In the First Week

An important part of bringing an employee into your business smoothly is making sure that he or she isn't overwhelmed with information on the first day. There are things that can wait and that don't need to happen on the first day, but which should happen soon thereafter, including:

• arranging for any training that is needed
• ensuring that you cover the following:
  • job description
  • performance expectations
  • schedules
  • recording work time
  • equipment and materials
• asking the new employee at the end of the week if any questions or problems have arisen and deal with any concerns raised