Episode Details

One in three new hires walks out the door within 90 days. That's the sobering reality SHRM put in front of HR leaders in 2026 — and it costs anywhere from $25,000 to $50,000 every time it happens. But companies deploying AI across their onboarding process are seeing dramatically different outcomes: 53% faster ramp times and nearly $1,200 saved per hire. In this episode, we look at three distinct applications of AI that are reshaping the first 90 days — task automation, personalized learning paths, and conversational AI assistants. We dig into real examples from Hitachi, Databricks, and loanDepot. Onboarding is a retention lever, not a checkbox exercise. And the companies treating it that way are keeping more people while spending less doing it.