CALS Human Resources has developed a new employee webpage designed to welcome and orient new employees: https://hr.cals.wisc.edu/new-employee-welcome/. Please check it out, share your feedback with CALS HR, and help spread the word about it.

Additionally, CALS Human Resources improved the existing unit/department onboarding checklist to be more comprehensive and allow for customization. Other onboarding materials have also been given a facelift.

As a reminder, the goals of onboarding are:

• Accommodating: Getting the new employee the tools, resources, and training to be successful
• Acculturating: Helping the employee understand and navigate the culture of the organization
• Accelerating: Minimizing the time before new employees are productive members of their workgroup

The outcomes are:

• Job satisfaction
• Employee retention
• Engagement and commitment
• Faster time-to-productivity

If you’re interested in learning more about onboarding, take a look at UW-Madison’s Onboarding Basics.

Have questions on onboarding? Reach out to CALS’ Onboarding Coordinator Vanessa Vosen at vanessa.vosen@wisc.edu.