Onboarding videos that boost retention by 82%
New hires forget 90% of orientation by end of day. Create engaging onboarding videos that help employees actually retain what they learn. Structured onboarding makes them 58% more likely to stay three years.
Try example prompts
"We spend a week onboarding new hires. By week two, they've forgotten most of it."
You're in HR.
Every new hire goes through orientation.
Company policies, benefits enrollment, tool setup, culture introduction.
It's a lot.
And it varies wildly depending on who does the onboarding, which day they start, and how busy the team is.
New hires are bombarded with information.
Policies, software, team structures, job details.
They're overwhelmed before lunch on day one.
Studies show learners forget up to 90% of new information within hours.
Your carefully planned orientation is leaking out of their heads as fast as you deliver it.
90% of new information forgotten within hours
50% of HR time spent on administrative onboarding tasks
55% of companies say remote onboarding is their biggest challenge
$4,100 average cost per new hire for onboarding
Every inconsistent onboarding is an employee more likely to leave within the first year.
From "information overload" to "I actually remember this"
Before ngram
- New hire starts Monday. They sit through 6 hours of presentations. Company history, benefits overview, IT security, HR policies. By Tuesday, they remember maybe 20%. They have questions but don't want to ask things that were 'already covered.'
- Three weeks later, they make a mistake because they forgot a policy from day one. Four months later, they leave because they never felt connected to the company culture. The exit interview mentions 'confusing onboarding' as a factor.
- Your HR team starts again with the next hire. Same presentations. Same forgetting. Same turnover risk.
After ngram
- Same new hire, same Monday start. But instead of 6 hours of presentations, they get a library of onboarding videos. Company culture in 3 minutes. Benefits walkthrough in 5 minutes. Each tool explained in 2-minute clips.
- They watch at their pace. They rewatch what they need. They reference videos weeks later when questions arise. The information sticks because they consumed it in digestible pieces and can return to it anytime.
- Three years later, they're still with the company. Structured onboarding with video made them 58% more likely to stay. Your HR team creates videos once and uses them for every hire.
Information retention
Onboarding consistency
HR time per hire
3-year retention
Memorable onboarding from your existing content
Ngram transforms your onboarding presentations into engaging videos that new hires actually remember.
Record your best orientation
Give your company culture talk one more time, but record it. Walk through benefits enrollment on screen. Explain policies with your authentic voice. Ngram polishes each recording into professional onboarding content. Your best explanations, available to every hire.
Or create a modular library
Record short videos for each onboarding topic. Culture, benefits, tools, policies, team intros. Combine relevant modules for each role. Ngram ensures consistent quality across all videos. Personalized onboarding paths without creating everything from scratch.
Either way, new hires get engaging content they'll actually remember. Onboarding that scales without scaling HR headcount.
What changes when hr employee onboarding video take minutes
95% retention vs 10% from reading
New hires remember 95% of information from video versus 10% from reading. When employees actually retain onboarding content, they make fewer mistakes, ask fewer repeat questions, and feel more confident. Retention matters.
58% more likely to stay 3 years
Structured onboarding programs significantly improve retention. Video enables structure. Every new hire gets the same quality experience regardless of start date or location. Consistency drives retention.
Create once, use for every hire
HR shouldn't give the same presentation to every new hire. Video scales onboarding without scaling effort. Record the perfect explanation once. Use it for 10 hires or 1,000. Your HR team focuses on human connection, not repetitive presentations.
Self-paced learning that works
Information overload kills retention. Video lets new hires consume content at their own pace, pause to absorb, and rewatch later. Smaller, manageable pieces instead of overwhelming day-one dumps.
Raw recording → polished video in 3 steps
Drop in what you have
30 secondsUpload a screen recording, paste a URL, or add a feature doc. ngram works with whatever's already on your hard drive. No special prep required.
Review before it renders
2 minutesngram shows you the script and storyboard first. Don't like something? Edit it in plain English: "Make the intro shorter" or "Add a zoom on the pricing section." You stay in control—without learning a timeline editor.
Export everywhere
instantOne click: 16:9 for your website, 1:1 for LinkedIn, 9:16 for mobile. Captions baked in. Brand kit applied. Ready to send.
Built for hr employee onboarding video, specifically
Smart Zoom
Highlight what new hires need to see
Automatic zoom on forms, screens, and important details ensures new hires see every step clearly. No more 'where do I click?' questions. Every action is visible and followable.
Learn moreAuto-Cut
Tight videos that get completed
Automatically removes pauses, tangents, and slow moments. Your thorough explanation becomes a focused 3-minute video. Short videos get watched completely. Completed videos mean retained information.
Learn moreAuto Captions
Accessible to all new hires
New hires onboard from offices, homes, and coffee shops. Accurate captions ensure onboarding lands regardless of audio context. Accessibility means no one misses critical information.
Learn moreBrand Kit
Professional first impressions
Your branding applied to every onboarding video. Consistent, professional presentation signals that you care about employee experience from day one. First impressions set the tone.
Learn moreMulti-Format Export
Deliver in any LMS or portal
Export for your HRIS, LMS, intranet, or onboarding platform. Same video optimized for every system. Meet new hires in whatever tools you use.
Learn moreThe old way vs. the ngram way
Ngram Onboarding Videos
Live Orientation
Documents/Slides
Stop losing new hires to
forgotten onboarding
Create onboarding videos that new hires actually remember. 95% retention vs 10% from documents. 58% more likely to stay three years.
Explore More Use Cases
Discover more ways ngram can help you create professional videos.