The role of HR

- The human resources group … in most organizations plays an important role … in overseeing the onboarding program. … Typically, they have three main responsibilities. … The first is strategic ownership of the onboarding process. … Now, operationally, the new hire interacts … with HR only a little. … Most of the time, the new person is getting information … online or interacting with their boss, buddy, or mentor. … However, it's HR who owns the process … and works behind the scenes … to ensure people are executing their roles as needed. … HR reps serve as staff experts others can call for assistant … with any part of the process. … Next, HR will facilitate … and lead the data collection process required … to measure how well the onboarding process is working. … They're responsible for the forms and tools to be used … and getting everyone familiar with how to use them, … scheduling data collection, … and communicating outward to keep people in the loop. … They're also responsible for data analysis …