How to onboard a new teammate
A new person is the best audit your documentation will ever get. Prepare the access, write the short guide and give them something real to ship.
What matters here
- Prepare access before the first day
- Write a short guide to how the team works
- Give a real task in the first week
- Pair them with one person, not everyone
- Check in at the end of week one and month one
Access first
Accounts, repositories, documentation and the calendar invites. Arriving to a laptop with no access is a wasted first day and a strong first impression of chaos.
One guide, not a wiki
A page covering how work is tracked, how decisions are made, where conversations happen and who to ask about what. It should take twenty minutes to read, and it should be updated after every onboarding.
Real work early
A small real task teaches more than a week of reading. Choose something useful and low risk, and let them ship it in the first week so they experience the whole loop.
Frequently asked questions
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Turn talk into a plan
Capture a thought in plain language and let Prysm Note shape it into tasks and a timeline.
Disclaimer
This page is general information, not professional, legal, financial or medical advice. It describes common ways of working and how Prysm Note approaches them. Software changes over time, so details may differ from what you see in the product. Any product, company or brand names that appear are the property of their respective owners and are used only for identification. We do not claim any endorsement or affiliation. Where we compare approaches, we aim to describe each one honestly, including where a different approach may suit you better. Try the tools that matter to you and judge for yourself.