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Onboarding New Team Members

Discover how to create and implement an effective onboarding plan for new engineering team members. Learn to assign mentors, set clear goals, and tailor the process to individual needs to ensure smooth integration and build trust within your team.

Onboarding includes different processes through which new employees are integrated into the team’s culture and business. This process should be very smooth so that the new team members feel supported. Most new members are anxious and worried about joining a completely new and unfamiliar environment. As a manager, it is your responsibility to ensure that this process is not a bumpy ride for them. It should be used to help them understand the team and build a trusting relationship with the rest of the team.

Onboarding process

As a manager, you should have an onboarding plan that includes detailed descriptions of short, medium, and long-term projects that could be assigned to the new hire. The onboarding plan should also include information about the team’s ownership, active ...