Employee onboarding checklist with a 30-60-90 day plan

Onboard a new colleague step by step: preboarding before day one, a calm first week, and talks after 30, 60 and 90 days. Free onboarding template in Plenzu.

10 stepsAbout 7h 50m of workPlanned back from your first working day

What this plan is based on

Preboarding and the 30-60-90 day plan HR teams use, so a new colleague feels welcome and knows what is expected.

The plan, step by step

3 weeks before

  1. Send the contract and a personal welcome30m

2 weeks before

  1. Arrange the laptop, accounts and access45m

1 week before

  1. Choose a buddy for the first weeks15m

  2. Plan the first week: introductions and a first small task1h

3 days before

  1. Share the practical things: time, place, who to ask20m

First working day

  1. First working day

    • Welcome and a tour30m
    • Lunch with the team1h
    • Check that every account works30m
    • Hand over the first small task15m

After the first working day

  1. Talk at the end of the first week30m

  2. 30-day talk: goals for the next two months45m

  3. 60-day check-in30m

  4. 90-day review: feedback both ways1h

30-60-90 day plan

Name: … Role: … Buddy: …

First 30 days: learn - Who is who, how the work flows, the tools. - …

Day 31 to 60: contribute - Own tasks with help close by. - …

Day 61 to 90: take ownership - Works on their own; agrees goals for the next half year. - …

Tip Ask in every talk: what is unclear, and what would have helped you start faster? Use the answers for the next new colleague.

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