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wp-block-post-title\">How To Create a Standout Employee Experience [Free Guide]<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size\">Published<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-sm-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-29T10:32:53+00:00\">29 Oct 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns content-flex is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sticky-downloadable-title has-light-violet-50-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--24)\"><h1 class=\"blog-template-title wp-block-post-title\">How To Create a Standout Employee Experience [Free Guide]<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-wrapper content-single-content wysiwyg has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\nWe all know that people are the heart and soul of every business. They\u2019re the ones who keep the cogs turning, drive growth and work actively towards achieving goals.\n\nLet\u2019s face it \u2013 without them, you wouldn\u2019t be where you are today.\n\nBut have you ever thought about the end-to-end experience of your employees? Do you think they&#8217;d reflect on their employee experience positively?\n\nWith the job market heating up faster than ever before and \u2018The Great Resignation\u2019 looming, the employment landscape is now shifting power back to employees.\n\nWe know that employees are looking for more than just their regular paycheck. Employees are actively seeking out roles at companies that can provide them with growth, fulfilment and <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-recognition-program\/\">recognition for a job well done<\/a>.\n\nThey\u2019re looking for a well-rounded employee journey that will provide them with meaningful work and connections.\n\nBut, as \u2018The Great Resignation\u2019 comes knocking on employers doors, one thing is clear.\n\n<strong>Employees have never been more tempted to change roles, than now.<\/strong>\n<h2>What&#8217;s in the employee experience guide?<\/h2>\nHaving employees leave is a scary thought for business and HR leaders, <em>but we\u2019re here to help.\u00a0<\/em>\n\nConsidering we spend on average one-third of our lives at work, you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/make-employees-feel-valued\/\">make your employees feel valued<\/a> and positive about heading to work or logging on for the day.\n\nFrom the hiring process right through to <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/employee-exit-interview-template\/\">exit interviews<\/a>, designing your employee experience can make a huge difference when it comes to keeping your team happy, engaged and loyal.\n\nWe\u2019ll show you how to create a standout employee experience that will be so good that your team will transform into <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/create-employee-advocacy-program\/\">brand advocates<\/a> and won\u2019t even consider leaving.\n\n<strong>Download the guide now.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-wrapper content-single-content_secondary_container wysiwyg has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<h2>What is employee experience (EX)?<\/h2>\nThe employee experience can be defined as the overall experience an employee has over the tenure of employment at a company. This refers to the entire employee journey throughout the employee lifecycle, right from the initial attraction stage through to the exit.\n\nIt\u2019s influenced by everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/leaders-guide-company-culture\/\">company culture<\/a> to management style, team communications and <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-wellness-program-ideas\/\">wellbeing programs<\/a>.\n\nRegardless of whether you&#8217;ve designed your employee experience or not, each employee has their own thoughts on your company. Without consideration for this, you may find that your ex-employees share negative views of your organisation with their personal and professional networks.\n<h2>Does employee experience really matter?<\/h2>\n<strong><em>Yes!<\/em><\/strong> Remember that your employee experience strategy can be the difference between attracting high-quality talent and retaining it. If you&#8217;ve got top talent, but they <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-absenteeism\/\">hate going to work<\/a>, they&#8217;re not going to stay around. <em>And what happens when these people leave?<\/em>\n\nThey tell people about their experience. And then their networks tell people and word gets around that you&#8217;re not a great place to work.\n\n<strong>The result? <\/strong>Potential new employees perceive your company badly and are deterred from even considering applying to your business. Eek!\n\nWe&#8217;ve all heard of companies that have reputations based on their employee experience, and it&#8217;s something that business leaders can&#8217;t afford to be a part of.\n\nIt&#8217;s a domino effect \u2014 and when that first one falls, it&#8217;s difficult to rebuild. The employee experience framework is something you need to develop continually and get right.\n<h2>How does employee satisfaction help businesses?<\/h2>\nIn addition to the many benefits that come with designing a great employee experience, it also contributes to improved business performance.\n\nJacob Morgan, author of &#8220;The Employee Experience Advantage&#8221; and avid researcher of the future of work, found that organisations who invest in the employee experience <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/03\/why-the-millions-we-spend-on-employee-engagement-buy-us-so-little\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">result in 4 times the average profit<\/a> and more than double the average revenue.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29394\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Employee-Experience-Jacob-Morgan-Employment-Hero.png\" alt=\"Employee Experience - Jacob Morgan - 91爆料\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" \/>\n\nAccording to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avanade.com\/en-us\/thinking\/workplace-experience\/mit-cisr-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> another research<\/a>, you can improve profitability by up to 25%, if you actively design and develop the employee experience. In this case, even the slightest improvements can have a positive impact on business success. Sounds good, right?\n\nThe employee experience should be viewed holistically. Once you have a general overview of how your employee experience is, you can dive in deeper and break it down according to the employee lifecycle.\n\nIt&#8217;s important to remember that <strong>the employee experience can \u2018make or break&#8217;<\/strong> your business. Your team is your greatest asset and at the end of the day, the ones that steer the ship!\n<h2>How do you create a positive employee experience?<\/h2>\nDesigning a positive experience is dependent on multiple factors such as the type of industry, the type of work performed and the location of your workforce.\n\nA positive employee experience stretches further than the <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-recognition-program\/\">occasional team lunch and free tea and biscuits in the lunchroom<\/a>. It encompasses every aspect of the employee lifecycle from attracting top talent right through to exit interviews.\n\nWith so many factors at play, designing your employee experience is not a one size fits all approach.\n\nIf you&#8217;re looking for more information on designing the employee experience, you&#8217;re in luck!\n\nAt <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">91爆料<\/a>, we like to approach employee experience through the lens of design thinking.\n<h2>What is Design Thinking?<\/h2>\nDesign thinking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interaction-design.org\/literature\/article\/what-is-design-thinking-and-why-is-it-so-popular\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can be described as<\/a>; <em>&#8220;an iterative process in which we seek to understand the user, challenge assumptions, and redefine problems in an attempt to identify alternative strategies and solutions that might not be instantly apparent with our initial level of understanding. At the same time, design thinking provides a solution-based approach to solving problems.&#8221;<\/em>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29395\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Design-Thinking-Process-Employee-Experience-Employment-Hero.png\" alt=\"The Design Thinking Process - Employee Experience - 91爆料\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/>\n\nBut how do business and HR leaders think like a designer and craft a compelling employee experience, I hear you ask? Simples!\n\nRead on as we teach you strategies to think like a designer and create a great employee experience. It will assist in <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/employee-engagement-guide\/\">boosting your teams&#8217; engagement<\/a> and have them performing at the top of their game.\n<h2>Get familiar with the employee lifecycle<\/h2>\nWhen starting out, we suggest taking a look at the employee lifecycle. This forms the pillar of your entire strategy.\n\nFor every stage of the employee lifecycle, you should evaluate and create strategies for each and review how they work together. This way, you&#8217;ll be on your way to creating a robust employee experience that will have a big impact on your business and employees.\n\nWe have included tips for each of these stages in our guide, but here&#8217;s a quick recap to get your toes wet.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25543\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/employee-lifecycle-1.png\" alt=\"designed employee experience - hr trends - employment hero\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/>\n<h3>Stage 1: Attraction<\/h3>\nThis is the first phase of the employee lifecycle and arguably the most important for attracting top talent.\n\nIn this stage, you should consider your<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-value-proposition-evp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> employee value proposition (EVP)<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employer-branding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> employer branding<\/a>.\n<h3>Stage 2: Recruitment<\/h3>\nThe recruitment stage is a very people-focused stage of the employment lifecycle. This is where the candidate and the hiring manager explore whether they are the right fit for the role and company.\n\nIt involves getting to know what drives and motivates them whilst assessing the <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/workplace-culture-bundle\/\">culture fit<\/a>.\n<h3>Stage 3: Onboarding<\/h3>\nThis is where the workplace experience begins, whether on-site or remote. On an employee&#8217;s first day and in their initial weeks, they will gain a sense of the culture and get an overall feel for the company.\n\nNailing this stage of the employee experience is critical for setting them up for success in a way that makes them feel confident they&#8217;ve made the right decision to join your company.\n<h3>Stage 4: Development<\/h3>\nCareer planning, learning and professional development are <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-engagement-trends\/\">essential components of the employee engagement puzzle<\/a>. When your team feels they are learning and growing in their role, they&#8217;re more likely to have a positive experience.\n\nWhen learning and career growth are stunted, this is where they can begin to become disengaged &#8212; something you want to actively try and avoid.\n<h3>Stage 5: Retention<\/h3>\nRetention is often one of the hardest parts to get right when it comes to the employee experience. If you get it wrong, you run the risk of top talent walking out the door (and potentially into the open arms of a competitor).\n\nIn this stage, you need to focus on<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/reward-and-recognition-guide\/\"> reward, recognition<\/a>, career growth and engagement strategies to effectively retain your team of superstars.\n\nIf you nail the retention stage, you&#8217;ll create a team of high-performing, loyal contributors that will continue to go above and beyond in their role &#8212; AKA, the dream employee!\n\n<strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> Check in on employee wellbeing with these <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/employee-wellbeing-survey-questions-template\/\">employee wellbeing survey questions<\/a>\n<h3>Stage 6: Separation<\/h3>\nWhen it comes to parting ways with an employee, the <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-relations\/\">employee\/employer relationship<\/a> is often considered done and dusted once that resignation letter gets handed in. But it doesn&#8217;t (and shouldn&#8217;t) have to be this way.\n\nWhen it comes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/employee-resignation-announcement-email-template\/\">end of tenure for an employee<\/a>, it&#8217;s important you actively listen to their feedback from their exit interview. This can help you improve your employee experience so you can make things better for your current team.\n\n<strong><em>Ready to put your thinking cap on think like a designer?<\/em><\/strong>\n<h2>How to apply design thinking to employee experience<\/h2>\nBefore you get started, map the design thinking process to every aspect of the employee lifecycle. By doing this, you can get a thorough overview of what you need to improve. Not only this, it will keep you on track to achieve a well-rounded employee experience.\n\nWe know that many of you are new to the design thinking process, so we&#8217;ve included a running example throughout this blog, which we will mark with an\ud83c\udf1f <strong>EXAMPLE<\/strong>.\n\nWith this being said, you&#8217;re probably sitting there thinking &#8220;great, but where do I start?&#8221;.\n\nIt starts with research, which leads us to the first part of the process.\n<h3>1. Empathise<\/h3>\nThe first phase of design thinking is to understand the problem you&#8217;re trying to solve on an empathetic level. This forms the basis of the entire process, so it&#8217;s crucial to get this right.\n\nIf you&#8217;ve heard the team &#8216;customer-centric&#8217; thrown around by designers, it just means to put customer satisfaction and customer experience first. Apply this thinking to your employees and be &#8217;employee-centric&#8217;.\n\nWhen it comes to designing the employee experience, this step involves <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/honest-employee-feedback\/\">getting employee feedback<\/a> and finding out:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Who your employees actually are<\/li>\n \t<li>What issues they&#8217;re currently experiencing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFind out what they enjoy, what they find difficult and what they believe would make the biggest difference to them at work.\n\nAll of these questions will determine what can make their overall employee experience at work a better one.\n\nAlthough it may seem overwhelming initially, researching your team can be as simple as sending around <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-surveys\/\">employee surveys<\/a> and asking a few people to participate in a more in-depth interview.\n\nA few questions can provide a lot of insight!\n\nAnother great way to understand your employees is to have them participate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/design\/thinking\/page\/toolkit\/activity\/as-is-scenario-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">journey mapping session<\/a>. By using employee journey maps, you can get to the nitty-gritty of how your team is feeling at every stage of the lifecycle and create a strategy to improve every aspect.\n\n\ud83c\udf1f <strong>EXAMPLE:<\/strong> You gather employee feedback by sending around an initial survey for your employees to complete. Include four questions so you can improve your <em>retention<\/em> (fifth stage of the ELC) strategy.\n\nThese <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/blog\/employee-engagement-survey\/\">employee engagement questions<\/a> might include:\n<ol>\n \t<li>What do you find most challenging in your day-to-day?<\/li>\n \t<li>Rate your learning and development over the past year from 1-10 and explain why.<\/li>\n \t<li>How likely are you to recommend a friend to work here? Why\/why not?<\/li>\n \t<li>How satisfied with the feedback or recognition are you receiving for your work? Why\/why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29390 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Journey-Map-NN-Group-Employment-Hero-1-1024x946.png\" alt=\"Journey Map NN Group Design Thinking - 91爆料\" width=\"1024\" height=\"946\" \/>\n\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/journey-mapping-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nielsen Norman Group<\/a>\n<h3>2. Define<\/h3>\nThe second stage is to define the problems or challenges at hand. You&#8217;ve got your research, so where do you go from here? Remember that this definition will form the centrepiece of your efforts and include metrics to measure over time.\n\nIn the define stage, you have the opportunity to dive deeper into your people analytics to look at common trends. Is your turnover increasing? Have you noticed a drop in the number of people participating in your employee surveys?\n\nThis is the time to take an open-minded approach and analyse where you can improve your employee engagement.\n\n\ud83c\udf1f <strong>EXAMPLE<\/strong>: From the previous step, you find that many employees believe there is a lack of career growth at the company because they feel as though they don&#8217;t have the skills required to progress, even though they have a $500 learning allowance per year.\n\nThe definition\/goal could be: <strong>All employees are using 100% of their learning allowance.<\/strong>\n<h3>3. Ideate<\/h3>\nThe third step is to brainstorm ways you can fix the problems you&#8217;re experiencing. When it comes to thinking outside the box, it&#8217;s important to get your creative brainwaves pumping.\n\nAt 91爆料, we take five minutes at the start of each creative strategy-based session to do an activity completely unrelated to the task at hand. It gets the entire team excited to solve problems.\n\nSome of our go-tos include:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Name all of the things you can make with an X (e.g. piece of string).<\/li>\n \t<li>Draw as many things you can that are round.<\/li>\n \t<li>Two truths, one lie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOnce you&#8217;ve completed this, it&#8217;s time to get to the action by:\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Brainstorming<\/strong> &#8211; bouncing ideas off the team verbally.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Brain dumping<\/strong> &#8211; using post-it notes to individually write down ideas and go through them together at the end of a set time.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Challenging assumptions<\/strong> &#8211; you turn common expectations of scenarios on their head to give you a fresh perspective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAsk people from outside of your HR team to be involved in this process. People in other teams often have a fresh perspective and bring new ideas to the table.\n\n\ud83c\udf1f <strong>EXAMPLE: <\/strong>Using brain dumping to come up with ideas on how your team can be accountable for driving their own career growth.\n<h3>4. Prototype<\/h3>\nThe prototype stage involves the changes you&#8217;ve agreed on in the ideation phase to come to life. The changes made in the prototype stage aren&#8217;t rolled out company-wide, however, can be brought to life and tested on a small group or team of people.\n\nThis stage is used to show you how your changes would come into effect with the wider team. It also allows you to go back to the previous steps if changes need to be made.\n\n\ud83c\udf1f <strong>EXAMPLE:<\/strong> Roll out a professional development plan to one team first and gain their insights and thoughts on the process. This can be on the types of questions asked, how often it is reviewed, etc.\n<h3>5. Test<\/h3>\nAlthough it&#8217;s the final part of the process, this is often the stage that is the most time-consuming. This is because you will often find that processes need to be looked at again and reiterated.\n\nMost of the time you&#8217;ll find yourself going through this process many times because you&#8217;ll be faced with employee feedback you may have never thought of, which can spark inspiration for other ideas.\n\nSee how the diagram below constantly evolves and loops back?\n\n\ud83c\udf1f <strong>EXAMPLE: <\/strong>Roll out the <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/professional-development-plan-template\/\">professional development plan<\/a> to the wider office and gain your team&#8217;s suggestions and feedback.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29396\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-stage-Design-Thinking-Employee-Experience-Employment-Hero.jpg\" alt=\"5 stage Design Thinking - Employee Experience - 91爆料\" width=\"940\" height=\"537\" \/>\n\nAt the end of the day, you need to determine whether or not this part of the employee experience will contribute positively to the business and your employees overall experience.\n<h3>Design thinking employee experience framework recap:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n \t<li><strong>Empathise: <\/strong>You&#8217;ve talked to our employees about how they&#8217;re feeling and now have a greater understanding of their expectations at work.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Define:<\/strong> You&#8217;ve examined our findings from the Empathise stage and identified challenges to solve.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Ideate:<\/strong> You&#8217;ve identified the challenge(s) to be solved and now it&#8217;s time to get all ideas on the table.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Prototype<\/strong>: You&#8217;re now ready to watch your ideas from the ideate stage come to life and test them on a small scale.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Test:<\/strong> You&#8217;ve launched a prototype, learn what works and what doesn&#8217;t and now you&#8217;re ready to test your idea on a grander scale.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nDesigning thinking isn&#8217;t just for designers. This method can be a powerful way to solve long-standing problems and bring new ideas to life.\n\nEquipped with what you&#8217;ve learnt here, go forth and review each stage of your employee experience within the view of design thinking.\n\nWe know you will be pleasantly surprised with the outcome!\n<h2>Employee experience is key to employee engagement<\/h2>\nWe know that <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/my\/resources\/wellness-at-work-report\/\">engaged employees are more likely to be innovative<\/a> in their roles than their unhappy counterparts. Whilst it can be easy to overlook the entire process, going back to basics and reviewing each phase of the employee journey can help nail your experience for your team\n\nWhen you&#8217;re determined to create a positive employee experience, you can be on your way to creating a high-performing, engaged workforce in no time!\n\nOverwhelmed and don&#8217;t know where to start? 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