# new hire first week schedule
## Metadata

- Canonical URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/new-hire-first-week-schedule/
- Markdown URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/new-hire-first-week-schedule/index.md
- Product: skills
- Category: collaboration
- Tags: curated, google-workspace, hr, onboarding, engagement, surveys
- Updated: 2026-07-14T03:00:00.357428+00:00
## Summary
Create a first-week schedule table for a new hire in Gemini in Sheets, with meetings, training, key contacts, and priority levels.
## Content
> **Attribution:** Prepared by 6DuckLearn. Inspired by [Google Workspace with Gemini Prompting Guide 101 (2025)](https://workspace.google.com).

## 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

- [anonymous satisfaction survey](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/anonymous-satisfaction-survey/index.md): Draft a complete anonymous employee satisfaction survey with answer options covering workload, WLB, compensation and career growth in Gemini in Docs.
- [employee engagement survey](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/employee-engagement-survey/index.md): Generate enterprise-wide employee engagement and satisfaction survey questions using the Gemini app.
- [learning development plan](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/learning-development-plan/index.md): 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](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/new-hire-team-bonding-activity/index.md): 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](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/onboarding-presentation-script/index.md): Draft talking points/script for new hire onboarding presentation using company mission & values doc as context in Gemini in Docs.
- [survey data cleanup](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/survey-data-cleanup/index.md): Clean and standardise an employee survey spreadsheet (fill blanks, normalise labels, remove empty rows) by uploading to the Gemini app.