A non-HR manager who recently read about socialization in a newspaper asked you to explain the difference between socialization and onboarding. Based on your HR expertise, which of the following is the most accurate response you can give to the non-HR manager?
A. Onboarding is an internal process led by human resources managers, whereas socialization is an external process led by the business unit manager.
B. Onboarding is a short process that provides new employees with basic information (e. g. , email, policies, workmates) needed to do their job, whereas socialization is an ongoing process to instill the desired or expected attitudes, behaviours, and values in new employees.
C. Onboarding is an ongoing process to instill the desired or expected attitudes, behaviours, and values in new employees, whereas socialization is focused on highlighting what core job performance metrics are and helping employees target these metrics.
D. Onboarding is the needs assessment to determine what skills and competencies an employee is lacking and needs to be trained on, whereas socialization is a short process that provides new employees with basic information (e. g. , email, policies, workmates) needed to do their job.