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Lesson 6·9 min

Hiring & Onboarding New Employees

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The first 90 days determine the next 3 years

Research consistently shows that employees who experience a structured onboarding process are 69% more likely to remain with the company for three years. A great first week isn't just kindness — it's retention strategy.

Managing your recruitment pipeline

Go to Recruitment → Jobs → New job to create a job posting. Each posting has a status (Draft, Published, Paused, Filled, Cancelled) and a type (Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Internship).

Add applicants under the job and move them through stages: New → Screening → Interview → Offer → Hired (or Rejected). Every stage change is timestamped so you can measure your time-to-hire.

The onboarding checklist

When you hire someone, go to HRMS → Onboarding and create a checklist for them. Standard items:

  • Laptop set up and access provisioned
  • Proactiq workspace invitation accepted
  • Benefits enrollment completed
  • Team introductions done
  • First project assigned
  • 30-day check-in scheduled

Assign each task to a person (HR, IT, manager, or the new joiner themselves) with a due date. The checklist tracks completion so nothing gets forgotten in the chaos of a new hire's first week.