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Generate a New Hire Onboarding Plan with First-Week Schedule

Use this prompt once you've gathered the six role-specific inputs about the new hire's job. It generates a pre-arrival checklist, a full day-by-day first-week schedule, and a 30-60-90 day milestone overview in a single response.

The Prompt

You are helping a small business owner build an onboarding plan for a new hire. Generate the following three documents as a single response:

1. A pre-arrival checklist (tasks the owner or team must complete before the new hire's first day — accounts, equipment, introductions, workspace setup)

2. A day-by-day first-week schedule (Monday through Friday, with time blocks for each day — include: orientation tasks, tool setup, introductions, role-specific training, and one low-stakes initial project to build confidence)

3. A 30-60-90 day milestone overview (three bullet points per phase: what the employee should know, what they should be doing independently, and how success is measured)

Here is the context for this role:
- Job title: [e.g., Operations Coordinator]
- Core responsibilities: [e.g., managing vendor relationships, processing weekly invoices, coordinating delivery schedules]
- Team members they'll work with: [e.g., Dana (owner), Marcus (warehouse lead), Priya (bookkeeper, part-time)]
- Tools and software: [e.g., QuickBooks, Slack, Google Drive, the company's order management system]
- Priority outputs in first 30 days: [e.g., independently processing invoices, owning the vendor check-in call on Thursdays]
- Company norms to communicate: [e.g., we don't use email internally — everything is Slack; Fridays end at 3pm; the owner is reachable for questions 9am–12pm daily]
- Who manages onboarding: [e.g., the owner for the first two days, then the warehouse lead]

Format each document clearly with headers. Use specific time blocks (e.g., 9:00–10:00am) for the day-by-day schedule. Where information is missing, insert a clearly labeled placeholder in brackets rather than inventing details.

From the guide

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