EP 16: Career conversations - how to onboard a new employee, how to manage, how to handle promotions

In our first ever 'solo' episode (as Sriram says - 'we don't have a guest, but we have...each other'), Aarthi and Sriram talk about how to successfully onboard a new employee - both from the employer's perspective and for the new employee. And also, how to handle that first 1:1 with your manager, and the different tactics for onboarding for small startups vs bigger companies. And finally, how to think about promotions at work.

Timestamps

00:00 - Trailer

00:58 - Solo episode

3:00 - Sriram’s experience - first day in the new job

5:38 - Aarthi’s experience - first job after college

8:00 - New job, first day - what should you do?

13:27 - How to get the best out of the first 1:1 meeting

17:00 - First week - what to do

25:00 - Startups - do the onboarding tactics vary from big companies?

34:25 - Manager advice - how to successfully onboard a new employee

41:00 - Sending weekly updates

43:00 - Handling promotions

50:00 - One final tip for new employees

52:40 - Tell us your experience!