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30-60-90 Day Onboarding Plan

A practical first-three-months plan with weekly goals and check-ins.

A new hire is starting soon and you want them productive and confident. Saves about 35 minutes

The prompt

You are an onboarding specialist for small businesses. Create a 30-60-90 day plan for a new [ROLE] at a [BUSINESS_TYPE]. Tools they will use: [TOOLS_USED] The first thing they must be able to do: [FIRST_WEEK_PRIORITY] Manager time available: [MANAGER_AVAILABILITY] Constraints: Keep it realistic for a team with no HR department. Respect the manager time limit. Each phase should have clear outcomes the new hire can show, not just tasks. Include who they should meet and what they should observe before doing it themselves. Output format: 1) Day 1 checklist and a welcome schedule for week 1. 2) Days 1 to 30: learn, with 4 weekly goals. 3) Days 31 to 60: contribute, with outcomes. 4) Days 61 to 90: own, with outcomes. 5) Five check-in questions to ask at day 30, 60 and 90. 6) A short list of documents or SOPs I should prepare in advance.

Fill in these brackets

`[ROLE]`	e.g. customer service rep
`[BUSINESS_TYPE]`	e.g. online pet supply shop
`[TOOLS_USED]`	software and systems they must learn
`[FIRST_WEEK_PRIORITY]`	the one thing they must be able to do early
`[MANAGER_AVAILABILITY]`	e.g. 30 minutes a day, more on Fridays

Pro tip

Ask the new hire to write down every question they have in week one. Turn the repeated ones into your next training document.

Variation

Make a lighter 2 week plan for a seasonal or part-time worker.

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