onboarding

[on-bawr-ding, awn-]

noun

1. the process of preparing a new employee to do their job and adapt to company culture, by providing information, tools, mentorship, etc.

2. the process of digitizing and uploading customer data collected offline, typically to improve the results of personalized data-driven marketing.

   The onboarding of our customers’ identifying information will enhance our digital audience profiles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of onboarding¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

First they were onboarding the plebes.

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Levy, the Amazon spokeperson, said seasonal workers receive the same onboarding and training that blue-badge employees receive, and that they can apply for any permanent positions open at any time during their employment.

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The company plans to use AI in sales enablement and client onboarding, he says.

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Cathy promised me between $70 and $150 for my onboarding, and we got to work.

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Rollins had noted in her remarks that the administration had exempted firefighters from a federal hiring freeze, and she claimed that the administration was outdoing its predecessor: “We have reached 96% of our hiring goal, far outpacing the rate of hiring and onboarding over the past three years and in the previous administration.”

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