Bulb exclusive | How to build virtual relationships with new starters

The onboarding process has historically been a largely in-workplace experience. Traditionally, this could have included taking the new starter around the office and introducing them to colleagues or going out for lunch with them on their first day.

Yet, over the past year amid the coronavirus crisis, employers and HR have been forced to welcome new starters into their businesses remotely.

This has meant replicating all of the cultural and educational experiences that would traditionally have taken place in person. Altering hiring and onboarding practices to be fully virtual has been quite a challenge for HR. As such, the function will want to ensure that new workers are continuing to get a valuable experience. But what does best practice look like in this area?

Well, the energy company Bulb may well have the answer. Having hired more than 400 people since March 2020, the company has honed the worker experience from day one. As such, HR Grapevine caught up with Lauren Hall, Lead Tech Recruiter at Bulb, to find out how other companies could benefit from its experiences.