onboarding
Americannoun
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the process of preparing a new employee to do their job and adapt to company culture, by providing information, tools, mentorship, etc.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of onboarding
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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In 2014, at the very bottom of Springfield’s income collapse, Daniels was working at Horace Mann Elementary, onboarding the new kindergarten class, when she realized something was amiss.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Here are five lessons I learned from the hiring and onboarding process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He‘d push to “invest in simplified onboarding, proactive advising and better counselor ratios.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
ServiceNow helps businesses manage their internal processes like onboarding and human resources.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Allamano noted that professional colleagues in finance have recently started putting “what to wear” back into onboarding sessions for new employees—a sign that the casualization has gone far enough to warrant a correction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
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