On September 1, 14 new trainees and dual students started their training or dual studies at TecAlliance. At the beginning, we did not know each other at all and therefore started the first days with some teambuilding games. After the trainee excursion we really started the onboarding on the following Monday and in the following weeks got to know the company and its departments better and better.
Right at the beginning, we received our laptops and were introduced to the thought process behind the workflows at TecAlliance. During this week we were visited by Jürgen Buchert, the CEO of our company. The following lunch gave us the opportunity to get to know Jürgen.
During the following onboarding weeks, getting to know the individual departments at TecAlliance played a prominent role and we were introduced to each department. Previously, we only knew roughly what TecAlliance actually did, but thanks to the onboarding, our understanding of the Business Units and the company itself became better. Therefore everything cleared up and got easier for us to understand. As usual, we went home that evening tired from the many impressions and information, but also optimistic and full of anticipation.
Along with the values and visions of TecAlliance, we were also introduced to agile working and its concepts, so that by the end of our onboarding period, everyone should have at least a basic understanding of the ideas and processes of agile working.
Thanks to the onboarding weeks, we were also well prepared for the start of the theory phases at DHBW, as we were given the opportunity to talk to other graduates and students of our respective programs, thus clarifying any fears and questions we had before the start of our time at the university.
In summary, the onboarding weeks gave us an insight into the company, its products and processes, prepared us for the start of the theory phases and prepared us for the changes which are about to happen in our lives.
