It’s never easy being the new guy or new girl in any place – worse still at a new workplace! Here are five tips to onboard a new employee smoothly to ensure a stress-free first week of work.

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Finding and hiring the perfect employee is never an easy task. It takes time, effort, and some amount of irresponsible snacking. But as
excited as you are with a great new hire, you can bet they are thrilled as well, to move to their new workplace. And as they make the
team, keep this checklist in mind so your new hire can tee off and is not stuck, awkwardly, at the driving range.
1. Have their Desk and Computer Logins Set Up: If you are a new recruit, there is no greater buzzkill than a computer that isn’t set
up or a login that doesn't work. As a manager, you have to make sure the new hire’s desk is set up, computers are functioning and
logins provide access, so that your new employee doesn't feel like you are unprepared to have them as part of your team.
2. First Days Are Tough, Make them Easy: First days are always rough for new hires that find themselves in a new place, with new
faces, and new snacks! Ease their transition to your workplace by personalizing their first day and week to reaffirm they made the right
decision to pick you. Make them feel special by taking them out to grab lunch or after-work drinks. Ensure that the rest of the team is
also available to meet the new hire and get to know him/her. No one likes to feel left out, so make sure your new hire is enveloped in
the warm glow of a welcoming team.
3. Who Am I? What Am I doing Here? People assume their new hires know everything about the company because they researched
your website for the job interview. However, the company website does not truly reveal “who you are” and what your main focus and
vision is. Spend a few days acclimating new employees and giving them an in-depth look at your company’s mission, vision, brand,
philosophies and culture.
4. Tell Them What Their First Week (and beyond) Will Look Like: Brief your newest team member on what they should expect in
their first week – in terms of what is expected of them in personal one on one meetings with their manager or their work. Without this
they do not have a path to embark on. And don’t just stop there; you can help your new hires by giving them a roadmap for their first
30, 90 and 180 days of work, so they have clear direction in which way to proceed. How welcomed would you feel if you don’t have a
clue on what you are expected to do!
5. Paperwork is Necessary (in small doses, spread out over a week): HR – don’t stuff a bunch of paperwork down a new hire’s
throat on their very first day. This can be unwelcoming and is impersonal. Paperwork, at the best of times, can be confusing and when
you are a new hire, it could be overwhelming. So, provide the new employee plenty of time and direction to finish the requisite
paperwork. Also, make sure you are available to answer all of their questions quickly and appropriately. Moreover, spreading out any
paperwork over their first week helps prevent new team members from being overwhelmed.
While these tips offer some ideas on how to welcome a new employee, there is nothing easier to make them feel at home (or in this
case, office) than a big friendly smile and a welcoming greeting!
What tips do you have to make a new employee feel welcome in the workplace? Share them here.
Five Tips to Make Your New Hire Love You and the New Workplace
by
Alicia Moustoukas
Marketing Project Lead