Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Welcome!

One of the most overlooked items when someone starts a new job is a "Welcome!" sheet that spells out the network services and any computer policies.

Items such as these listed below can help someone hit the ground running on their first day:
  • Where to find the printers
  • E-mail rules and limitations (i.e. No attachments over 10MB)
  • Who to contact when things go wrong
  • Internal resources (i.e. Wiki, SharePoint, Intranets, etc.)
  • Acceptable use policies (i.e. How much time is allowed for Facebook)
It only takes a few minutes to create, but can save new employees hours over the course of a year. And time = $.