Each time we arrive at Cenareo Video, we ask new employees to make a presentation video. It's a great way to present them to teams. Here is a look back at this onboarding, on video of course!
Since we use video on a daily basis, why not use it as soon as we arrive at the company? It is on the basis of this problem that we set up this process. We'll explain why below.
The presentation video
As you can see in the video above, our dear collaborators were ready to play as soon as they arrived. Onboarding at Cenareo is essential for facilitate integration with other departments.
It consists of make a presentation video taking less than two minutes using, of course, our application. They are then free to make their videos as they wish. This may be by evoking cliches, highlighting old experiences, or adopting a YouTuber style.
To give you an idea of the result, here is Théophile's video:
You can find all the videos of our employees on our YouTube channel.
Why adopt this format?
As they say in the video, having to talk about yourself is something they've never experienced before. The major challenge of this onboarding is to facilitate integration into the company. Where doing it on video is beneficial is that the video is more than just an email. In other words, Expressing yourself in front of the camera engages more the social link only in writing.
In addition, the format facilitates interaction with other collaborators because it allows you to learn about the past of newcomers. The discussion between new and old collaborators will be easier because the subject of discussion will start from the presentation video. The video therefore serves as a springboard for discussion. for your teams.
The results
It is not easy for everyone to expose themselves in front of the camera. However, it should be remembered that it is not a camera in front of you but a smartphone. In our video, Yémi admits that he has never made a video before and that it revealed a new talent to him. Since then, he has been making his videos on a weekly basis in the company of his colleagues.
For your business, the presentation video allows you to put a face to the newcomers announced only by email. It is not uncommon to see that in a company, more than half of the respondents do not know all their employees. By making these types of videos, you will thus facilitate your internal communication while improving the integration of your new colleagues.
And after?
If you were wondering what to do to continue their onboarding process, here are some tips. At Cenareo Video we produce weekly video summaries. The aim of the latter is to summarize each department's week in a short video. The main interest is to strengthen the integration of teams by making them work together.
We also advise you to organize events with them and to involve them with other collaborators. You can always organize corporate activities to build membership. Finally, try to give them a tour of the departments and why not film their experience as we did with the presentation video.
If you liked our article, let us know in the comments. In the meantime, discover our other contents:
Creating a video culture in your business
How do we recruit at Cenareo Video? In thousands of videos!
All the news about digital signage and video
