This thesis is focused on gamification and practical testing in internal training of new-hired employees. The main objective was to introduce gamification as a term and show how gamification can help with internal training of new-hired employees. In the theoretical part games and their meanings are defined. Then it is necessary to describe gamification itself with historical evolution and used player types. To understand principles of gamification and player's motivation, game elements and mechanism are defined. Selected examples of gamification divided by fields of applications are at the end of the theoretical part. Practical part describes the gamification environment of tool New Hire Orientation made by MindTickle and practical application of testing at H1.cz. Conclusion contains results and suggested recommendations for H1.cz and for MindTickle.

Onboarding of new employees in the workplace is among the most important and at the same time the most overlooked process in managing human capital. Onboarding is the English term for the introduction as well as the socialization process in new employee development. Onboarding is important because organizations invest time and money to recruit new employees, and therefore cannot afford to have new employees fall into exclusion in the beginning of their careers. Important aspects of onboarding are to help organizations ensure that new employees become more involved in their work, improve their integration into the organization, strengthen their loyalty to the organization as well as reduce employee turnover. Today there are few studies of onboarding in the public sector. The purpose of this study is to first present a proposal for a theoretical model for onboarding for the public sector, then to study an existing onboarding process at Region Gävleborg and then to further develop the theoretical onboarding model. The study has fulfilled its purpose by developing a theoretical model based on theories of onboarding and socialization, models from the private sector, existing onboarding methods and an interview with an HR strategist from Region Gävleborg. The authors have also analyzed the raw data from Region Gävleborg's survey to gain a better understanding of new employees' experience of Region Gävleborg's onboarding. The study started with the development of a theoretical model, then an onboarding model for Region Gävleborg was developed based on mapping of the region's onboarding process. Subsequently, the theoretical model and the developed onboarding model were validated by Region Gävleborg's HR strategist. Furthermore, the study's first drafted theoretical model was compared with the Region Gävleborg’s model as well as an onboarding model from the private sector, which resulted in a further developed new theoretical model for onboarding in the public sector. / Onboarding av nyanställda på arbetsplatsen är bland det viktigaste och samtidigt den mest förbisedda processen vid hantering av humankapital. Onboarding är det engelska uttrycket för introduktion samt socialiseringsprocessen vid nyanställning. Onboarding är viktigt eftersom organisationer investerar tid och pengar för att rekrytera nyanställda och därför har organisationen inte råd med att nyanställda hamnar i utanförskap i början av karriären. Viktiga aspekter av onboarding att hjälpa organisationer att se till att nyanställda blir mer engagerade i sitt arbete, förbättra deras integration in i organisationen, förstärka deras lojalitet till organisationen samt minska personalomsättningen. Idag finns få studier om onboarding gällande den offentliga sektorn. Syftet med denna studie är att först presentera ett förslag till en teoretisk modell för onboarding för offentlig sektor sedan studera en existerande onboardingprocess hos Region Gävleborg och därefter vidareutveckla den teoretiska modellen för onboarding. Studien har uppfyllt sitt syfte genom att ta fram en teoretisk modell baserad på teorier om onboarding och socialisering, modeller från den privata sektorn, befintliga onboardingmetoder samt en intervju med HR-strateg från Region Gävleborg. Författarna har även analyserat rådata från Region Gävleborgs enkätundersökningar för att få en bättre förståelse av nyanställdas upplevelse av Region Gävleborgs onboarding. Studien inledes med att en teoretisk modell togs fram, sedan utarbetades en onboardingmodell för Region Gävleborg utifrån kartläggning av regionens onboardingprocess. Därefter validerades den framtagna teoretiska modellen och den utarbetade onboardingmodell av Region Gävleborgs HR-strateg. Vidare jämfördes studiens första utkast till teoretisk modell med Region Gävleborgs modell samt en onboardingmodell från den privata sektorn, vilket resulterades i en vidareutvecklad ny teoretisk modell för onboarding inom den offentliga sektorn.

The thesis is focused on human resources management and particular activities of the human resources process. The first part of the thesis deals with theoretical starting points, by defining basic concepts and specific HR activities. In the empirical part of the thesis, quantitative research was conducted across the international companies in the B2B market and simultaneously they have the performance of their activities in the territory of the Czech Republic. Then a case study of the selected company was conducted and proposals for improvement in the sub-areas of human resources activities were formulated based on identified problem areas. Furthermore, recommendations for improvement in the field of individual human resources activities are suggested.

Föreliggande uppsats undersöker hur introduktionen av nyanställda, som under pågående Covid-19-pandemi till stor del genomförs på distans, påverkas vad det gäller utformning och kvalitet, samt hur den upplevs av den nyanställde. Studien är en kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv ansats. Urvalet består av personer som börjat ett nytt arbete i kunskapsorganisationer under perioden mars 2020 till januari 2021 och som huvudsakligen introducerats och arbetat på distans. Materialet har analyserats tematiskt och resultatet analyseras och diskuteras utifrån tidigare studier av introduktionsprocesser, lärande och socialiseringsprocesser på arbetsplatser. Resultatet visar att introduktionen i sina beståndsdelar liknar den som sker fysiskt, men att den med fördel kan anpassas mer till de förutsättningar som distansarbete och en mer digital interaktion medför. Moment som sker naturligt i en fysisk miljö upplevs som konstlade när de replikeras digitalt och relationsbyggande, som i tidigare forskning identifieras som den enskilt viktigaste beståndsdelen i en introduktion, tar längre tid, både med kollegor och med arbetsgivaren. Stort ansvar läggs på den nyanställde att själv bygga relationer, söka information, förstå sin uppgift och forma sin roll. Att från arbetsgivarens sida ge stöd genom att visa närvaro och förståelse för att detta sker och tar tid kan öka chansen att den nyanställde upplever sig som värdefull, sedd och därmed även som en del av företaget. / The purpose of this study is to investigate how the onboarding of new employees, which during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic is largely done remotely, is affected in terms of design and quality, and how it is experienced by the new employee. The study is a qualitative interview-based study with an inductive approach. The sample consists of people who have started a new job in knowledge-based organizations during the period March 2020 to January 2021 and who have mainly been onboarded and worked remotely. The material has been analyzed thematically and the results have been analyzed and discussed based on previous studies of introduction processes, learning and socialization processes in workplaces. The results show that activities in the digital onboarding are similar to those that take place physically, but that the activities would benefit from being adapted to the conditions that telework and more digital interactions entail. Elements that occur naturally in a physical environment are perceived as artificial when they are replicated digitally and relationship building, which in previous research is stated as the single most important variable in an introduction, takes longer, both with colleagues and with the employer. A large responsibility is placed on the new employees to build relationships, seek information, understand the tasks and shape the work by themselves. Giving support from the employer by showing presence, support and understanding for this time-consuming process can increase the chance that the new employee feels valued, seen and thus also as part of the company.