A friendly check-in email sent at the end of a new hire's first week to ensure a smooth start.
Hi [Candidate_Name],
Congratulations on completing your first week at [Company_Name]! I wanted to check in personally to see how things are going and make sure you have everything you need to hit the ground running.
A few quick questions I'd love your thoughts on:
1. How has your dev environment setup been? Any tooling or access issues still outstanding?
2. Have you been able to connect with [Manager_Name] and the rest of the [Team_Name] team?
3. Is there anything that's been confusing or unclear so far — whether it's codebase navigation, team processes, or company culture?
4. Do you have what you need to tackle your first starter task or onboarding project?
There are no wrong answers here. The first week is about getting oriented, asking lots of questions, and building context. We don't expect you to be shipping production code on day five.
If you've run into any blockers — IT issues, missing repo access, unclear documentation — please flag them so we can resolve them quickly.
Your onboarding buddy [Buddy_Name] is also a great resource for day-to-day questions. Don't hesitate to lean on them.
Looking forward to hearing how your first week went!
Best,
[Recruiter_Name]
[Recruiter_Title] at [Company_Name]