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    The employee onboarding template that runs itself

    A ready 30‑60‑90 day plan and first‑week checklist for new hires — free to copy. Then turn it into a trackable onboarding course with AI, so every new hire gets the same great start.

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    Editable Google Doc + printable PDF · used by HR & People teams

    Employee onboarding template

    New hire · first week

    Software Engineer · starts Monday

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    • Welcome email & first-day logistics
    • Laptop & accounts provisioned
    • Buddy / mentor assigned
    • Team intro + manager 1:1
    • First-week goals agreed
    What's inside

    A complete 30‑60‑90 day onboarding plan & checklist.

    This employee onboarding template covers every phase — from before day one to day 90 — as a clear employee onboarding checklist any manager can follow. Copy it as-is, or let AI turn it into a trackable course.

    Before day 1

    Set them up to succeed

    • Send a warm welcome email with first-day logistics
    • Ship laptop and provision all accounts & access
    • Assign a buddy and share the team handbook
    • Schedule week-1 meetings and training
    Day 1

    A confident first day

    • Welcome, workspace and tools tour
    • IT, security and payroll setup
    • Manager 1:1 — role, expectations, first-week plan
    • Team intro and lunch with the buddy
    First week

    Learn the ropes

    • Company, product and customer basics
    • Required compliance and policy training
    • Shadow a teammate on real work
    • Ship one small task end-to-end
    Day 30

    Finding their feet

    • Role-specific skills ramp
    • Tools and process mastery
    • First feedback check-in with the manager
    Day 60

    Owning the work

    • Own core responsibilities independently
    • Cross-team introductions
    • Mid-point review against goals
    Day 90

    Fully ramped

    • Operating at full productivity
    • 90-day review and next-quarter goals
    • Career-path and growth conversation
    Free download

    Get the editable template + checklist.

    • 30‑60‑90 day onboarding plan (PDF)
    • First‑week new‑hire checklist
    • Manager & buddy quick‑start guide
    • Role-ready course you can launch in ContentBuilder

    Free · your PDF downloads instantly. No credit card.

    Beyond a doc

    Turn the template into a course new hires actually complete.

    A checklist tells people what to do. A ContentBuilder course trains them — interactive lessons, AI video and quizzes, with completion tracked per hire. Drop in this template and launch in minutes.

    Build the onboarding course free
    Why it matters

    Great onboarding pays for itself.

    40%

    faster onboarding with a standard path

    82%

    of employees stay when onboarding is strong

    3×

    faster time-to-productive for new hires

    100+

    languages, so every hire learns in theirs

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    Onboarding, done right.

    Employee onboarding template FAQ

    An employee onboarding template is a ready-made plan and checklist that lays out everything a new hire needs — from before day one through their first 90 days. It standardizes the experience so every new employee gets the same strong start, no matter who their manager is. Ours covers pre-boarding, day 1, first week, and the 30-60-90 day milestones.

    A good 30-60-90 day plan sets clear goals for each milestone: the first 30 days focus on learning (product, tools, process and required compliance); days 30-60 shift to owning core responsibilities with a mid-point review; days 60-90 aim for full productivity, a formal review and a growth conversation. The template above breaks each phase into concrete checklist items.

    A checklist is the list of tasks to complete; a template is the whole plan — the checklist plus the structure, timing and owners across every phase. This download includes both: a printable first-week checklist and the full 30-60-90 day onboarding plan.

    Yes — it's free to download and use, as an editable Google Doc and a printable PDF. No credit card required. You can also turn it into a trackable onboarding course in ContentBuilder for free.

    Upload the template (or your own onboarding docs) to ContentBuilder and AI structures it into an interactive course — lessons, AI video and quizzes — that new hires complete on any device, in 100+ languages, with completion tracked per person. Book a demo and we'll build it from your content live.

    Give every new hire a great first 90 days.

    Grab the free template — then build it into a trackable onboarding course with AI.

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