Onboarding Checklist
When onboarding a new hire, there are numerous tasks that need to be done. To make sure nothing is forgotten, it’s smart to prepare a basic checklist. Below is a list of things that should be done in preparation for a new employee:
Before the new hire’s first day:
- Set-up the new hire’s office/desk
- Gather necessary software/hardware for the new hire
- Set-up an email address for the new hire (and add it to the company database)
- Set-up a phone/voicemail for the new hire
- Set-up a time-sheet for the new hire
- Prepare parking permit paperwork (if applicable) for the new hire
- Schedule employee photo (for badge) for the new hire
- Gather benefits & payroll paperwork for the new hire
- Have the hiring manager and/or team leader email the new hire to welcome him/her
- Identify an appropriate employee to be the new hire’s coach/mentor
During the new hire’s orientation:
- Make sure the new hire understand his/her benefits
- Make sure the new hire understands what is expected of him/her
- Answer any of the new hire’s questions regarding the position
- Make sure the new hire knows how to use the basic tools to do his/her job successfully
- Give the new hire a tour of his/her office and building (introducing to team members and other staff)
- Make sure the new hire has signed all the required paperwork to begin working
- Arrange for the hiring manager and/or team leader to meet with the new hire after orientation
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