Questions for New Hires

What one thing strikes you most about your new job?

What aspect of your job excites you the most?

What aspect of your job worries you

Do you feel well prepared for your work?

Would you say that you are starting to master your responsibilities?

Has the help you’ve received been useful or a distraction?

What types of questions have you been asking?

How would you describe the training you have received?

What do you wish you had been told, taught, or shown?

Should onboarding have been longer, shorter, or was it just about right?

How prepared do you feel for the next few months?

Now that we are past the initial onboarding, how would you describe that process?

How did onboarding make you feel more or less confident about performing well at your job?

What type of information would you have wanted more of? Less of?

If you knew someone starting a job at the university, would you tell them that the early days are nothing to worry about?