Onboarding is indeed about completing a checklist. However, it is also about establishing an employee’s first impression of both the company they are working for and their role within it. A strong onboarding system provides the preparation and acknowledgment. Moreover, it also provides the alignment of new hires to the goals of the organization from day to day. Effective onboarding processes build new, productive employees and enhance new hire acclimation to team processes through faster integration into routine activities. Companies using this perspective of onboarding consider it an enduring and ongoing process versus an isolated, singular act. This view is capitalised upon with continued developmental and training support over time.