January marks a time of fresh beginnings—not just for individuals but for companies welcoming a wave of new full-time employees. Whether they’re fresh graduates or seasoned professionals, starting a new role can be both exciting and overwhelming. At Kahoot!, we believe effective onboarding is the key to helping new team members feel welcomed, prepared, and ready to contribute to your organization’s mission.
Traditional onboarding methods can sometimes fall short when it comes to keeping new hires engaged and excited about learning the ropes. That’s where Kahoot! comes in. By making onboarding interactive and fun, Kahoot! ensures your new employees feel connected and confident from day one.
Kahoot! brings gamified learning into the workplace, making training sessions more dynamic and memorable. By turning your onboarding materials into interactive quizzes and activities, you not only capture your team’s attention but also improve knowledge retention. In fact, research has shown that gamified learning boosts engagement and information recall—essential for ensuring your new employees are equipped to hit the ground running.
4 tips for engaging onboarding with Kahoot!:
- Interactive presentations: Kick off your onboarding sessions with an interactive presentation that introduces your company’s history, mission, and values. With our new presenter toolkit, Kahoot! Energize, you can upload your PowerPoint or Google Slides and seamlessly integrate polls, word clouds, and quiz questions to reinforce key points. Not only does this keep your new hires engaged, but it also fosters a deeper understanding of the company culture and goals.
- Team introductions with Kahoot!: Help new hires break the ice by creating a personalized kahoot to introduce themselves. Encourage them to include fun facts, hobbies, and career highlights—it’s a great way to build connections and camaraderie among team members early on.
- Policy and compliance training: Let’s face it—compliance training can be tedious. But with Kahoot!’s AI-powered “PDF to Kahoot” feature, you can convert dense policy documents into engaging, bite-sized quizzes. This ensures your employees absorb important information while keeping the experience stress-free and enjoyable.
- Learn in the flow of onboarding with Courses: Create an onboarding course in seconds by linking a series of kahoots and documents and assigning it to new hires to complete asynchronously, at any time during their onboarding program or deliver some parts of the Course live during their first few days. Asynchronous sessions can reinforce knowledge from live sessions or introduce upcoming topics in the onboarding program.
Effective onboarding isn’t just about covering the basics—it’s about creating an experience that empowers new employees to succeed and feel part of the team from day one. By using Kahoot!, you can transform traditional training into an interactive journey that inspires and equips your workforce for success.
Ready to elevate your onboarding process? Explore our features for interactive presentations now.
