Six-Month Checklist: Best Practices for Onboarding New Employees

Last updated on January 31, 2024. Originally published October 9, 2023.

Help to establish excellent relationships between you, your new hire, and the people he or she works with across UF. Have a performance conversation BEFORE the six-month probationary period ends.

Expectations and Feedback

  1. Continue weekly meetings to discuss performance expectations and provide feedback
    • Explain what excellent work looks like from your perspective
    • Tell new hire when they are doing well
  2. Facilitate goal setting and assign training as needed
  3. Engage in a focused performance management conversation and focus on their achievements

Questions

  • What’s going well in your job?
  • How were the trainings?
  • What challenges are you facing?
  • How can I help you succeed?​

Build Relationships

Connect new hire to ways to gain a broader perspective of UF.

Critical Actions

Evaluate the new employee prior to the end of their six-month probationary period.

Resources

The editable document below will help your new hire stay on track.