Purpose
1.2. Automate delivery of safety guidelines, role-specific materials, compliance documents, and training modules.
1.3. Collect digital signatures, staff acknowledgements, and essential documents during onboarding.
1.4. Reduce manual HR intervention by auto-dispatching tasks, reminders, and progress reports to new hires and managers.
1.5. Log every completed step for regulatory audits and operational transparency.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Submission of onboarding request form via web portal.
2.3. Receipt of signed offer letter or employment contract.
2.4. Scheduled onboarding date approaching within specified lead time.
2.5. Manager request for onboarding guide dispatch for a new team member.
Platform Variants
3.1. BambooHR
• Feature/APIs: Webhooks or Onboarding module APIs — triggers on new hire creation, configures checklist tasks.
3.2. Workday
• Feature/APIs: Integration Cloud Connect, Onboarding setup API — auto-syncs new hire data, initiates onboarding.
3.3. SAP SuccessFactors
• Feature/APIs: Onboarding module API, OData — posts new tasks, retrieves checklist completion status.
3.4. Gusto
• Feature/APIs: Employee onboarding API — schedules documentation requests, configures stepwise task flow.
3.5. Deel
• Feature/APIs: Onboard API — configures employment type, tracks document completion.
3.6. Zoho People
• Feature/APIs: Automation rules, Zoho Flow — fires on personnel addition, manages task assignment.
3.7. Asana
• Feature/APIs: Task API — clones onboarding project template per employee, posts checklist updates.
3.8. Trello
• Feature/APIs: Card creation API — creates board per hire, checklist auto-population.
3.9. Monday.com
• Feature/APIs: Automations dashboard, Item API — triggers checklist per staff role.
3.10. ClickUp
• Feature/APIs: Template automation, Task API — generates onboarding workspace and recurring reminders.
3.11. DocuSign
• Feature/APIs: eSignature API — dispatches and tracks signed safety, compliance forms.
3.12. HelloSign
• Feature/APIs: Signature request API — auto-sends waivers, acknowledgement documents.
3.13. Google Workspace
• Feature/APIs: Apps Script, Calendar API — emails orientation invites, shares drive folders.
3.14. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/APIs: Graph API, Teams webhook — dispatches welcome packets, tracks read receipts.
3.15. Slack
• Feature/APIs: Incoming Webhooks, Workflow Builder — DMs onboarding tasks, collects responses.
3.16. Notion
• Feature/APIs: API, Templates Sync — populates onboarding knowledge base, shares checklists.
3.17. Airtable
• Feature/APIs: Table automations, Records API — creates onboarding tracker entries, monitors staff progress.
3.18. Officevibe
• Feature/APIs: Engagement API — surveys onboarding satisfaction, auto-generates feedback prompts.
3.19. Jira
• Feature/APIs: Task automation, REST API — assigns onboarding stories, tracks ticket progression.
3.20. Salesforce
• Feature/APIs: Platform Events, Flows — automates onboarding task list, triggers HR alerts.
3.21. Twilio SMS
• Feature/APIs: Messaging API — texts reminders for document or training completion.
3.22. SendGrid
• Feature/APIs: Email API — schedules and automates onboarding communications, confirmation receipts.
Benefits
4.2. Accelerates new hire productivity by ensuring they have immediate access to necessary resources.
4.3. Reduces HR workload by automating mundane communication and data collection.
4.4. Delivers auditable onboarding records, supporting both internal and external audits.
4.5. Increases staff retention via proactive engagement and consistent onboarding experience.
4.6. Supports scalability — no manual bottlenecks as staff size increases.