A buddy for every New Hire

Run an onboarding buddy program that new hires remember.

What this presentation covers

What this presentation covers

What this presentation covers

What a buddy does

A buddy helps new hires settle in

A peer answers everyday questions, explains unwritten rules and makes introductions.

Buddy helps you fit in, 30 to 90 days
Mentor helps you grow, 3 to 12 months
Manager helps you perform, ongoing

Buddies, not mentors

Call the roles what you like

Role names are yours, so mentors become buddies and mentees become new hires.

Pairing buddies

Pairs proposed by your rules

Mandatory rules keep each pair in the same location or time zone.

Rules on your fields

Same location, same time zone, a neighbouring team.

Calculate and approve

Proposed pairs arrive scored, and nothing is final until you approve.

Rules on your fields

Same location, same time zone, a neighbouring team.

Standard rules

Add rule

Mentor field Mentee field Rule Mandatory Weight

Focus area Focus area Same No 3

Years of experience Years of experience Greater than No 1

Department Department Same No 1

Languages Languages Similar Yes 2

Calculate and approve

Proposed pairs arrive scored, and nothing is final until you approve.

1Rules on your fields

Standard rules

Add rule

Mentor field Mentee field Rule Mandatory Weight

Focus area Focus area Same No 3

Years of experience Years of experience Greater than No 1

Department Department Same No 1

Languages Languages Similar Yes 2

2Calculate and approve

A 30, 60 and 90 day plan

A plan for the first 90 days

Predefined sessions with date windows give every pair the same structure.

Sessions with date windows

Each session has a topic, a brief and a time window.

A plan for every meeting

Guidance for each side, with questions before and after.

A checklist for the first weeks

Day one, access, introductions and check-ins as tasks.

Sessions with date windows

Each session has a topic, a brief and a time window.

Meetings

3 of 4 meetings done

3Mar Kick-off & expectations Tue · 14:00 · 45 min
10Mar Strengths & skills Tue · 14:00 · 45 min
12Mar Goal setting & career mapping Thu · 14:00 · 45 min Meeting scheduled Schedule a meeting Confirm and book
Networking plan Schedule a meeting

Goal setting & career mapping

Thu, Mar 12 · 14:00–14:45 Join video call

Mentor sees

Mentee sees

Ask about their top three goals and help them pick one for the next 90 days.

Pre-meeting questions

What do you already know about their goals?

Post-meeting questions

Which next step did you agree on?

Bring your top three goals. You will leave with one to focus on for 90 days.

Pre-meeting questions

Which goal do you want to focus on?

Post-meeting questions

How confident are you in your plan?

A plan for every meeting

Guidance for each side, with questions before and after.

A checklist for the first weeks

Day one, access, introductions and check-ins as tasks.

1Sessions with date windows

Meetings

3 of 4 meetings done

3Mar Kick-off & expectations Tue · 14:00 · 45 min
10Mar Strengths & skills Tue · 14:00 · 45 min
12Mar Goal setting & career mapping Thu · 14:00 · 45 min Meeting scheduled Schedule a meeting Confirm and book
Networking plan Schedule a meeting

Goal setting & career mapping

Thu, Mar 12 · 14:00–14:45 Join video call

Mentor sees

Mentee sees

Ask about their top three goals and help them pick one for the next 90 days.

Pre-meeting questions

What do you already know about their goals?

Post-meeting questions

Which next step did you agree on?

Bring your top three goals. You will leave with one to focus on for 90 days.

Pre-meeting questions

Which goal do you want to focus on?

Post-meeting questions

How confident are you in your plan?

2A plan for every meeting

3A checklist for the first weeks

Keeping pairs going

Reminders when a pair goes quiet

Pairs that fall behind get a reminder, and you see them on the dashboard.

Automatic reminders

Pairs that fall behind are nudged without you chasing them.

Program health

See which pairs are meeting and which have gone silent.

Automatic reminders

Pairs that fall behind are nudged without you chasing them.

Program health

See which pairs are meeting and which have gone silent.

1Automatic reminders

2Program health

After the buddy period

Then mentoring, on the same platform

When the buddy period ends, new hires join a mentoring program with one account.

One system, set up for you

All the tools that make management easy

Everything your mentoring program needs, ready to use.

One system, set up for you

Admin dashboard with live program health

Live numbers, program health and what needs attention next.

One system, set up for you

All the tools that make mentoring easy

Give your participants everything they need for mentoring.

One system, set up for you

A mentoring platform made for you

Easy to use, on every device.

Thu · 24 Oct09:00 – 09:30

Emily P.

Fri · 25 Oct14:00 – 14:45

Ryan C.

Mon · 28 Oct11:00 – 11:30

Grace K.

My matches

Emily Parker7 meetings · last 7 Oct

%87

Ryan Cooper1 meeting · last 14 Sep

%12

Grace Kim5 meetings · last 26 Sep

%62

Tyler BrooksNo meetings yet

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Kick-off recording is online16 SepMid-term evaluation form31 AugGuiding career development20 Jun · 6 commentsSee all posts (5)

To-do listsFirst meeting checklist2/3Goal setting1/4

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My matches

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Ryan Cooper1 meeting

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