Always remember that the goal of onboarding is to get the new hire working effectively as soon as possible. Some practical tips to abolish this: 1)Make sure th

Always remember that the goal of onboarding is to get the new hire working effectively as soon as possible. Some practical tips to abolish this: 1)Make sure they have a computer and access to all the systems they need by the morning of the first day. If you offer a choice of equipment, email the hire before they start do you can purchase the equipment in a timely manner. Bonus points if you can preconfigure the computer using a MDM solution. Have instructions on how to set up their computer. This should invite setting up their dev environment, db connections, running tests etc. 2)Pick out a simple bug or feature for the new hire to work on the 1st day. They should be able to finish it that day. Hopefully they should be able to deploy that day. 3) Give a product/domain knowledge demo. This should include any domain knowledge necessary. 4) Print out architecture and database diagrams. Plan out time to review the product architecture. 5) schedule 1:1s with the rest of your team as well as other important people they should know. My current team had new his grab coffee outside the office for this. 6) Assign a dedicated mentor, besides the boss.