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new hire first week schedule

Create a first-week schedule table for a new hire in Gemini in Sheets, with meetings, training, key contacts, and priority levels.

collaboration Tags: curated, google-workspace, hr, onboarding, engagement, surveys

Attribution: Prepared by 6DuckLearn. Inspired by Google Workspace with Gemini Prompting Guide 101 (2025).

When to use this

You're an HR manager or hiring manager who needs to give a new employee a clear, structured first-week plan — covering who to meet, what to learn, and how urgent each item is.

What you'll get

A ready-to-use table (Day, Activity, Key Contact, Priority: Low / Medium / High) covering the new hire's first five working days, with training sessions, intro meetings, and onboarding tasks organised logically.

Prompt template

Use this in Gemini in Sheets:

Create a table outlining a new employee's first-week schedule, including key meetings, training sessions, and introductions. Add columns for key contacts and priority level (low, medium, high). The role is [job title] joining the [team name] team.

Fill in the variables:

  • [job title] — e.g. "Senior Software Engineer", "Marketing Coordinator"
  • [team name] — e.g. "Growth", "Product", "Finance" — so the schedule reflects relevant team rituals

Customisation tips

  • Add company context: "We use Google Workspace, Notion, and Slack — include tool setup steps"
  • Specify the manager's name: "Their direct manager is [Name] — include a 1:1 on Day 1"
  • Request remote/hybrid detail: "This is a hybrid role — note which sessions are virtual vs. in-person"
  • Ask for a buddy programme slot: "Add a 30-minute buddy introduction on Day 2"

Iteration suggestions

After Gemini generates the table:

  1. Personalise learning → use learning-development-plan to create a deeper L&D plan aligned to the role
  2. Add a bonding moment → use new-hire-team-bonding-activity to design the first-team-meeting activity referenced in the schedule

Related skills in this workflow

Step Skill What it does
1 onboarding-presentation-script Draft the welcome presentation script
2 → You are here new-hire-first-week-schedule Build the first-week schedule table
3 new-hire-team-bonding-activity Design a team bonding activity
4 learning-development-plan Build a personalised L&D plan

Related skills

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  • employee engagement survey — Generate enterprise-wide employee engagement and satisfaction survey questions using the Gemini app.
  • learning development plan — Build a personalised day-by-day learning & development plan for a new hire on a specific topic using Gemini in Drive.
  • new hire team bonding activity — Design a collaborative team-bonding activity (e.g. scavenger hunt) for a new hire's first team meeting in Gemini in Docs.
  • onboarding presentation script — Draft talking points/script for new hire onboarding presentation using company mission & values doc as context in Gemini in Docs.
  • survey data cleanup — Clean and standardise an employee survey spreadsheet (fill blanks, normalise labels, remove empty rows) by uploading to the Gemini app.