# Onboarding Hr

> Design employee onboarding that accelerates productivity, belonging, and retention in the first months. Use when improving new-hire experience, ramping time, or early attrition.

- Skill: `itsual/onboarding-hr` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add itsual/onboarding-hr`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/itsual/onboarding-hr/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: itsual (https://skillmd.com/u/itsual)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/itsual/onboarding-hr

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# Onboarding (HR)

## Overview

HR onboarding covers the full joining experience: preboarding, first-day readiness, role ramp, culture integration, and early checkpoints. It is a retention control as much as an admin process.

## When to Use

- Redesigning new-hire programs
- Reducing early attrition
- Standardizing manager onboarding responsibilities
- Scaling hiring volume without chaos

## Core Practices

- Start before day one (preboarding logistics and welcome)
- Ensure tools, access, and intro meetings are ready on day one
- Define 30/60/90 expectations with the manager
- Assign buddies/mentors where helpful
- Check in on belonging and clarity, not only tasks
- Collect new-hire feedback and fix systemic gaps

## Principles

- First-week friction predicts disengagement
- Manager ownership beats HR-only orientation
- Onboarding is role-specific, not only company-generic
- Early feedback is cheaper than exit interviews

## Verification

- [ ] Day-one readiness checklist is reliable
- [ ] 30/60/90 plans are expected for roles
- [ ] Early attrition reasons are analyzed