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Ask for suggestions from our Life Coach for Onboarding Buddy.
Inform the team member assigned as Onboarding Buddy and help them understand the role of a Buddy.
Introduce the buddy with the new hire through Slack or schedule a Zoom call.
Follow-up/Check-in with the Buddy, check how the new hire feels and if any intervention from the Life Coach/Engagement Manager is required.
Ask for feedback from Onboarding Buddy at the end of the onboarding period
Follow up; to understand whether the Onboarding Buddy and new hire are in touch frequently, or if the new hire is facing any issues, intervene where necessary or direct it to the concerned person.
Initial Email From Onboarding Manager
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The initial message from People Ops
This message aims to provide a brief about what the Onboarding Buddy role entails, and what is expected from a team member accepting this role. This message should be shared by the People Ops team with the team member, being suggested as Buddy by the Director of respective svc.
Hello Rajani Havannavar (Unlicensed)
We think that you would be a good onboarding buddy to team up with Yashashree Bedekar (Unlicensed) as they're still getting their feet wet with Axelerant. Yashashree Bedekar (Unlicensed) has joined us today as Frontend Developer L1. Till the time they settle down and adjust to Axelerant's culture, working ways, Yashashree Bedekar (Unlicensed) will inevitably have questions about best practices, workflows, values, culture, communication methods, etc., where you can help them out. People Ops team will always be available for a touchpoint as well!
This role requires your committment to meet your Buddy for a 15-30 mins touchpoint at last twice in a week for the first month (four weeks), and set-up a recurring meeting weekly meeting for the same. Then for the following month, please continue a once-a-week meeting for 15-30 minutes as well. Find a time slot that works for both of you and create a recurring meeting for the following four weeks. Beyond these eight weeks, you are both welcome to continue to meet if you find value and/or fun in doing so!
Rajani Havannavar (Unlicensed) You can refer to this doc on confluence: Onboarding Buddy to understand this role in-depth, and I’ll wait for your response to know whether you’d be up like to take this role as an Onboarding Buddy for Yashashree Bedekar (Unlicensed) .