Employee lifecycle management (ELM) describes an employee's stages when employed by a company. HR plays a vital role in ELM, and it begins even before the employee is hired. Outreach, recruiting, onboarding, growth and training, results, and offboarding are the six stages of ELM. How the firm introduces itself, deals with candidates, invite people into the company, and manages their personal and professional progress are all part of the ELM process.