The table below outlines the key actions and responsibilities across the first day, first week, and first month of a new joiner’s onboarding. It clarifies what is expected from managers, the People team, IT, and other stakeholders to ensure a smooth and engaging start.

Manager Actions

People Team Actions

IT Actions

First day

Introduce new joiner to team Slack channel

Send Welcome to team eCard

Hold Day 1 check in/intro session

Schedule End of first week check in

Send welcome email

Add new joiner to DS Learning path

Send (on personal email) to new joiner an invitation to join Digital Science’s JumpCloud. Login and follow further setup instructions sent to new joiner’s work Google mail inbox

Hold 2 drop-in sessions

First week

Support new joiner in setting up their objectives for the first three months

Schedule meetings with the key players working with new hire

If your new joiner needs business cards please follow the instructions here.

If your joiner is in a country where there is a probationary period, think about how you will manage it using our guide here

Hold People induction. Topics included: DS culture, HRIS (Bob), the People Hub & other Confluence resources, and DS Learning

First month

Schedule End of month 1 check in

Key Stakeholder Group continues to provision necessary accounts and set up additional trainings.


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