Purpose
1.2. Automate collecting new hire information, generating required legal and training resources, and assigning role-based documentation.
1.3. Automate notifications, signature requests, and secure digital storage for completed forms, maintaining compliance and speeding up time-to-productivity.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automated when a manager selects “Initiate Onboarding” in a staff management platform.
2.3. Automatedly triggered on specific hire dates or contract acceptance.
Platform Variants
3.1. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: Webhook for “New Employee Added” event; automate downstream onboarding initiation.
3.2. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: Template API; automates generation and request for legal document signatures.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; automatedly sends welcome messages and onboarding checklists.
3.4. Gmail
• Feature/Setting: Gmail API sendMessage; automates personalized onboarding email delivery.
3.5. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Adaptive Cards API; automates creation of onboarding task cards for new hires.
3.6. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Cards API; automates assignment of onboarding task checklists.
3.7. Google Drive
• Feature/Setting: Drive API file sharing; automates secured documentation access for each new hire.
3.8. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Tasks API; automatedly allocates training modules as tasks for tracking.
3.9. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Tickets API; automates ticket creation for onboarding support requests.
3.10. Workable
• Feature/Setting: Webhook on candidate hired; automates transition to onboarding sequence.
3.11. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Pages API; automated creation of personalized onboarding handbooks.
3.12. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Board automation; automates task allocation and progress tracking.
3.13. ClickUp
• Feature/Setting: Automation for task assignments; automated onboarding templates for roles.
3.14. ADP
• Feature/Setting: Data connector API; automates employee profile creation and compliance docs.
3.15. Workday
• Feature/Setting: Onboarding event trigger API; automates subsequent workflow initiation.
3.16. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Mail Send API; automated multi-stage onboarding notification emails.
3.17. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Programmable Messaging API; automates SMS alerts for onboarding steps.
3.18. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: Files API; automated uploading and sharing of onboarding materials.
3.19. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Process Builder + Flow; automate employment record update and email sends.
3.20. Calendly
• Feature/Setting: Scheduling API; automates individual meeting slot reservations for training.
3.21. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation; automates onboarding email sequences and reminders.
3.22. Google Forms
• Feature/Setting: Form submission trigger; automate data capture and integration into HR workflow.
3.23. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Multi-step Zap; automating cross-platform onboarding actions.
3.24. Freshservice
• Feature/Setting: Service Request automation; automate provisioning of restaurant IT access.
3.25. Box
• Feature/Setting: Automated folder creation and permissioning for secure onboarding doc access.
3.26. GitHub
• Feature/Setting: Repository invitation API; automates developer staff onboarding to codebase.
3.27. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Automation Rules; automates tracking onboarding issues per role.
Benefits
4.2. Automated documentation delivery, reducing paperwork and manual errors.
4.3. Automates compliance record-keeping for legal and training materials.
4.4. Reduces onboarding time, enabling staff to begin roles more swiftly.
4.5. Improves staff engagement through timely, automated communications and reminders.
4.6. Increases management efficiency by automating reporting and progress tracking.