guide , he describes the changes in the HR Tech market as “shattering,” saying that there has been a complete inside-out shift that focuses entirely on employees, and not on HR.

It may be the latest buzzword, but EX is here to stay. In Josh Bersin’s recent article on his report, HR Technology 2021: The Definitive Guide, he describes the changes in the HR Tech market as “shattering,” saying that there has been a complete inside-out shift that focuses entirely on employees, and not on HR.

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The report provides insights on trends that all speak to a future dependent upon employee experience. Employers would benefit from paying attention to these trends to remain competitive and to attract—and keep—great talent.

The report provides insights on trends that all speak to a future dependent upon employee experience. Employers would benefit from paying attention to these trends to remain competitive and to attract—and keep—great talent.

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A few of these trends include:

A few of these trends include:

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● The arrival of employee listening tools that are “revolutionizing the world of employee voice” that help employers identify experts in their company or when employees are overworked

● The arrival of employee listening tools that are “revolutionizing the world of employee voice” that help employers identify experts in their company or when employees are overworked

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● “Experience databases” to manage all of the feedback data mentioned above

● “Experience databases” to manage all of the feedback data mentioned above

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● Easily integrated platforms focused on managing all aspects of employee health and wellbeing

● Easily integrated platforms focused on managing all aspects of employee health and wellbeing

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● Even new systems that are challenging LXPs

● Even new systems that are challenging LXPs

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What are you doing to design the best employee experience at your company? If you’re not sure where to start, consider modernizing your learning and development program.

What are you doing to design the best employee experience at your company? If you’re not sure where to start, consider modernizing your learning and development program.

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Download our free buyer’s guide, Navigating Today’s Changing Learning Platform Landscape: A Guide for Choosing a Next-Generation LMS to learn how Schoox delivers an engaging learner experience and learning management functionality all within one system.

Download our free buyer’s guide, Navigating Today’s Changing Learning Platform Landscape: A Guide for Choosing a Next-Generation LMS to learn how Schoox delivers an engaging learner experience and learning management functionality all within one system.

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Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from the Schoox Corporate Learning blog.

Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from the Schoox Corporate Learning blog.