Successful employee onboarding : improving developers’ onboarding process at a local IT company
Geciene, Aiste (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202303244109
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202303244109
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The purpose of this thesis is to ascertain the perspectives of newly hired employees in regard to the existing onboarding process employed by the case company and to identify potential modifications that could be implemented to ensure a satisfactory and efficient onboarding experience. The case company is a software development business that was established in 2008 in Vilnius, Lithuania, and now employs more than fifty software development professionals.
The literature review revealed the importance of an effective onboarding process that can ensure cultural fit, engagement, and prompt new hires to reach productivity more quickly. This process is usually structured into four stages: pre-onboarding, orientation, training, and feedback. The researcher observed the case company's onboarding process and conducted semi-structured, face- to-face interviews with five employees who joined the company within the past year in order to gain a deeper understanding.
The findings of this thesis suggest that the onboarding process of the case company generally follows the four stages recommended in the literature, but certain modifications could be beneficial in order to make it more effective. For example: standardize the project onboarding process across all teams, create an onboarding checklist that specifies goals and expectations, and organize training sessions for team leaders.
The literature review revealed the importance of an effective onboarding process that can ensure cultural fit, engagement, and prompt new hires to reach productivity more quickly. This process is usually structured into four stages: pre-onboarding, orientation, training, and feedback. The researcher observed the case company's onboarding process and conducted semi-structured, face- to-face interviews with five employees who joined the company within the past year in order to gain a deeper understanding.
The findings of this thesis suggest that the onboarding process of the case company generally follows the four stages recommended in the literature, but certain modifications could be beneficial in order to make it more effective. For example: standardize the project onboarding process across all teams, create an onboarding checklist that specifies goals and expectations, and organize training sessions for team leaders.