{"id":1313,"date":"2024-09-26T09:54:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T07:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/aktuelles\/professionelles-preboarding-wie-sie-neue-mitarbeiter-schon-vor-dem-ersten-arbeitstag-begeistern\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T20:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:08:32","slug":"professional-preboarding-how-to-get-new-employees-excited-before-their-first-day-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/aktuelles\/professional-preboarding-how-to-get-new-employees-excited-before-their-first-day-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional preboarding: how to get new employees excited before their first day at work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In today\u2019s job market, shaped by a shortage of skilled workers and rising expectations, the period between signing the contract and the first working day \u2013 known as \u201cpreboarding\u201d \u2013 is becoming increasingly important. Long notice periods in particular pose risks that can be significantly reduced through preboarding. Regardless of this, structured onboarding remains essential: according to the 2022 Softgarden study, 18 percent of all new employees resign within the first 100 days due to poor onboarding.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 onboarding study by Haufe shows that 36 percent of the companies surveyed recorded resignations between contract signing and the start of work. Some companies have already implemented preboarding measures, yet early turnover remains an issue \u2013 especially among mid-sized businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Effective preboarding measures:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main focus should be on preparing your new employee and getting them excited about their new role. Carefully timed touchpoints are key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective preboarding strategies strengthen the emotional connection new employees feel toward the company at a very early stage. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Answering questions before they arise (FAQs, checklists, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personalised welcome emails or personalised intro videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Welcome gifts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invitations to company events (after-work gatherings, summer parties, team events, \u2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introducing a \u201cpreboarding buddy\u201d as a mentor \/ internal contact person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These measures create enthusiasm for the new work environment and nip any poaching attempts in the bud. And they provide reassurance regarding the decision made \u2013 an enormous value in uncertain times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional preboarding therefore strengthens employee retention, increases identification with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/executive-recruiter\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"243\">company culture<\/a>, and reduces early turnover. A strong preboarding process can significantly reduce costs and sustainably boost the motivation of new employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s job market, shaped by a shortage of skilled workers and rising expectations, the period between signing the contract and the first working day \u2013 known as \u201cpreboarding\u201d \u2013 is becoming increasingly important. Long notice periods in particular pose risks that can be significantly reduced through preboarding. Regardless of this, structured onboarding remains essential: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-topics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions\/1315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etec-consult.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}