Beyond the Welcome Email: Chris Sadler Sun Prairie Explains Why Preboarding Is the New HR Priority
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The HR Question Nobody Asks Before Day One: Chris Sadler Director of Human Resources on the Preboarding Gap Hiring someone is often treated as a finish line. The interviews are completed. The offer is accepted. The paperwork is signed. A start date is placed on the calendar. From the outside, it can appear that the hardest part of hiring is over. But for human resources leaders, there is another question that deserves much more attention: What happens between the moment an employee accepts the job and the moment they walk through the door on their first day? That period is where preboarding begins—and it is also where many organizations leave an important gap. For Chris Sadler Director of Human Resources , the broader lesson is straightforward: employee experience does not begin at 8 a.m. on the first day. It begins much earlier, often immediately after a candidate says yes. The distinction between onboarding and preboarding may sound small, but it can have ...