Developer Lifecycle: How to ensure your developer onboarding is smooth like butter
October 20, 2024
Welcome to our article series on mastering the developer lifecycle. From recruitment to off boarding, we'll explore how to create an exceptional at every stage.
With a well-established lifecycle, developers can be more productive and happier, lowering developer turnover. This therefore saves you not only from nerves but also a lot of money.
Don't expect any official studies from us, but rather our tips that have been proven to work and are developer-approved.
Although we focused on developers, most of the content will benefit any employee over time.
Introduction
Think about it: how effective is your onboarding of new developers? And is it a good experience for newbies?
Ineffective onboarding not only prolongs the development process but also costs you money. It's also one of the things that developers hate to do when it's not done correctly, and it can ruin your reputation right from the start.
How you introduce yourself as a company right from the start can play a crucial role in how quickly a new developer is able to integrate effectively into the workflow, but also whether they decide to stay with you long-term. Last year, of people dropped their jobs in the first 45 days. First impressions definitely matter here.
In this article, we've put together essential tips for quality onboarding that are often overlooked. We've divided our advice into non-technical aspects, which can be handled by HR, and technical elements best provided by your team leaders or senior developers.
Non-technical tips
These types can be useful for onboarding anyone, not just developers.
- Maintain pre-onboarding communication: Bridge the gap between offer acceptance and the first day. Try to maintain a conversation with the newcomer during the whole time. Among other things, you can prevent them from leaning towards another offer before onboarding. In the meantime, you have the following options:
