New Employee Orientation Training that Works
“Congratulations on your pro-activity in establishing this new hire program and developing such an effective New Employee Orientation Training.”
Farhat Ali | President and Chief Executive Officer | Fujitsu
“The customized new hire onboarding process, coaching, tools, and measurement have provided a very useful structure and frame for the first 90-days for both me and our new hires. It has been a very positive experience from my perspective and will make it much easier to on-board my new hires.”
Martyn Storey | Systems Engineer Manager | VMware, Inc.
“Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with how the new employee onboarding project went. The end product is wonderful! LSA has been great to work with. I really appreciate all the flexibility and the high quality.”
Laurie Torres | Vice President of Human Resources | PDL BioPharma, Inc.
“I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed working with LSA on the design and delivery of the experiential new employee onboarding training. I’ve been getting tons of positive unsolicited feedback. You truly exceeded everyone’s expectations.”
Steven Gray | US Enterprise Services | Microsoft Corporation
“We hired LSA Global to design and deliver a customized experiential new employee orientation program for our recent group of MBA new hires to help reinforce WIPRO core values.
The new hire assimilation program helped our MBA hires build relationships with fellow associates and enhanced their ability to operate in the global world.
I recommend LSA for effective onboarding training for new hires.”
Vishu Venkat | Talent Acquisition | Wipro
Description
Despite SHRM estimates that nearly one in four new hires leaves before their first anniversary — and one-third fail to meet performance expectations — organizations that invest in effective onboarding consistently outperform in engagement, productivity, and retention.
The question is straightforward: Is your speed to engagement and productivity where it should be?
For most organizations, the answer is no.
New hires typically take anywhere from 3 to 24 months to reach full productivity. That range alone signals a significant, often overlooked opportunity to reduce ramp time and accelerate value creation.
Consider this: in a survey of 210 CEOs, the average time for a mid-level manager to reach “break-even” was estimated at 6.2 months. Based on a $100,000 salary, reducing ramp time from 6.2 months to 3 months translates into approximately $26,500 in recovered productivity per employee — and that’s before factoring in revenue generation, margin contribution, or team impact.
At scale, the implications are substantial. For an organization hiring 100 employees annually, this represents a $2.6 million opportunity. For companies operating closer to the 24-month ramp range, the upside can exceed $17 million.
And yet, while organizations often focus heavily on hiring the right talent and building high-performance cultures, they frequently underinvest in the most controllable variable in the equation — how quickly and effectively new employees are integrated and enabled to succeed.
The reality is clear: most organizations have significant, measurable room to improve how they:
To combat the eight common drivers of ineffective new hire programs, LSA offers a variety of customized new employee orientation training programs to increase the speed to productivity of new hires:
Target Audience
New hires and new employees.
What new hires say about our new employee orientation training:
“This is the best onboarding experience as a new hire I’ve ever had with any company. The new hire Survivors’ Guide is incredible.”
“The new hire checklists are of great help. The new hire Survivors’ Guide is great. I am very happy with my progress during my first 90 day period.”
“I’m very pleased and positively surprised with this new hire orientation and onboarding program. It’s not normal for a company invest in and train new hires in this efficacy and quality.”
What hiring managers say about new employee on-boarding:
“The guidance provided with the new hire orientation program is really valuable. It promotes communication and collaboration and reduces the ramp up time for on-boarding new employees.”
“As a hiring manager, I was at first skeptical of the process. Now, I mandate that all new employees go through the new hire orientation process because it saves me time and dramatically increases their speed to productivity.”
“With my success dependent upon the success of my team, getting new hires up to speed quickly is critical to support our growth plans. The customized new hire on-boarding and orientation process is making a big difference.”
To speak with an LSA Expert and learn about new employee orientation onboarding training program customization and delivery options to increase the speed of new hire productivity, please contact us
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