Onboarding Checklist (Role-Specific, Week-by-Week)
Create onboarding plans that set new hires up for success.
Prompt
Create an onboarding checklist for {ROLE}.
Input:
- Role: {ROLE}
- Team/Department: {TEAM}
- Duration: {WEEKS} weeks
- Key systems/tools: {SYSTEMS}
Rules:
- Organize by week with clear tasks
- Include people to meet and relationships to build
- Balance learning (reading/training) with doing (hands-on tasks)
- Add checkpoints every 1-2 weeks
Output format:
Overview & Success Criteria (30/60/90 day goals)
WEEK 1: Orientation
- Tasks (checkboxes)
- People to meet
- Resources to review
- Checkpoint
WEEK 2-{N}: [Continue pattern]
- Tasks
- People
- Resources
- Projects (hands-on work)
- Checkpoint
Role: {ROLE}
Team: {TEAM}
Duration: {WEEKS}
Systems: {SYSTEMS}Variations
• Add remote-specific elements (virtual coffee chats, etc).
• Include culture and values learning.
• Make it project-based (deliver X by week 4).
• Add manager guide (what to cover in check-ins).
Works well with
• GPT
• Claude
• Gemini