In most organizations, onboarding starts well after a new hire's exposure to an organization and stops after one week; it's not nearly enough time to orient, prepare, and develop skills to be successful. HR leaders see this disconnect. They recognize onboarding as an essential element of the candidate experience and a method to reduce time to proficiency, but this perspective isn't shared across an organization. This session will detail successful onboarding practices, stakeholders, challenges, and outcomes based on recent research. These findings are paired with best practices from leading organizations, and will help you craft a strategy for your own onboarding program. Learn how leading companies design effective onboarding programs. Explore four critical onboarding principles that improve talent and organizational outcomes. Identify the people, performance, and process components of a successful onboarding program.