Index of Manager’s Tools

Checklists

• Before the New Employee Arrives
• The New Employee's First Days
• The New Employee's First Weeks
• The New Employee's First Six Months
• The New Employee's First Year

Lists and Templates

• New hire actions and documents chart (includes links to university forms).
• Announcement of role and arrival date of new employee.
• Assigning a buddy guidelines.
• Pre-arrival preparation information list.
• Schedule for first day.
• Tour of immediate environments.
• Equipment and supplies suggestions.
• University policies to ensure new employees review.

Manager/Employee Communication

• Assuring a successful first assignment.
• Establishing the foundation for manager-employee communication.
• Clarifying the work group and department.
• Talking about compensation.

The New Staff Quick Start Guide (pdf) is a four-page brochure distributed in New Staff Orientation. If your new hire will not attend the orientation session, or you wish to review the document, you can print it as a four-page document.

Additionally, see the Managers and Supervisors Toolkit created by the Human Resources Information Systems group, which contains information about various processes and procedures related to managing people.