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Reboarding After COVID-19
In this edition of Leaders in Education, we will focus on how to effectively reboard non-teaching professionals
in education back into the workplace.
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Reboarding: The What, Why & How of Bringing People Back Post-COVID
Reboarding is common for staff members who have been away from your organization for an extended time, most often for medical purposes, parental leave, or secondment. Organizations all over the world are starting to think about the return to work as we begin to move past the worst of COVID-19. We will all eventually get back to something that resembles "normal," but how do you effectively bring your employees back on board and ensure they feel safe, secure, and ready to perform? In this article, we will discuss the concept of reboarding, why it is essential, and how to reboard effectively.
Reboarding After COVID-19. Your (Second) First Impression Is Key.
The concept of reboarding isn’t new. Reboarding is how an organization brings an employee back to work after a prolonged period such as a return from maternity leave, sabbatical, or long-term disability. What is new is the sheer magnitude of people who will be returning due to the phasing out of the stay-home orders amid COVID-19. Also new, of course, mass anxiety, concerns for safety, worries about family care, and constant media coverage, to name a few. Here are a few helpful tips and best practices to perfect your reboarding strategy to carefully and continuously communicate with your employees as they come back on board.
Back to Work: How to Strategically Reboard Your Workforce
As a society, we must bounce back to social connectivity to prevent productivity and relationships from being forever damaged. A solid reboarding plan for the workforce allows us to return to work with trust, and with full productivity and engagement. An efficient reboarding method will enable employees to respect differences and look for opportunities to be more creative and innovative. With a reboarding plan, organizations will be able to recognize common goals and ways to accomplish them. Here are a few ideas to keep in mind as you reintroduce your employees to their workplace.
After the Lockdown, Help Employees Reconnect and Learn From Each Other During Reboarding
As we prepare to welcome employees back to work, we need to prepare to help them reacclimate to the organization and re-connect with each other. When they return to work, the environment will not be the same as when they left it. The goal in “reboarding” is to help employees deal with their thoughts and feelings as soon as possible, so the healing begins, and full productivity can resume. Here are some helpful tips for holding a successful reboarding workshop.
Reboarding is about your employees learning new cultural norms, equipment, and space to be successful. The goal of a reboarding campaign is to make employees comfortable as they navigate through the uncharted waters of changing social distancing into safe physical distancing. Turn your reboarding plan into a positive campaign, celebrating your employees’ return to work. Here are ten suggestions to turn your reboarding plan into a positive campaign, celebrating your employees’ return to work.
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What Our JobSeekers Say About Our Career Services
Career Corner: Ask a Recruiter
Referrals are the most significant source of hires for most organizations, constituting around 40% of the workforce. If you're patiently waiting for someone in your network to think of you for an opening on their team, you might be waiting a very long time. Instead, when you see an opening that sparks your interest, it's best to ask yourself: "Whom do I know here?" If you're able to identify someone you know, either personally or professionally, here's a template to enlist their help:
Dear [name],
I hope you've been finding a good rhythm over these last few months and that you're taking care!
I'm reaching out because I noticed [name of org] recently posted a [name of position] position, and it spoke to me. As you know, I'm a big fan of your organization and am excited that you're now hiring for this role. I plan to apply this week.
Please look out for my application [- or - Would you mind flagging my name for the hiring team?] and let me know if it's a fit for the position. If you have suggestions for additional steps I might take to demonstrate my interest in the position, please let me know.
Thanks in advance for your support!
All my best,
[your name]
Need support with your networking and job application strategy? Our team can help! Check out WorkMonger's Career Coaching services to learn more.
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Reboarding: Back to Business After COVID-19
Except for essential services, most organizations have gone fully remote, with their entire staff base working from home or in some cases placed on (temporary) unemployment. Today we’ll be looking at the process of returning to work as restrictions gradually ease. How do you effectively bring your employees back-on-board and ensure they feel safe, secure, and ready to perform?
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FEATURED JOBS AT TEACH
TEACH is a community impact organization currently operating in Houston ISD's predominantly low-income neighborhoods. TEACH focuses on empowering educators by helping them build safe and calm classrooms through intensive training and coaching on classroom management, which focuses on areas such as de-escalation, conflict resolution, building students’ self-image, and nonverbal communication.
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Executive Director
TEACH is seeking an experienced organizational leader who is a bold and strategic thinker, excited about being the public face of TEACH and passionate about the programmatic and partnership work TEACH is doing in the broader Houston community.
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Development Director
TEACH is seeking an experienced development professional who is adept at setting development strategy, managing multiple funding sources and is very comfortable cultivating high-value donor relationships.
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SPOTLIGHT JOBS
TrulyHired is a quick, easy, and tailored job board that specializes in providing JobSeekers with non-teaching roles at impact-driven education organizations. Here are a few of the amazing roles we have available. Check them out and apply if you're interested!
As companies move to remote work in order to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and as an increasing number of workers are being laid off or furloughed, many jobseekers are concerned about the current state of the US employment market.
You might be wondering if you should continue to send out resumes or if you should assume that no one is hiring for the foreseeable future. You may be considering the best ways to go about finding the right opportunity in the current economy.
Despite all of 2020's setbacks, you can and should still be actively working on your job search.
In this recording of our recent webinar, you'll find advice, resources, tips, and best practices to address the impact of COVID-19 on your job-seeking process, as well as on how to change your approach to acknowledge this "new normal."
Announcing Our New Career Technology Platform
As you know, WorkMonger is committed to improving the efficiency of the talent ecosystem in education by leveraging technology to connect mission-aligned professionals with education-focused organizations and schools across the United States. As part of this commitment, we are heavily investing in advanced technologies to make connecting with your next great career opportunity even easier. We are excited to announce the availability of our new technology platform that features an Enhanced WorkMonger Account. You can now manage and update your career preferences anytime, so we can be sure to match you with your next great opportunity.
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