Hiring & Onboarding Toolkit
Hiring & Onboarding Toolkit — Hire Well and Set New Staff Up to Succeed
A bad hire is one of the most expensive mistakes a small business can make — and most of them happen because the process was rushed or inconsistent. The Hiring & Onboarding Toolkit gives you one complete, fair process from planning the hire through to the new employee's first 90 days and beyond.
Start with the Read Me First guide, then work through the pack in order: plan the hire and define the role, write the job ad, phone-screen applicants, interview and score candidates fairly, check references, get the offer right, then use the 30-60-90 Day Plan and weekly one-to-ones to set your new hire up to succeed. Two spreadsheets track candidates and onboarding.
What’s inside
- Read Me First guide — how to run the whole process
- Hiring Plan Timeline and Role Brief & Scorecard — be clear on the job before you advertise
- Job Ad Builder and Phone-Screen Script — attract and shortlist the right applicants
- Interview Guide & Question Bank, plus an Interview Scorecard to compare candidates fairly
- Reference Check Scripts and Offer Checklist
- 30-60-90 Day Onboarding Plan and Weekly 1-to-1 Performance Review
- Candidate Tracker and Onboarding Tracker spreadsheets
Who it’s for
NZ small business owners hiring their first employee or their fiftieth — anyone who wants a fair, consistent process without an HR department.
General guidance only — not legal, tax or financial advice.