You’ve made the hire, now the real work starts. The first days, weeks and months in a new role decide whether a young employee settles in, switches off, or hands in their notice.

This free session from the South London Partnership and Youth Employment UK gives employers the tools to get that critical early period right. You’ll explore how to remove uncertainty before day one, make expectations explicit rather than assumed, and build a transition into work that’s structured rather than sink-or-swim — turning onboarding from a box-ticking exercise into the foundation of retention.

By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:

• Understand why the transition into work is a make-or-break moment for retention

• Use pre-boarding to cut day-one nerves and reduce no-shows

• Make hidden workplace expectations clear and explicit from the start

• Deploy managers, buddies and mentors to support new starters effectively

Meet the Speaker

Lauren Mistry, Deputy CEO, Youth Employment UK

Lauren has worked in HR, Recruitment and Careers Services since leaving university in 2008 where she studied Business Management.

As deputy CEO of Youth Employment UK Lauren leads our strategies on research, insight and best practice across youth and business audiences. She’s passionate about ensuring that all young people get the resources they need to understand and support their best next steps and that there are accessible, quality opportunities available.

Lauren leads Youth Employment UK’s annual Youth Voice Census, the largest Youth Voice survey of its kind. In addition, she is leading Youth Employment UK’s work to launch a first-of-its-kind evidence-based Good Youth Employment Benchmark this year, changing how employers understand and plan their youth employment strategies across the UK.

This webinar is free to attend.

Reserve your place now.