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What If New Hires Were Productive in Weeks, Not Months?

New employees take 3-6 months to become fully productive. They ask the same questions every new hire asks. Give them instant answers with an AI-powered onboarding knowledge base.

The Onboarding Problem: Time to Productivity

New hires take 3-6 months to become fully productive

Every new employee needs time to learn systems, processes, and company culture. But 30-50% of that time is spent asking questions that could be answered instantly.

They ask the same questions every new hire asks

"How do I submit expenses?" "What tools does the team use?" "Who do I contact for IT?" — The same 50 questions, every single time.

Managers spend hours answering basic questions

Managers spend 10-15 hours in the first month answering onboarding questions instead of focusing on strategic mentoring.

Training materials are scattered across 20 documents

Onboarding docs, team wikis, process guides, tool documentation—all in different places. New hires don't know where to look.

New hires feel stupid asking "basic" questions

They don't want to bother their manager or seem incompetent, so they struggle in silence or waste time searching.

The ROI of Faster Onboarding

If the average new hire takes 90 days to reach full productivity, and AI reduces that by 30%, that's ~27 days of additional productive work per new hire.

At a $50,000 salary, that's approximately $3,700 additional value per new hire in their first quarter.

Annual Value (10 New Hires)
Time to productivity reduction30% (27 days)
Value per new hire ($50k salary)$3,700
Total annual value (10 hires)$37,000

Manager time saved: 10-15 hours per new hire × 10 hires = 100-150 hours per year not spent answering the same onboarding questions.

Questions Every New Hire Has

Instead of interrupting their manager or searching through 20 documents, new hires can ask questions and get instant cited answers.

Tools & Systems

  • • How do I set up my email signature?
  • • What project management tool do we use?
  • • How do I access the CRM?
  • • Where are the design assets stored?

Processes & Workflows

  • • What's the process for submitting work?
  • • How do we handle client requests?
  • • What's the approval workflow for expenses?
  • • How do I request time off?

Schedules & Deadlines

  • • When is the weekly team meeting?
  • • What are the key project deadlines?
  • • When do timesheets need to be submitted?
  • • What's the sprint schedule?

People & Resources

  • • Who do I contact for IT issues?
  • • Who approves expense reports?
  • • Where is the employee handbook?
  • • Who handles vendor relationships?

Set Up a New Hire Knowledge Base in 10 Minutes

1

Upload Existing Training Docs, SOPs, Handbooks

Gather all your onboarding materials: training guides, team wikis, process docs, tool documentation, employee handbook. Upload them all—no reformatting needed.

2

Share Access Link with New Hires

On day one, give new hires access to the onboarding knowledge base. They can ask questions anytime, 24/7.

3

New Hires Ask Questions, Get Instant Answers

Instead of waiting for their manager, new hires ask questions in plain English and get cited answers from your onboarding materials.

4

Managers Focus on High-Value Mentoring

With 80% fewer basic questions, managers can focus on strategic mentoring, feedback, and helping new hires understand company culture.

Real Impact

Case Study: Marketing Team Onboarding

Before AI:

  • • New marketing hires took 90-120 days to full productivity
  • • Manager spent 12-15 hours in first month answering questions
  • • New hires felt hesitant to ask "basic" questions
  • • Training materials scattered across 15 different documents

After AI Onboarding Knowledge Base:

  • • New hires productive in 60-70 days (30-40% faster)
  • • Manager time reduced to 3-4 hours for strategic mentoring
  • • New hires confident asking questions anytime via AI
  • • All training materials accessible in one searchable system

Result: $3,500+ additional value per new hire from faster productivity + 8-11 hours of manager time saved per new hire.

Why Teams Use AI for Onboarding

30% Faster Time to Productivity

New hires ramp up faster when they can get instant answers instead of waiting for their manager's availability.

Manager Time Freed Up

Managers spend 10-12 fewer hours answering basic questions, focusing instead on strategic mentoring and feedback.

Consistent Onboarding Experience

Every new hire gets the same high-quality onboarding experience, regardless of their manager's availability.

Measurable ROI Per New Hire

$3,000-4,000 additional value per new hire from faster productivity plus manager time savings.

Cut Onboarding Time by 30%

Create an onboarding knowledge base in 10 minutes. Give new hires instant answers so they ramp up faster.

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