Introductions

Be there when your new employee arrives
Meet with your new employee
- Discuss plans for the first day
- Discuss the department’s vision and mission and how your new employee’s job supports them
Invite the manager/director to greet your new employee
Introduce your new employee to their other team members and consider identifying a go-to person within your dept that can be "assigned" to the new employee within your department
Identify other resources (e.g., Staff Human Resources representatives; Union representatives)
Hold a small gathering or go out for lunch together
Make yourself as available as possible throughout the day