{"id":14661,"date":"2020-03-16T17:15:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/?p=14661"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T08:19:23","slug":"onboarding-statistics-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/onboarding-statistics-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"55+ employee onboarding statistics & top trends for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Employee onboarding is gaining momentum, but it\u2019s been around for as long as the concept of hiring and business have. However, over the past few years, multiple lists of onboarding trends have popped up. This one\u2019s a little different.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UPDATE – 21 JULY 2020:<\/strong> This article was originally published a few days before the great lockdown. Since then, things in onboarding have changed and a new type was slowly introduced. And this is no other than remote onboarding<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

So, before we start with our onboarding statistics, it would be useful to take a look at this trend and how it can benefit companies both in a time of crisis and in the long run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Remote onboarding statistics<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It’s no secret that the coronavirus outbreak has made remote work the new normal. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017-18, only 25% of employees worked from home<\/strong> \u2014 at least occasionally. Now that the pandemic has lifted the work-from-home stigma, more and more companies are willing to invest in this culture.<\/p>\n

And with social distancing turning into a mentality, the same goes for remote onboarding which has been gaining popularity for quite some time now.<\/p>\n

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Now, business, as usual, people. Keep reading for the original piece zooming in on the onboarding statistics and trends, as they’ve been shaped over the past few years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Based on employee onboarding statistics from multiple high-authority sources, this year, we managed to identify the employee onboarding trends you need to focus on if you want happy, engaged, and productive employees.<\/p>\n

But this is not the end. Keep scrolling for 55+ employee onboarding statistics you didn\u2019t know<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Preboarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The world is changing. And new hires, just like everyone else, are continually being bombarded with various possibilities and options. And this might be the reason why ghosting at work has become such a massive trend over the past two years<\/a>, or why 65% of employers<\/a> say they\u2019ve had job seekers accept an offer and never show up for their first day at work.<\/p>\n

To prevent such practices and combine onboarding and retention, there\u2019s only one thing you need to remember: preboarding.<\/p>\n

Preboarding helps you connect with your candidates even before they come in, and it\u2019s something that best-in-class companies are 35% more likely to do<\/strong> 1<\/sup>. And they\u2019re best-in-class for a reason.<\/p>\n

Preboarding, however, cannot happen in the office since the candidate has not officially become part of your team yet. To achieve it, the only solution you should be looking for is an employee onboarding software program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Automation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We might be talking about onboarding, but we still haven\u2019t addressed the elephant in the room. The onboarding process can be intimidating \u2014 especially for beginners who might not even know what onboarding is. And some of the main challenges, according to HCI, include:<\/strong><\/p>\n