I remember working with an HR manager last year who ran the same live welcome session every single week. By Friday she looked exhausted. We built a simple employee onboarding video for her team, and suddenly her afternoons opened up. New hires retained more information, and she finally had breathing room. One small shift made a measurable difference.

That experience reflects a broader trend. Gallup’s 2025 State of the Global Workplace report shows that replacing an employee typically costs half to two times their salary. For most mid-sized companies, that translates to $18,000 to $65,000. Gallup also reports that only 12 percent of employees strongly agree their organization does a great job onboarding them. When onboarding is inconsistent, people disengage early, and that preventable turnover adds significant costs.

The good news is that strong onboarding programs, especially those leveraging employee onboarding solutions, can boost retention by 82 percent and get new hires productive 70 percent faster, according to Brandon Hall Group’s 2024 Onboarding Benchmark Study. Video is the tool top organizations rely on most.

Here are five ways corporate video production services can make onboarding and internal communications more effective.

1. Use Evergreen Training Videos to Reduce Repetition and Save Hours Each Month

HR teams spend 11 to 14 hours a month repeating the same information about policies, benefits, and workplace basics, according to SHRM’s 2024 HR Operations Survey. A series of onboarding or training videos can help offload most of that. For example, a SaaS client in San Diego reduced recurring onboarding meetings from four hours to 45 minutes by using video. They saw 82 percent fewer repeated questions, and new hires ramped up 34 percent faster.

2. Use Culture Videos to Help Candidates Understand Your Workplace Before Day One

Candidates want to see the environment they are joining. LinkedIn’s 2025 Workplace Learning Report shows 75 percent of job seekers watch videos before accepting an offer. Using recruitment and culture videos can provide high ROI, helping candidates understand your company culture before their first day.

3. Use Video-Based Training to Improve Compliance Retention

Training and compliance videos improve knowledge retention significantly. Josh Bersin Academy’s 2024 research on video learning found:

Old slide-based training retains 19 percent of information after 30 days
Scenario-based internal communications videos retain 73 percent
Completion rates can reach 91 percent

Video transforms compliance from a box-checking task into training that employees actually remember.

4. Share Leadership Messages Consistently Without Demanding Executive Time

Leaders want visibility, but scheduling them for every orientation can be time-consuming. A short three-minute leadership message, recorded once a year, gives every new hire a consistent experience. We helped a manufacturing company launch an executive interview series that introduced their new intranet. These internal communication videos allowed employees to view information on their own schedule while maintaining a consistent message across the workforce.

5. Turn Employee Stories into Your Most Effective Recruiting Tool

Employee testimonial videos make candidates four times more likely to apply, according to Aptitude Research’s 2025 Talent Acquisition Trends Report. Using recruitment and culture videos lets real team members highlight why they enjoy the company, building trust faster than written content.

Getting Started Does Not Require a Big Budget

You can begin with simple video assets:

A short welcome video
A 60-second culture clip featuring employees
One quick explainer for benefits or policies

Good lighting and clear audio go a long way. Most teams invest $4,000 to $12,000 once and reuse the content for years.

THE BOTTOM LINE

In 2026, attracting and retaining talent will not come from salary alone. It comes from giving people a confident, energizing start. Corporate video production services deliver consistent information, strengthen company culture, reduce preventable turnover, and free HR teams from repetitive work. Stop repeating the same sessions every week and start building onboarding that actually scales.

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References
Gallup: State of the Global Workplace 2025
Gallup: Why the Onboarding Experience Is Key to Retention
Brandon Hall Group: 2024 Onboarding Benchmark Study
SHRM: 2024 HR Operations & Technology Survey
LinkedIn: 2025 Workplace Learning Report
Josh Bersin Academy: The Definitive Guide to Video-Based Learning 2024
Aptitude Research: 2025 Talent Acquisition Trends Report

5 Video Solutions HR Can Use to Save Time, Reduce Turnover, and Improve Onboarding