Onboarding a New Virtual Team Member

Each time you hire a virtual employee use this recurring checklist to make sure your new hire is set up professionally and is welcomed to the team.

Onboarding a New Virtual Team Member
  • Have a plan in place - for example send them a schedule of what they can expect the next few days. This is also something you can create and reuse

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  • Meet with your current team. Explain new hire's role, tasks, and communication lines

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  • Set up a welcome call with new hire and team. Include the following.

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  • Introduction to the business and the team

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  • The chance for them to introduce themselves and give some background

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  • Have each team members go through and explain what their role is on the team

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  • Explain the core values, mission statement and vision statement for the company

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  • Give a brief overview of what they can expect in the coming weeks, especially if it involves training with other members of your team

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  • You can let your other team members hop off and you can walk through legal stuff, go over the paperwork required and any additional information they may need to have.

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  • Make sure they know their next steps

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  • Make sure your new hire knows how to communicate throughout the company

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  • Set them up on slack on another tool your company uses

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  • Would not recommend email

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  • Adjust your expectations for their first week

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  • Give your new hire time to adjust to their new role

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  • Provide feedback

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  • Give praise or give confidence when needed

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  • Schedule a meeting at the end of the week to regroup and answer any questions

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