Success! Employee Orientation Videos Improve Employee Onboarding

Video-based learning is a growing trend that stands to be around for the foreseeable future. In fact, the use of employee orientation videos has proven highly successful for many businesses in onboarding new hires or when onboarding employees into new positions. The process of producing video-based learning that employees can view on-demand, on their own schedules, and as frequently (or infrequently) as needed for their unique learning capabilities is certainly something that more businesses should consider for their onboarding programs. Let’s take a look at the benefits of employee orientation videos and how they can help your business streamline the employee onboarding process.

On-Demand Education

First and foremost, most newly hired employees appreciate the on-demand education that is available with employee orientation videos. Instead of waiting for the right timing to meet with management and to engage with others in their new role, employee orientation videos stand to deliver the education that newly hired or newly promoted employees need to actively engage in their new roles without taking time from upper management or from other employees to train and teach the concepts that are necessary to learn. On-demand education is also great for employees that feel they may have missed the details of a particular topic or that they could benefit from learning more on a topic — they can rewatch the video again and again until they feel confident in the information that was delivered.

Scaled Learning & Consistency

The use of employee orientation videos has a major benefit over orientation programs that were otherwise delivered in-person. Video format means that the content can be scaled and the learning and development of employee orientation sessions and presentations can be more consistent. No matter when a new employee is hired or when they promote to a new position, the content delivered in their employee onboarding and orientation is consistent when a video is used to deliver it. Video ensures consistency and provides a level of scaled learning that no other format of training can provide.

Increased Audience Engagement

Employee orientation videos boost audience engagement compared to other forms of employee orientation. New employees that would be delivered a presentation in-person in a group of new employees would often lack interaction — only those who are most outspoken or who feel most confident would interact during the presentation — those who are shy would often miss out on important engagement. LIkewise, employee orientation that is delivered via a written handbook lacks any interaction or engagement ability — it’s a stand-alone text that the employee is expected to read on his or her own.

However, employee orientation videos boost engagement by providing an interactive form of content that almost everyone can benefit from more than a written text. Employees can be encouraged to interact with quizzes or interactive scenarios based on learning initiatives as part of the orientation. This shows them how their decisions impact the scenario and help the employees to better understand the content they are learning.

Employee orientation videos can be created for a variety of concepts and to help employees feel most comfortable and at ease with their new position within the company. Video learning is more adaptable and more effective than a written text and stands to provide a streamlined, consistent delivery of content that effectively trains your employees the way YOU want them to be trained. Ready to get started with employee orientation videos for your team? Give Beverly Boy Productions a call!