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Employee Onboarding

Definition

The process of integrating new employees into an organization, including paperwork, training, and system provisioning.

Overview

Employee onboarding encompasses all activities to bring a new hire from offer acceptance to full productivity. This includes completing paperwork (tax forms, benefits enrollment, policies), system provisioning (accounts, access, equipment), training, and cultural integration. Automated onboarding reduces time-to-productivity, ensures compliance, and improves the new hire experience. Key metrics include time-to-productivity and new hire satisfaction.

Why It Matters

A poor onboarding experience drives 20% of new hire turnover within the first 45 days. Manual onboarding also means employees wait days for system access, IT teams drown in provisioning tickets, and compliance documentation falls through the cracks.

How New Odyssey Helps

New Odyssey automates the entire onboarding journey—from offer acceptance through system provisioning, benefits enrollment, and training assignment—ensuring new hires are productive on day one.

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