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New-hire onboarding basics

What a small employer lines up after someone accepts: Form I-9 timing, the current Form W-4, workplace posters, and a first-week list.

  • 38 min
  • 6 modules + exam
  • Certificate of completion

For employers, HR, and hiring managers in the United States.

What you will be able to do

  • Finish Form I-9 Section 2 within three business days
  • Use the current Form W-4 instead of inventing a withholding amount
  • Keep a Social Security number out of email and text

Syllabus

  1. 1The offer is not day oneOnboarding starts after the person accepts. It is not the background-check invite.6 min(open)
  2. 2Form I-9Section 1 by the first day. Section 2 within three business days, with the documents the employee chooses.8 min
  3. 3Form W-4Use the current IRS form so you can withhold federal income tax. Do not invent the amount.6 min
  4. 4Posters are not an emailWhich federal posters apply depends on the employer. A welcome note does not replace them.6 min
  5. 5Do not collect the background-check identifiers againThe Social Security number for the report was the candidate's step. Do not ask for it in a text.6 min
  6. 6The first week is a checklistWho they ask, where they sit, and how the job is done. Write it down so the next hire matches.6 min
  7. Final exam10 questions. 80% passes. Opens after the last module.
  8. Certificate of completionYour name, the course, and the date, with a public page anyone can check.

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