OSU Libraries New Employee Orientation Checklist

First Day on the Job

1. What do I need?

• Keys
• Parking information, including first day parking pass
• ID badge and policy
• Buck ID
• Name plate (if applicable)
• Order business cards (if applicable)

2.Where do I work and whom do I work with?

• Tour of office area, break room, rest rooms
• Introduction to immediate colleagues
• Assign lunchtime "buddy" (if no previous plans)
• Provide list of area restaurants, etc.

3.How does the office work?

• Office setup, including supplies
• Location and use of office equipment
• Location and use of computer equipment
  • Computer use policy
  • Explanation of server space
  • Identification of necessary passwords
  • How to use e-mail
• Where to pick up regular mail
• Telephone procedures, including long distance and voice mail
• Payroll procedures, including vacation/personal/sick leave
• Work schedule, including lunch, breaks and schedule flexibility

4.What are the important policies and procedures?

• Food and drink policy
• Fire alarm procedures and location of fire extinguishers
• First aid kit
• Show employee checklist

5.Begin on the job training for employee's specific responsibility

6.Other

First Week on the Job

• Continue on the job training
• Identify/explain scheduled standing meetings
• Important contacts - who to go to for what
• Organizational structure and relationship to University structure; including meeting appropriate Assistant Directors
• Introduction to the Libraries' Web site
  • Basic structure of the site and navigation
  • Information for Library Staff
    • Employee Phone/E-mail List
    • Library Committees and Listservs
    • Form for reporting computing problems
• Introduction to University Web Page
  • Location of Human Resources
  • Directories
  • OSU Profile (mission, vision, etc.) http://www.osu.edu/units/ucomm/points/uprofile.html
• Tour of relevant Libraries locations as needed
• Campus tour (location of post office, Larkins Hall, etc.)
• Emergency Manual/Disaster Procedures
• Accident report forms
• Introduction to HR policies
  • Sexual harassment policy
  • Drug free office policy
  • Workplace violence policy
• Schedule additional training for employee
• Other

First Month on the Job (see OSU checklist)

First Quarter on the Job (see also OSU checklist)

• Continue on the job training
• Attend Library New Employee Orientation
• Attend additional training related to job responsibilities
• Other

First Year on the Job (see OSU checklist)

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Last modified: 9/12/2002