Just because the workweek often starts on Monday doesn't mean new hires should start then. Try Wednesday instead to give IT and managers a chance to correct outstanding onboarding issues.

That was one of the recommendations provided by Marina Galatro, SHRM-SCP, an executive HR consultant at Newport Insurance Services LLC in Dallas, during the preconference workshop "Compliance Bootcamp—Fundamentals of HR, Leave and Benefits," at the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2023 in Las Vegas on June 11.

Mondays and Tuesdays can be hectic for existing staff, Galatro said, so new hires can wind up neglected if they have to start then. The first two days of the week may be full of meetings at many organizations, so the new hire might feel at the outset that they aren't contributing to anything—and they might not have a "wonderful experience" during onboarding.

First impressions count, Galatro emphasized, adding that most new hires know within the first six months if they're going to stay.

Before Day One

Galatro said that before day one, whether for onsite or remote employees, employers should:

• Set up space with all the supplies and equipment the employee needs, or ship any company-provided equipment to remote employees.
• Set up technology and e-mail accounts with a generic password, which the employee should change once they've been onboarded.
• Send a welcome-to-the-team e-mail.
• Populate a contact list with helpful contacts, such as HR and IT.
• Set up a work calendar and send...

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