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Individual learning journeys for onboarding

Use individual learning journeys to give every new hire a consistent onboarding experience on their own schedule.

Individual learning journeys are a strong fit for onboarding: every new hire moves through the same core journey, each from their own start date. You build it once and reuse it for everyone who joins.


Why onboarding is a good fit

  • Every new employee needs the same baseline, but not on the same calendar dates.

  • An individual journey keeps the structure consistent while adapting the timing to each person.

  • The early part can be more frequent, and later activities can be spaced further apart.


What to include

  • A welcome to the company and the team

  • Practical first-week information

  • Tools, systems, and ways of working

  • Culture, values, and expectations

  • Manager activities when you want the manager to support onboarding at the right moments


Tips for a scalable onboarding

  • Start with the minimum every new employee should receive.

  • Use the first day at work as the anchor date when that matches your process.

  • Keep the first activities short, clear, and action-oriented.

  • Let team- or role-specific follow-up happen outside the shared core journey when needed.

To enrol new hires automatically as they appear in your directory, see Automatic onboarding with a dynamic list.

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