Nothing in your first three months should surprise you. This is the journey every new joiner follows, with who owns each step.
The journey
Before you start
The week beforeA welcome email, your paperwork, your accounts and access, and the Code sent for you to read.
Who owns itPeople & Culture
First day
Day 1A welcome session, introductions, you sign the Code, your access is checked and security is explained, your line manager sets expectations.
Who owns itPeople & Culture and your line manager
First week
Days 3 to 5Meeting your team, your responsibilities and goals, the tools, the first acts and their quizzes, a first draft of your 90 day plan.
Who owns itYour line manager, and you
First month
Days 7 to 30You present your plan and it is fixed, feedback sessions, the final exam, your 30 day review.
Who owns itYou and your line manager
Probation
Days 60 to 90A check in at day 60, your work assessed, the outcome confirmed at day 90.
Who owns itYour line manager and People & Culture
Your 90 day plan is your own list of goals for the first three months.
In your first week you can expect
Time with your line manager every day.
A check in with People & Culture.
To be shown how we use Asana, Loom and Claude, our tools for tasks, meeting recordings and AI, by someone who uses them daily.
Your first real task, with a real deadline.
What is yours to do
Perform. We are a team of high performers, and you are expected to achieve from your first month.
Read the Code before day one, and ask about anything unclear.
Work through these acts in order, and pass each quiz.
Draft your own 90 day plan. Nobody writes it for you.
Keep your tasks and your timesheet up to date from the first day.
By the end of your first week you should be able to answer three questions: who is my line manager, which clients or projects am I on, and what is in my 90 day plan.
Five phases, clear owners, no surprises. If a step did not happen, ask.
Before you move on
Three questions before you move on. Type your answer, send it, then check it.
Your answers stay on this device.1What are the five phases?
The answerBefore you start, first day, first week, first month, probation.
2Who owns your first day?
The answerPeople & Culture and your line manager.
3Which three questions can you answer by the end of your first week?
The answerWho is my line manager, which clients or projects am I on, and what is in my 90 day plan.
No surprises.
Next: who to ask, and where to look.