Tag: Onboarding

All my career, I’ve worked at various startups that have had a very similar onboarding strategy. Because the company (and product) is small enough, it’s reasonable to ask the engineers to run the entirety of the product locally on their machine for development. If this sounds familiar, t...

As Faire’s marketplace has experienced incredible growth over the last few years, so has the size and scope of our Data team. As we’ve delivered more impact by building additional machine learning models, running more experiments, and evolving our tooling and infrastructur...

As Faire’s marketplace has experienced incredible growth over the last few years, so has the size and scope of our Data team. As we’ve delivered more impact by building additional machine learning models, running more experiments, and evolving our tooling and infrastructur...

Effective onboarding means making an emotional connection with our new starters. Here’s three practical ways to achieve that. Emotionally connecting with new starters is incredibly important to the onboarding process. Here in Part Two of my discussion on the subject with David Larter we loo...

Are you planning to hire new employees for your company? If so, what plans have you made for the new entrants? It is important to have a program for onboarding new employees. As you plan, make sure to understand the benefits of onboarding. This knowledge helps execute the plan well. What Is an Em...

The essence of this guide stems from insights derived from the insightful book, “Onboarding: Getting New Hires off to a Flying Start” by Christian Harpelund, Morten T. Højberg, and Kasper U. Nielsen. It explores the nuanced complexities and opportunities of integrating new hires i...

I remember my first day at a new job. I had high expectations and the usual bout of nerves. I got in early and waited for my co-workers to show up. One of them walked in and said “ So you’re the Sean guy?” He then walked off to another meeting — No Handshake. I...

In the landscape of video game design, the first impressions matter immensely. With a plethora of games vying for players’ attention, onboarding has emerged as a crucial touchpoint. Crafting an impeccable, intuitive, and engaging onboarding experience is akin to laying a strong foundation for ...