onboarding

American  

[on-bawr-ding, awn-] / ˈɒnˌbɔr dɪŋ, ˈɔn- /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of onboarding

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

And indeed, my onboarding status is EOD: “Your EOD has occurred. Welcome to ICE!”

From Slate

And yet, it also showed that I had accepted a final job offer and that my onboarding status was “EOD”—Entered On Duty, the start of an enlistment period.

From Slate

I moused over the exclamation mark next to “Onboarding” and a helpful pop-up appeared.

From Slate

He said the crew deployed their "onboarding training" to "manage unexpected medical situations."

From Barron's

Most Nooglers are also matched with an onboarding “buddy,” a peer who can help with job-related questions or provide social and emotional support.

From The Wall Street Journal