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Introduction of new employees

A checklist for recruiting manager

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As a recruiting manager, you are responsible for the introduction of new employees. To make the introduction easier and to make sure you do not miss anything, we have created this checklist. At the end of the recruiting process, you and the person who will take care of the introduction should make sure you have a plan for the things listed here.

When the recruiting process is finished

  • Choose a person responsible for the introduction
  • Inform the unit about the new employee

Two weeks before the start of the employment

  • Send a welcome email with information material
  • Decide on a time and place to meet on the first day
  • Do you need to put together more information material?
  • Decide which courses are relevant for the new employee

Make sure these things are fixed

  • Place in an office
  • Furniture
  • Computer
  • Telephone
  • Name tag on the door
  • Pidgeon hole
  • LU account (LUCAT-id)

First day

  • Meet up with the new employee
  • Plan for lunch or coffee with the people the new employee will work closely with
  • Introduce the new employee to the colleagues in the unit
  • Show the premises
  • Show the new employee how to use the computer, telephone and printer

First two weeks

  • Give an introduction to the assignments, preferably a job description
  • Plan the rest of the introduction together with the new employee
  • Ask the new employee to write a text for a presentation on the Biology blog (external blog). Send text and a photo to Inger [dot] Ekstrom [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Suggest that the new employee sign up for the following general courses in the Kompetensportalen (external website)
    • What are the implications of being a public employee (online course)
    • Welcome day for new employees (in-real-life course)
    • Basic fire safety training for employees (online course)
    • What is “overhead” and how does it work (online course)
    • LUISA 2022 – LU's Information Security Training for Users (online course)
  • Everyone who will work with animals must take a course in Laboratory Animal Science (on Lund University's Staff Pages)
  • Recommend other courses dependent on the new employee’s assignments

Administrative and technical personnel at the department level

Arrange shorter meetings with the following people:

  • Financial administrator for the unit:
    • Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity Anna Grahn, Anna [dot] Grahn [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Biological Museum Ella Bohlin, Ella [dot] Bohlin [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Evolutionary Ecology and MEMEG Annika Hecktor, Annika [dot] Hecktor [at] bio [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Functional Zoology and Molecular Cell Biology Lena Magnusson, Lena [dot] Magnusson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Human Resource administrator for the unit:
    • Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity Ewa Kralik, Ewa [dot] Kralik [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Evolutionary Ecology and MEMEG Izabella Kehlmeier, Izabella [dot] Kehlmeier [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Functional Zoology and Molecular Cell Biology Sara Bengtsson, Sara [dot] Bengtsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Finance officer:
    • Aquatic Ecology and Functional Zoology Peter Stenild Matthesen, Peter [dot] Stenild_Matthesen [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Biodiversity and Biological Museum Ella Bohlin, Ella [dot] Bohlin [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Evolutionary Ecology Charlotta Thomaeus, Charlotta [dot] Thomaeus [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • MEMEG Galina Magdalena Nilsson, Magdalena [dot] Nilsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Molecular Cell Biology Lena Magnusson, Lena [dot] Magnusson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Communication officers: Inger Ekström, Inger [dot] Ekstrom [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se and Anders Örtegren, Anders [dot] Ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Library: Frida Rosengren, Frida [dot] Rosengren [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se
  • IT: Lennart Okla, Jan Johansson, Michael Olsson, helpdesk [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Principal Health and Safety representative: Erling Jirle, Erling [dot] Jirle [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Janitorial:
    • Ecology building: Caretaker Cecilia Thomasson, Cecilia [dot] Thomasson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se and Bursar Henrik Wendel, Henrik [dot] Wendel [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se
    • Biology building: Service technician Lars Fredriksson, Lars [dot] Fredriksson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se and Caretaker Nils Sundqvist, Nils [dot] Sundqvist [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se

First month

Continuous and regular follow-up of how the introduction is continuing and the new work situation.

After three months

Follow-up meeting about the introduction.

Introduction specific for each unit

All units are different in some aspects. Do not forget to tell the new employee what is specific for your unit. Use this checklist. Maybe you will remember more important things they have to know.

  • Arrange a meeting to get to know each other, discuss the work, assignments and expectations
  • Give an overall description of the work at the unit and how you are organised
  • Arrange meetings with the head of the unit and other key people
  • Arrange a meeting with the lab manager and discuss the lab rules and how you get access to the labs
  • To which networks will the new employee belong?
  • Tell about joint activities; like coffee breaks, lunch and info meetings
  • Tell them about social gatherings outside work; like sports teams, pubs, or game nights, if there are any
Page manager: Inger [dot] Ekstrom [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se | 29 Jun 2023