Universal Onboarding Checklist
The purpose of this checklist is to help guide you through the onboarding process with a focus on building knowledge and learning Creative Services (CS) and Marketing & Communications (MarCom) processes via reviewing background materials, asking questions, observing a variety of meetings (from project-specific to recurring), and shadowing other team members on projects.
Become familiar with the campus and its culture, while also building connections with your colleagues!
First Day
- Sign up for new employee ID (to be mailed) – Do this ahead of your first day
- Attend HR Orientation (first morning) – The orientation sessions, led by our HR team, are typically held on Zoom every Monday at 9 am. Please contact Human Resources for scheduling.
- Commuter/Subway/Bus/Parking Passes
- Meet your supervisor at 985 Commonwealth Ave.
- Receive your “Specific Team” Onboarding Guide and new hire checklist
- Receive a quick tour of 985
- Learn how to order supplies for your office/workstation
- Meet with your “Specific Team” (in person or hybrid)
[See below] - Meet with CS Information Services & Technology (IS&T)
- Get equipment (this will be more detailed in each of the departmental checklists as it varies by department)
- Get required software for computer, etc. (again, specified by department need)
- Set up workspace
- Set up phone
- Receive your keys to the office and your desk nameplate
- Review vacation and sick time info
- Review absence tracking on BUworks using your BU email
[Kerberos and two-factor authentication setup needed] - Review the External Affairs Organization Chart
- Meet with the Assistant Vice President of External Affairs, Erica Machut.