How to onboard a new hire as their manager: preboarding, the first week, expectations and early goals, check-ins, spotting a struggling start, and the 90-day review.
This course guides managers through their part in onboarding a new team member, from before the first day to the 90-day review. It covers preparing access and a plan, the first day and week, setting expectations and early goals, regular check-ins, working with the buddy, HR and the team, and spotting and fixing a start that isn’t going well. It’s written for managers who onboard new hires.
A new hire’s first weeks shape how quickly they become productive and whether they stay. Yet many managers are busy, unprepared and unsure what’s expected of them, so new starters arrive to missing equipment, unclear goals and little contact. Poor onboarding slows people down, and some leave before they’ve settled in, wasting the time and cost of hiring them.
Scenarios and a knowledge check
Web and mobile app, including offline
Content
Lesson 1
Before day one: preboarding, access and the plan
Lesson 2
The first day and the first week
Lesson 3
Setting expectations and early goals
Lesson 4
Check-ins: a 30-60-90 rhythm
Lesson 5
Working with the buddy, HR and the team
Lesson 6
Spotting and fixing a struggling start
Lesson 7
The 90-day review
Builds on
Recommended before this course. Every course stands on its own and restates what it relies on, so none of these is a requirement.
Yes. Every TechClass user license includes the Essentials courses in the Course Library, and this is one of them. There is no fee per course or per learner.
About 60 minutes, in short lessons. It is self-paced, so a learner can stop and continue on any device, including the mobile app, and offline.
Yes. A certificate of completion is issued when the knowledge check is passed, and the completion is recorded for your reporting.
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An Essentials course gives everyone the concepts and rules in about an hour. A Skills course goes deeper for the roles that need it: about 8 hours with practice, a graded assessment and a certificate that lists the skills, licensed per learner.
How to onboard a new hire as their manager: preboarding, the first week, expectations and early goals, check-ins, spotting a struggling start, and the 90-day review.