Socialization, frequently called “onboarding,” refers to the process of helping employees adapt to a new job and new organizational culture. It goes beyond new employee orientation. For instance, when you begin a new job, accept a lateral transfer, or are promoted, you must make adjustments. You adapt to a new environment that includes different work activities, a new boss, a different and most likely diverse group of coworkers, and probably a unique set of standards for what constitutes successful performance. Although we recognize that this socialization will go on throughout people’s careers—within an organization as well as between organizations—the most profound adjustment occurs when one makes the first move into an organization: the move from being an outsider to being an insider. The following discussion, therefore, is limited to the outsider—insider passage, or, more appropriately, organization—entry socialization. This is an important topic for HRM because failing to help new employees make a connection right away can result in costly turnover. For example, half of all hourly workers leave new jobs within the first 120 days.