⏱️ Length
3–5 days spread across one week
Some sessions can be async or optional depending on role and location
🔁 Frequency
Monthly or every 2nd-4th week for fast growing orgs
Can be synced with global start dates for consistency
🧑🤝🧑 Who Attends
All new hires starting the set date
Facilitated by People Ops, Culture Team and Hiring Managers
Guest sessions from founders, team leads and experienced colleagues introducing various areas of the business
🎯 Purpose
To give new employees a structured, warm welcome into the company’s mission, culture and workflows. Cohort-based onboarding builds early connection and peer learning. It builds belonging, reduces ramp-up time and sparks early cross-functional connections.
📋 Agenda
- Welcome & intro to the company mission
- Product or service deep-dive
- Culture, values and operating principles
- Tools & systems overview (Slack, Notion, HRIS, etc.)
- Meet-the-teams or department rotations
- Compliance, IT and admin setup
- Social moments (e.g. virtual coffee, buddy intros, end-of-week wrap)
📍Format
Hybrid
Core sessions are live or recorded for async access
Supplemented by onboarding docs, checklists, and Slack intros
Ideally anchored around a shared schedule with visibility for all stakeholders
📎 Tool Stack
- Docs & Guides: Notion, Google Docs
- Comms: Slack channels (#welcome, #intros)
- Scheduling: Slumpbeat
- Feedback & Check-ins: Lattice, Typeform, Google Forms
💡 Tips
- Assign a buddy or onboarding partner in the first week
- Avoid content overload: spread sessions and balance async/live
- Include real stories from current employees to humanize the material
- Follow up at Day 30 and Day 90 to reinforce key learning and culture fit
Contributor: Team Slumpbeat