HR & People Jargon · Associate level

"Onboard"

"Onboard" means to introduce and set up a new employee or client so they can start working effectively.

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How "Onboard" shows up at work

HR uses it to describe everything from badge activation to mandatory compliance videos. The verb form crept in from shipping logistics and never left, which says something about how companies think about new hires.

Buzzword

We need to onboard the new contractor before Monday's kickoff.

Plain English

We need to get the new contractor started before Monday's kickoff.

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