03/06/2018

How You Can Help New Hires

Brief chats are a golden opportunity to impart knowledge and perspective

One of the best parts of my job is when I get to sit down with new hires, welcome them to the company, and talk with them about what I and my department do.

New hires will have a number of these conversations across departments. It’s a high-level introduction, as I’m trying to give them a feel for what’s going on, rather than walking them through the technical details.

It’s good for everyone, as our departments must work closely and fluidly together to even deliver our core product, much less excel at it. While you can’t learn everything in 30 minutes, a new hire will at least have one friendly face in each department to go to and a starting point for exploring further.

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