Sophie O'Brien

Sophie O’Brien is the founder of Pollen Careers, a job platform on a mission to transform the entry-level job market into a more inclusive and equitable space. As the founder of Pollen Careers, Sophie’s using her experience and passion to help entry-level candidates land a career that inspires them to be their best, regardless of their background or experience level, and encourage employers to ditch outdated screening methods, which often leads to ineffective and biased hiring.

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Four ways startups can improve their entry-level onboarding

Onboarding still remains one of the greatest challenges for both employers and employees. Research by Gallup finds that only 12% of employees strongly agree that their organisation does a great job onboarding new employees and with a staggering 50% of newly hired employees planning to quit soon, that number skyrockets to 80% for those who feel undertrained from poor onboarding, according to research by Paychex.