Sample Business Studies Paper on Your Onboarding and Orientation

In this module, you had a chance to learn more about designing onboarding and orientation. Based on what you learned, you’ll share an orientation schedule with your classmates for the role you worked on last week with one caveat- this is a virtual role.

Part I: Initial Post
Using the job description you developed last week, design a virtual onboarding and orientation schedule for this role.
Provide a short overview of the job title and role.
Be sure to include the roles, stakeholders, and technologies you’ll need to be involved.
Discuss why you chose the components to include in the orientation.
Compare your schedule to prior experiences you have had.
Discuss the considerations you made for the virtual employees.

Business (C-Suite)

Use the CEO job description you created in M2.7.

Part II: Interact with Peers
Respond to at least two of your peers in at least 100 words. Please post your first reply by Friday and at least one other reply by Sunday.

Find classmates who chose different roles. In your replies:

Discuss the role ‘remote’ employment plays in the hiring and onboarding process.
Compare your schedule with that of your classmates. How did the differing roles play a part in different aspects of the onboarding and orientation?

References:
M3 Learning Pathway
Glassdoor Team. (n.d.). 4 in 5 employees want benefits or perks more than a pay raise; Glassdoor Employment Confidence Survey (Q3 2015). Glassdoor Blog. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ecs-q3-2015/

M3.1 Read: Background and Reference Checks
SHRM. (n.d.). Conducting background investigations – SHRM. Conducting Background Investigations. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/tools-and-samples/toolkits/Pages/conductingbackgroundinvestigations.aspx

Knight, R. (2016, November 1). The right way to check someone’s references. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https://hbr.org/2016/07/the-right-way-to-check-someones-references

GreggU. (2018, Mar 25). HR Basics: Reference Checks. YouTube. https://youtu.be/R7Td_YVXEkg

M3.2 Read: Organization Benefits
Dua, A., Ellingrud, K., Kirschner, P., Luby, R., Kwok, A., & Palter, R. (2022, June 27). Americans are embracing flexible work–and they want more of it. McKinsey & Company. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/real-estate/our-insights/americans-are-embracing-flexible-work-and-they-want-more-of-it

Glassdoor Team. (n.d.). 4 in 5 employees want benefits or perks more than a pay raise; Glassdoor Employment Confidence Survey (Q3 2015). Glassdoor Blog. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ecs-q3-2015/

Medland, M. E. (2018, April 11). When to pay signing bonuses. SHRM. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/1203medland.aspx

Paychex. (2022, May 27). Employee benefits trends in 2022: What are the future trends? Paychex. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https://www.paychex.com/articles/employee-benefits/employee-benefits-trends#technology

Werner, S., & Balkin, D. B. (2021). Strategic benefits: How employee benefits can create a sustainable competitive edge. The Journal of Total Rewards, 31(1), 8-22.

M3.3 Read: Delivering an Offer & Negotiating
CUPA-HR. HigherEdJobs. (n.d.). Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.higheredjobs.com/salary/

Indeed. (n.d.). Three ways to respond to a counter offer (with examples). Job Search. Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.indeed.com/hire/c/info/counter-offer-letter#:~:text=A%20counter%20offer%20letter%20is,for%20additional%20perks%20or%20benefits.

Maurer, R. (2022, July 19). Recruiting 101: 5 tips for closing the deal. SHRM. Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/5-tips-for-closing-the-deal-.aspx

M3.4 Read: Onboarding and Orientation
Paychex. (2018, May 21). Review this new hire checklist to help streamline the onboarding process. Paychex. Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.paychex.com/articles/human-resources/new-hire-checklist-streamline-onboarding-process

Pendell, R., & Wigert, B. (2021, November 20). 7 problems with your onboarding program. Gallup.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.gallup.com/workplace/247172/problems-onboarding-program.aspx

Patel, N., & Sundaram, D. (2022, June 10). Essential ingredients for an effective onboarding program. Gallup.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.gallup.com/workplace/246242/essential-ingredients-effective-onboarding-program.aspx

M3.5 Special Topic: Hiring and Onboarding a Remote Workforce
Harnoss, J., Schwartz, A., & Reeves, M. (2022, January 24). Building a globally diverse team is actually getting easier. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved August 1, 2022, from https://hbr.org/2022/01/building-a-globally-diverse-team-is-actually-getting-easier?cid=other-eml-ofl-mip-mck&hlkid=0f00ec6b22744b64a5da6c037beab948&hctky=12963136&hdpid=54317f9a-1d45-41ee-8b96-b335f8fe0bbe

Scott, C. P., Dieguez, T. A., Deepak, P., Gu, S., & Wildman, J. L. (2022). Onboarding during COVID-19: Create structure, connect people, and continue adapting. Organizational Dynamics, 51(2), 100828.

Rodeghero, P., Zimmermann, T., Houck, B., & Ford, D. (2021, May). Please turn your cameras on: Remote onboarding of software developers during a pandemic. In 2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Practice (ICSE-SEIP) (pp. 41-50). IEEE.

Trainual. (2020, Apr 15). Onboarding New Employees While Working From Home. YouTube. https://youtu.be/gxLbzV16y4M