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Creating employee engagement and establishing employee loyalty is crucial to any business\u2019s success. However, so much importance is placed on onboarding, that it’s easy to forget the importance of a good offboarding process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the right offboarding process, turning ex-employees into loyal alumni is a breeze. Read on to discover how it\u2019s done.<\/span><\/p>\n

The importance of employee offboarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are several reasons why offboarding matters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Just as onboarding helps new hires transition to their new workplace, offboarding helps departing employees transition to their new situation. With the right offboarding procedures, you can safeguard your company against wrongful dismissal and similar claims, and maintain your business\u2019s reputation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It also facilitates constructive feedback from departing employees that will help refine employer-employee relations in the future. Most importantly, a good offboarding process helps the company maintain positive relationships with ex-employees, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Key components of an effective employee offboarding process<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Conducting an exit interview<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The exit interview is an integral part of most companies\u2019 employee offboarding checklist. It provides both the employee and the employer with a sense of closure. It can also bring issues to light that were previously hidden or not fully realized.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, conduct an exit interview for your exiting employee, and ask the right questions. While asking why they decided to resign is certainly the most immediately relevant, it is not the only relevant question to ask. Need some help? Consult our guide to the <\/span>best exit interview questions<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An exit survey, before the exit interview, can also determine which questions are most pertinent. It\u2019s less confrontational than an in-person interview and gives all parties an idea of what to expect before the interview itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Acknowledging an employee\u2019s contributions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Give credit where it is due. Acknowledge your employee\u2019s various contributions to the workplace, the company culture, and your business\u2019s success. This will show them that you recognize, appreciate and value their efforts while working for the company.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Providing transition support<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Provide transition support to your employees for when they leave the company. They may have been a part of the team for years. In that time, they will have built relationships with their colleagues and loyalty ties to the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this is a component that is too often overlooked by companies when their top employees leave. Yet it is easily addressed with a corporate alumni program.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Building long-term relationships with alumni<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you want to build long-term relationships with your corporate alumni, the offboarding process is a good place to start.<\/span><\/p>\n

By implementing the three components above, you pave the way for further engagement with the company, even after an employee leaves. It is this engagement, built on a foundation of existing loyalty to the company, that will foster a positive long-term relationship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is crucial for the success of any corporate alumni program because each alum offers their former employer continued value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The value of alumni networks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are many benefits to a corporate <\/span>alumni network<\/span><\/a>. But to get the most value from <\/span>your<\/span><\/i> alumni network, you need the right platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aluminate for Enterprise<\/span><\/a> is the solution. It offers a highly customizable and dynamic platform for building alumni networks in any sector. With Aluminate for Enterprise, your alumni network can offer you value in the following ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alumni as mentors<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Corporate alumni also make the perfect mentors for current and future employees. They have the experience and expertise that mentorship demands. And their ties to the company culture mean they will want to help others reach their full potential in the organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aluminate\u2019s <\/span>mentor-matching<\/span><\/a> feature ensures that the best mentoring candidates get matched up with the right mentees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alumni as ambassadors<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Their knowledge of your employer brand and company culture also makes your corporate alumni suitable brand ambassadors. Who better to promote your brand than the people who have worked alongside you to make it the success it is today?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alumni as boomerang employees<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Your departing employees offer value as potential employees. There\u2019s always the chance that one or more of your corporate alumni are the best future employees for upcoming job vacancies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By remaining in contact with them through an alumni network, you can tap into this talent pool. <\/span>Rehiring alumni<\/span><\/a> offers many benefits, especially potentially saving thousands in recruitment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aluminate\u2019s <\/span>digital dashboard<\/span><\/a> is the core of the platform, where alumni can see all news relevant to them, including job openings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alumni as clients<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Corporate alumni make ideal future clients. They are already familiar with the company and with its products and services and feel loyalty to the brand. This means they will be more likely to retain your services or purchase your products, than a competitor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But to reach out to former employees in the hopes of turning them into clients, you need to stay up-to-date with their information. Aluminate\u2019s <\/span>social data sync<\/span><\/a> helps you keep your alumni community data accurate, effortlessly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best practices for offboarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Without the right offboarding program, departing employees may not choose to sustain the connection to the company. These best practices for offboarding will help convince them to remain a part of your corporate community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transparent communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Successful offboarding relies on clear communication, honesty, and transparency. Be transparent in your communication when offboarding employees, and encourage such transparency in return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Allow your departing employee the freedom to be completely honest about their reasons for leaving. You may hear things you\u2019d rather not, but it will open the door to reform if that is needed. Also, by hearing their insights into the company, you\u2019ll know what it takes to re-engage them as alumni.<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating an alumni program for former employees\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

An alumni program can meet many needs. It can create camaraderie, support community engagement, facilitate knowledge transfer, and much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maximize your alumni program\u2019s potential with the right platform, one with features that keep alumni engaged and interacting. Aluminate\u2019s<\/span> Groups<\/span><\/a> feature lets you create sub-communities within the wider alumni network. Here, alumni can interact with like-minded fellow members.<\/span><\/p>\n

Providing continued engagement opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Provide opportunities where your alumni can further engage with the company and with fellow alumni.<\/span><\/p>\n

Host <\/span>farewell events<\/span><\/a> for departing senior employees who were with the company for a long time and are now retiring. Invite top executives who leave the company to networking events. And offer continued <\/span>engagement<\/span><\/a> through your alumni program after an employee\u2019s departure.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For those alumni who cannot attend in-person events, host virtual events on your alumni platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay in touch with your alumni with Aluminate for Enterprise<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A positive offboarding process makes it easier to retain ex-employees as valued members of your corporate community. However, inviting them to join your alumni community is also a crucial part of the offboarding process.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t yet have an established alumni program, you can start one today, with <\/span>Aluminate for Enterprise<\/span><\/a>. We make it easy to stay in touch with your corporate alumni. Best of all, it\u2019s the world\u2019s most customizable online community platform, ideal for every business type, across all sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Request a demo<\/span><\/a> today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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