Plan the first 30 days for a new hire

Build a day-by-day and week-by-week onboarding plan so a new employee knows what to learn, who to ask and what good looks like by day 30.

The prompt

Create a 30-day onboarding plan for a new [ROLE] at my [TYPE OF BUSINESS] with [NUMBER] employees.

Start date: [DATE]
Tools and systems they need access to: [LIST]
Key tasks they must learn, roughly in order of importance: [LIST]
Who will train them: [NAMES]
What "fully up to speed" looks like: [DESCRIBE]

Include:
1. Before day one: paperwork, equipment, accounts, a welcome message.
2. Day one, hour by hour (keep it light and welcoming).
3. Week 1, Week 2, Weeks 3 to 4: what they learn, practice and take over, with a named person responsible for each item.
4. Check-in meetings at day 7, 14 and 30, each with three questions to ask.
5. A day-30 checklist of skills to confirm.
Format it as a checklist I can share with the new hire.

Replace every [BRACKETED] part with your own details before sending.

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