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title: Onboarding checklist
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createdAt: 2026-05-08T14:07:54.054Z
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Use this page as a structured onboarding checklist to help new team members ramp up quickly and confidently. Customize each section based on your team’s real processes.

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Welcome aboard! Follow this checklist to get oriented, connected, and ready to contribute.
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## Onboarding overview

Give new teammates a clear sense of what to expect during their onboarding journey. Add a short summary of your onboarding philosophy or goals here.

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Complete pre‑start setup
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Meet your team and complete required training
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Start contributing to real projects
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## Before day 1

Help new teammates prepare before they officially start:

- Create necessary accounts
- Ensure permissions and access are provisioned
- Share relevant documentation or policies
- Provide hardware or credential requirements

## First week

Introduce teammates to people, processes, and tools:

- Meet the team and key collaborators
- Complete required training modules
- Set up development or work environment
- Walk through core tools, dashboards, or systems
- Pair with a buddy or mentor

## First month

Guide teammates toward full productivity:

- Start their first real project or task
- Review role expectations and success metrics
- Set up regular check‑ins with manager or mentor
- Encourage questions, feedback, and process improvements

## Best practices for onboarding

Tips to help onboarding run smoothly:

- Assign a buddy or mentor for the first few weeks
- Encourage new hires to take notes and ask questions
- Provide small, confidence‑building tasks early on
- Avoid overwhelming new teammates with too much information at once
- Review progress regularly and adjust the plan as needed

## What to read next

Point new team members toward useful internal resources:

- [Team handbook](docId\:Lxwf_7iVQNLBou6NJiovD) – Culture and communication norms
- [Engineering docs](docId\:F7L6Z71MnR6RB72kObx7Y) – Architecture, development workflows, and runbooks
- [Decisions (ADR template)](docId:8hUiGD0OjVInUPUf21X7j) – How your team records key decisions

Customize this checklist to reflect your real onboarding experience and tools.