New hire questions
- Checklist items
- 37
- Items due before or on day one
- 17
- Items due in the first 30 days
- 20
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New hire questions run in both directions and both sets belong on the onboarding checklist: what the employer asks the hire before day one, the questionnaire's identity, tax, bank, I-9 and setup items, and what the hire should be invited to ask in week one, because the questions they are afraid to ask are where the first mistakes come from. The onboarding checklist on this site carries both, free and without an account; HeadcountDesk Pro files the answers against the employee.
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The employer's questions, before day one
Legal name and contacts, emergency contact, W-4 and state withholding, bank details, the I-9 document choice, equipment and access needs, accommodations. One questionnaire, each answer landing on a checklist item.
The hire's questions, invited
Who do I ask about anything; what does good look like in month one; how do hours, breaks and PTO actually work here; when is pay day. Answer them before they are asked, in the welcome packet and the week-one conversation.
The stupid-question channel
The named person for the first month exists so the small questions get asked at the moment of confusion rather than after the mistake. Put their name in writing.
Recorded, both ways
The questionnaire's answers file against the employee; the week-one check-in records what the hire asked and what it revealed about the checklist. From the vendors' own pricing pages: Homebase lists Essentials at $24 per location per month billed annually or $30 monthly, with a free Basic plan for one location of up to ten employees; BambooHR lists Core at $10 and Pro at $17 per employee per month; Deputy lists Core at $6.50 per user per month. HeadcountDesk Pro is $24 a month per location.
New hire questions: common questions
What questions should I ask a new hire before day one?
Identity and contacts, tax and bank details, I-9 documents, equipment and access needs, accommodations.
What should a new hire be told to ask?
Anything, to one named person; the invitation matters more than the list.
Is the checklist free?
Yes, with no account. Pro files the answers.
Will it do what you need for New hire questions?
Tell us what your business needs and we will tell you straight whether HeadcountDesk Pro does it today, whether it is coming, or whether you are better off with something else. A person reads these and replies.