Onboarding
A seamless and efficient onboarding process is imperative in setting new hires up for success.
Welcome Center
The Welcome Center is a general Stanford orientation for staff occurring every Monday, except when a university holiday falls on a Monday, when the session moves to the next business day. Orientation is intended to be your new hire's first day of work. Your new hire is strongly advised to attend the Welcome Center. If your new hire cannot attend, they must be provided with thorough onboarding by their hiring manager and local HR Team. There are many advantages of the Welcome Center:
- Provides information regarding critical start-up services: ID Badging, I-9, Parking & Transportation Services
- Increases efficiency and effectiveness
- Enables staff to be "work-ready" on day two
- Sets a strong cultural foundation for success
- Instills the passion of working for Stanford
To enroll a new hire in the Welcome Center, learn more about it, and understand the roles and responsibilities during the onboarding process, please visit the onboarding section of the Manager Toolkit.
Resources & Tools to onboard new staff
- Review Starting the Stanford Journey to understand the importance of onboarding and all the elements involved.
- For onboarding checklists, Day 2, and additional resources, visit Onboarding Process and Tools.
- Ensure your new hire is familiar with the perks of working at Stanford, like employee discounts, recreational facility access, employee groups, communities of practice, and more. You can find all these "Sweeteners" on Cardinal at Work.
Continued Training & Development
To show you’re invested in developing people, meet with your new hire to discuss Stanford’s resources for career support and the performance management plan. Training and development discussions should be done regularly.