The latest in AI, every dayAI News

Business · September 2, 2026

Build a new employee's first two weeks, day by day

From the role and the tools your team uses, get a day-by-day plan for a new hire's first two weeks: what they should learn, with whom, and in what order.

This prompt turns a new hire's role into a day-by-day plan for their first two weeks, with phases, who's involved, and a checklist of access to have ready before day 1. Describe the role and your team, and fill in the bracketed details.

For: ChatGPTClaude
Full prompt
Act as an HR consultant who specializes in onboarding for small teams without a dedicated HR
department. I'm going to give you the role and my team's context. Your job is to build a
day-by-day plan for a new hire's first two weeks (10 working days), so they arrive with
structure from day one instead of winging it.

The role and my context:
- Role and who this person reports to: [ROLE AND DIRECT MANAGER]
- Team size and who this person will work with: [KEY TEAMMATES AND THEIR ROLES]
- Tools the team uses (projects, communication, the actual system the work runs on):
  [LIST YOUR TOOLS]
- The first thing this person should be able to do on their own, unsupervised: [FIRST REAL
  TASK OR GOAL FOR THE 2 WEEKS]
- Culture or ways of working that aren't written anywhere but everyone just knows: [UNWRITTEN
  NORMS, if any]

With that information, build a plan that:
1. Splits the 2 weeks into clear phases (e.g. orientation, tools and access, shadowing, first
   task with support, first task solo), not a flat list.
2. For each working day, specifies: what they learn or do, who else is involved (if anyone),
   and roughly how long it should take.
3. Flags the 2-3 spots where new hires in a role like this usually feel lost or overwhelmed,
   and how to avoid it.
4. Includes a short checklist of access and tools that must be ready BEFORE day 1, not on day 1
   itself.
5. Ends with 3 questions to ask this person at the end of week 2, to know if the onboarding
   actually worked.

Rules:
- Don't invent tools, processes, or names I didn't give you. If a key detail is missing, mark
  it as [detail to verify] instead of assuming it.
- Prioritize getting this person working independently as soon as possible, not filling all 10
  days with meetings.
- Direct, practical tone, like someone who's actually trained people before, not a generic
  corporate manual.
Short link: wandabuilds.ai/p/hj88

Come back tomorrow for another, or see all prompts.