How to Onboard a New Employee Without Gaps

To onboard a new employee, the tasks belong to several departments and the coordination belongs to one record. Onboarding run by email loses steps to whoever was busy that week.

What typically gets missed

The items are known and the coordination is not.

Equipment ordered late, arriving after the start date
System access requested on the first morning
Documents collected piecemeal over weeks
Nobody sure what is outstanding on day one

What the onboarding record should hold

The hire, connected to the vacancy they filled
A checklist covering every department's items
Owners per item, using subtasks where needed
Documents, collected through a form
A start date, driving date-based reminders

How to set it up in Jestor

Create the onboarding record in Jestor, triggered when a candidate is marked hired.
Add a checklist covering IT, facilities, finance, and HR items.
Use subtasks where an item needs its own owner and deadline.
Collect documents through a form, chasing missing ones with an update link.
Set date-based reminders counting back from the start date.

Why choose Jestor for employee onboarding?

Because onboarding can be triggered by the candidate's status change in Jestor, the process starts at the moment of the decision rather than when someone remembers.

Subtasks carry their own owner and deadline with no imposed limit, which is what lets several departments work from one record without a coordinator chasing each.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can onboarding start automatically?

Yes, from the candidate's status change. See jestor.com.

Can each item have its own owner?

Yes, using subtasks.

How do I chase missing documents?

With an update link, which edits the existing record.

Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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