Frontline Preboarding App
Less unknowns. Less no-shows.
Reduce first-day no-shows by giving new hires excitement, connection, and confidence to step through the door.
What is preboarding — and why use an app?
Using a preboarding app means you can go beyond sending emails — you can deliver training, share essential info, and help new starters feel part of the team before they even walk through the door.
Keep your new starters engaged with timely reminders
Guide your new starters through what they need to know by using alerts and nudges in your preboarding and onboarding strategy. These can be used to send timely reminders and messages straight to their mobile.
For example, automate suggested reading two weeks before they start, a short piece of microlearning, a what to wear checklist a few days before, and a good luck message the night before their first shift.
Videos to give a personal hello, and break the ice
Your frontline preboarding app allows you to use videos to familiarise your new starter with their new working environment and colleagues.
Have their manager say hello with an Instagram-style intro, show them around their daily place of work or recommend some top lunch spots nearby.
This will make your new colleague feel like they know the team before they have begun. Giving them the confidence to show up on their first day.
Instant access to know-how at the point of need
Without preboarding, newcomers feel anxious, uninformed, and unprepared. They may struggle with first-day jitters, lack confidence, or be overwhelmed by unanswered questions.
Ocasta’s preboarding knowledgebase gives starters access to your essential information, answers to common questions, and resources to hit the ground running.
Confidence from day one.
Know about no-shows, before they no-show
Treat it like cancelling Netflix or your broadband; remind them of the benefits, offer them support, and if they really don’t want to show up, it gives you a heads up of who not to expect.
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No matter how hard we try to eliminate jargon, businesses still use it day in day out. This can be overwhelming for new starters. It knocks their confidence and makes them question whether they want to return after their first day.
Add a jargon buster to the knowledgebase on your preboarding app so staff can instantly search and learn their POS from their cross-sell. Preboarding should be about breaking down those barriers which cause uncertainty and confusion.
Where’s best to eat, park your bike and how to get in!
Cover the simple things which can cause anxiety if left unmentioned.
How long lunch is, where to buy food, where they can lock their bike or park their car. For those hard to find places drop a Google Maps link in to take them straight to the door. Talking about these will remove doubt and worry leaving your new starter feeling confident.
Target the content in your preboarding app so your new employee only sees the info relevant to them.
Embed the know-how needed with microlearning pathways
Give your new starter an easy way to embed knowledge before their first day.
3-5 minute learning snippets mean they can embed knowledge whenever they like; whether they’re waiting for a bus, killing time before an appointment or just excited to learn more about their new role. Your preboarding app makes it effortless to stay knowledgeable.
Microlearning, not testing, to help build confidence
Unlike other tools, Ocasta promotes embedding the understanding, instead of testing your new starters.
Following research by apps like Duolingo, reinforced learning gives new starters the chance to repeat any areas they’re struggling with, with personalised feedback guiding them.
Guide your new starter with simple checklists
Create checklists and tasks for new starters so they are clear and confident on what they need to get ready for their first.
Use the checklists on your preboarding app to make sure they know what uniform they may need and the things they should bring along; like signed contracts, bank details or right to work documents.
Make sure they read & understand important policies
It can be tricky making sure that new starters have read everything you need them to. When you have articles that staff must read such as your workplace sickness policy or data protection information, Ocasta’s acknowledgements prompt staff to read and acknowledge that they’ve understood them.
Think of these acknowledgements as digital signatures; and see who has (and hasn’t) read what before they start their first day. Use preboarding apps to gain control over compliance.
Emails not required
So they get access before they’re set up on your internal systems with no email required.
Just pop a link in your offer letter.
No need to email outdated PDFs or word documents
Updates are instantly reflected on the app, so should there be a change in policy, you don’t have to issue updates, just change the content and issue a notification or news update to those already with the app.
Drag & drop makes content management easy — if you can send an email, you can add content to Ocasta.
Every nudgejargon busterguidetip becomes a moment
that drives confidence to show up.
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