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Description

Younger Generations: Understanding Their Expectations, Onboarding and Retention

One day to onboard young recruits successfully and reduce departures in the first months

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Younger employees arrive with explicit expectations about purpose, pace and the feedback they will receive. They ask questions that established teams sometimes consider out of place. Some leave after a few months without the manager having seen the signal coming.

One day to lead employees at the start of their career. You separate the expectations linked to entering working life from the traits commonly attributed to a generation. You design an onboarding journey that provides clear reference points quickly and you adjust the frequency of your feedback.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish expectations linked to entering working life from generational stereotypes
  • Design an onboarding journey that provides clear reference points from the first weeks
  • Adapt the frequency and format of feedback to an employee at the start of their career
  • Explain a decision or a constraint to an employee who questions it
  • Identify the signals that precede a resignation and open the discussion in time

What makes this programme different

An onboarding journey for the first weeks built role by role
Practice on the questions young recruits actually ask
A signal-spotting grid for resignation risk usable as soon as you return to work

Programme

1What younger employees really expect

Beyond received wisdom

  • Expectations linked to the start of a career and expectations attributed to a generation
  • Relationship to purpose, feedback on work and career progression
  • Importance given to personal organisation and working hours
  • Effects of stereotypes on the welcome given to new joiners

2Onboarding and providing reference points

The first weeks are decisive

  • Onboarding journey from day one to the third month
  • Making implicit rules and team customs explicit
  • Role of the mentor or reference person and how it fits with the manager
  • First assignments given and the level of autonomy granted

3Follow-up, engagement and retention

The relationship is built early

  • Frequency and format of feedback suited to an employee at the start of their career
  • Responding to questions about purpose, prospects and decisions
  • Signals indicating disengagement or an imminent departure
  • Retention conversation with an employee approached by another employer

Who is it for

Managers welcoming trainees, interns and recent graduates, as well as mentors and onboarding coordinators.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.