New hire orientation is how an organization welcomes a new employee into its company. The purpose of this orientation is for your new hire to feel comfortable and to adjust and onboard as quickly as possible. The better your onboarding process, the less likely the employee will quit. New hire orientation could include safety training, walk-throughs of various departments, job shadowing opportunities, employee benefits reviews, introductions to multiple stakeholders and co-workers, an overview of the company culture and history, and any other information required for their success. Talk to the interviewer about your experience putting together new hire orientation programs or leading them. Talk in detail about any roles you have played regarding new hire orientations, so your interviewer gets a feel for how well you'll be able to handle this if hired at their organization.

"During my HR career, I have led many different aspects of the employee orientation process. I strongly believe that a flawless orientation and onboarding process will greatly increase an employees' desire to stay with their new employer long-term. At my current company, when I first joined, their process was pretty weak. I took about a month to dive into the orientation and revamped the program entirely. I have included more information on the organizational structure, expectations, and company culture. Now that the new hires feel more comfortable and welcome, our tenure rate has increased by about 18%. I am very comfortable leading large group orientations. I frequently do so for groups of up to 30 people."