From Offer to Impact: Modern Onboarding

From Offer to Impact: Modern Onboarding

This course is part of Recruiting & Onboarding for Today’s Workforce Specialization

Instructor: Evan Kimbrell

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4 modules

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Design onboarding experiences that reduce uncertainty and speed up ramp-up
Build 30-60-90 day plans, feedback rhythms, and early-win systems for new hires
Create scalable, inclusive onboarding playbooks for in-person, hybrid, and remote teams

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There are 4 modules in this course

Learn how to turn onboarding into a repeatable system that helps new hires ramp faster, feel supported, and start contributing with confidence. In this course, you will learn how to design strong pre-boarding touchpoints, personalize onboarding using hiring insights, build practical 30-60-90 day plans, create early wins, and establish feedback and belonging systems that improve retention and performance. You will also learn how to build scalable onboarding playbooks, support remote and diverse hires more effectively, and measure what is actually working so you can improve over time.

What makes this course unique is that it treats onboarding as a full operating system, not just a first-day checklist. Rather than focusing only on paperwork, orientation, or culture in isolation, the course shows how pre-boarding, role clarity, relationship mapping, inclusive practices, feedback rhythms, documentation, async design, and continuous improvement all work together. The approach is practical, manager-friendly, and built for modern teams operating across functions, locations, and levels of experience.

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3 videos9 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 16 minutes

Turning Acceptance into Pre-boarding (Not Dead Time)6 minutes
Personalizing Onboarding with Hiring Artifacts6 minutes
Designing a Confident First Day & First Week5 minutes

9 readingsTotal 200 minutes

Worksheet: Pre-boarding Touchpoint Planner30 minutes
Template Pack: Pre-boarding Email Sequence10 minutes
Exploring pre-boarding and a strong Day One35 minutes
Case Study: Two New Hires, Same Role, Different Onboarding Plans15 minutes
Worksheet: Risk Register to Support Plan15 minutes
Using hiring insights to tailor onboarding45 minutes
New Hire Day One Readiness Checklist10 minutes
Example Pack: 10 Strong First-Week Tasks That Build Confidence10 minutes
Shaping a confident first day and first week30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Pre-boarding and First-Week Planning: Applying Onboarding Basics60 minutes
Module 1 Knowledge Check30 minutes

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 17 minutes

Building a 30–60–90 Day Plan6 minutes
Relationship & Culture Onboarding6 minutes
Designing Early Wins & Safe Learning Zones5 minutes

3 readingsTotal 115 minutes

Planning the first 90 days with clarity and momentum40 minutes
Understanding relationships, norms, and how work really gets done45 minutes
Building momentum with early wins and learning-safe onboarding30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Planning the First 90 Days: Relationships, Early Wins, and Ramp-Up60 minutes
Module 2 Knowledge Check30 minutes

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 19 minutes

Building Belonging: Buddies, Mentors & Team Rituals6 minutes
Inclusive Onboarding for Diverse & Remote Hires7 minutes
Feedback & Check-in Cadence in the First 90 Days6 minutes

3 readingsTotal 110 minutes

Deepening belonging through buddies, mentors, and team rituals35 minutes
Making onboarding more inclusive for remote and diverse hires45 minutes
Strengthening feedback rhythms in the first 90 days30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Belonging, Inclusion, and Early Support in Onboarding60 minutes
Module 3 Knowledge Check30 minutes

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 21 minutes

Playbooks, Documentation & Onboarding Paths6 minutes
Async & Remote-First Onboarding Design7 minutes
Measuring & Iterating Onboarding (Including Re-onboarding)7 minutes

3 readingsTotal 110 minutes

Building scalable onboarding playbooks and guided paths35 minutes
Designing remote-first onboarding that works across time zones40 minutes
Using metrics, retros, and re-onboarding to keep improving35 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Repairing a Broken Onboarding System60 minutes
Module 4 Knowledge Check30 minutes

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