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onboarding

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

(business) The process of bringing a new employee on board, incorporating training and orientation.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Onboarding gets your new employees up to speed⟳ twice as fast as separate⟳ efforts to recruit, orient, and manage⟳.”
“As Sunak disappears inside, pursued by the clicks of photographers’ cameras, the new prime minister will begin⟳ a flurry of activity, with civil service staff guiding a new team of political appointees through what is known as “onboarding”, involving everything from computer log-ins to security passes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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