Onboarding... The Paperless Way

Our CEO, Gregg Dourgarian, just posted a new blog post regarding employee onboarding. You can check it out at:

http://blog.tempworks.com/company-news/how-to-really-piss-off-applicants/

After reading the post I thought back to all the times I applied for a job prior to coming to TempWorks. Whether it was for my first high school job, or the first application I filled out after I received my undergrad degree, one thing always was the same. You would fill out an application online. However, when you were called in for an interview, you would be asked to complete that same application on a piece of paper.

On top of the long exaggerated processes companies go through during the onboarding process as discussed by Gregg, they also waste a large amount of time going through tasks that are not necessary if the correct solutions were in place.

Currently TempWorks offers DocCenter. This is a great tool that allows an employee to fill out an online application and all onboarding documents (I-9s, W-4s, Employee handbooks, authorization for a drug screen, etc.) and signed off on electronically. All of the information goes in the same place and there is no additional paper application or any other paper document that is necessary. You can even get rid of the clip boards that hold the paper application in the office.

Recently, we talked with one of our customers that pointed out the limitation of our DocCenter product... It is only effective for employees that come into the office to sign off on the documents. Employees that live away from a branch location would still be required to print, sign, and mail the forms back to the company. Some federal forms would require an additional trip to the notary.

We are currently work with this customers on a partnership to build the next generation of DocCenter that will allow up to completely handle all prospective employees near and far to close the loop on the onboarding difficulties and provide a seamless solution for anyone in any industry.

Finding the best talent is already a difficult task. You don't want that talent to be lost by antiquated or cumbersome onboarding processes.

We should be able to provide some screenshots and more information in the upcoming months. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 651.452.0366