Templates · Checklists · Self-serve

Onboarding that runs the same way every time

Onboarding is a checklist that lives in one person's head until they are on leave the week someone joins. Turning it into a template that assigns itself means the fifth hire gets the same first day as the first — and nobody spends day one chasing a laptop.

No credit card at signup. No trial clock. Your organisation gets its own isolated database.

Capabilities

From accepted offer to productive

Reusable templates

Build an onboarding template once per role or department, then apply it to every joiner instead of rewriting the list.

Assigned task checklists

Each task has an owner — IT, HR, the reporting manager — so nothing sits unclaimed waiting for someone to notice it.

Offer letters

Generate and issue offer letters from templates, kept against the employee record rather than in an inbox.

Document collection

ID proofs, certificates and signed contracts stored against the person from the start.

Joiner self-service

New starters complete their own profile, upload their own documents and see their own checklist progress.

Asset assignment

Record which laptop, phone or access card went to whom — the same register that makes exit straightforward.

How it works

How a joiner moves through it

1

Build the template once

List every task a new joiner needs, who owns each one, and when it should be done relative to the start date.

2

Apply it to the hire

Create the employee and attach the template. Every task is created and assigned in one action.

3

Everyone works their part

IT provisions accounts, HR collects documents, the manager sets first-week expectations — each sees only their own tasks.

4

Track to completion

Progress is visible in one view, so an unfinished item is caught during week one rather than at the first appraisal.

Why onboarding fails in growing organisations

Onboarding is rarely forgotten — it is done inconsistently. The first few hires get an excellent experience because a founder or an early employee personally handles them. Then hiring accelerates, the person who knew the process is busy, and the quality quietly degrades:

  • Someone arrives to no laptop, because IT was told verbally and it was not written down.
  • Accounts are provisioned on day three, so the first two days are spent watching.
  • Documents are collected in bits and pieces over a month, and one is never collected at all.
  • The manager forgets a step they only do twice a year.
  • Nobody can say whether onboarding is finished, because there is no definition of finished.

The cost is real but diffuse — a slower ramp, a worse first impression during the period when people decide whether they made the right choice, and a compliance gap where a signed document is missing.

A template is the fix, not a document

Writing the process down helps only if the document is opened. A template that creates and assigns the tasks is different: applying it to a new hire produces a real checklist with real owners, and an unfinished task is visible rather than theoretical.

Different roles need different templates. A field sales hire, a nurse and a developer do not have the same first week. Templates are reusable per role or department, so each is specific without anyone rewriting the list each time.

Give the joiner something to do

Most onboarding software treats the new starter as the object of the process rather than a participant. In practice they can do a good share of it themselves, and would rather than sit waiting:

  • Complete their own profile, contact details and emergency contacts.
  • Upload their own identity documents and certificates.
  • Add family details for insurance and statutory nominations.
  • Read policies and notices posted to the notice board.
  • See their own onboarding progress and what is still outstanding on their side.

This removes a real chunk of chasing from HR, and it gives someone a productive first hour rather than a seat and a wait.

Onboarding is the front half of a longer record

The value of doing this in the same system as everything else shows up later. Documents collected at joining are the documents produced at audit. Assets assigned on day one are the assets recovered at exit. The employee record created at onboarding is the same one that carries attendance, leave, payroll and performance for the next several years.

The mirror image is exit management, which runs the same way — a structured checklist covering handover, asset recovery, access revocation and full-and-final settlement. Organisations that handle joining well and leaving badly usually discover it when a laptop cannot be found.

Then keep going

Once someone is in, the modules that carry a new joiner through their first months are already there: an internal LMS for training content, OKRs and goals for setting first quarter expectations, 360° feedback and performance reviews, a visual org chart so a new starter can work out who everyone is, and an HR helpdesk for the questions they do not want to ask their manager.

Works in any country

Onboarding is one of the genuinely portable parts of HR — a checklist is a checklist wherever you hire. Each organisation sets its own country and dial code, currency symbol and working hours, and the interface is available in English, Hindi, Arabic, French, German and Spanish. Nothing about templates, tasks, documents or the joiner portal is India-specific.

How we differ

ADMINFACE vs typical HR software

ADMINFACETypical HR platform
CostFree for unlimited employeesPer employee, per month
TemplatesUnlimited, reusable per roleOften limited on lower tiers
Joiner self-serviceIncluded — profile and documentsCommonly a higher-tier feature
Asset assignmentSame register used at exitUsually a separate tool
Exit workflowIncluded, mirrors onboardingFrequently sold separately
What happens after onboardingLMS, OKRs, reviews already includedTypically separate products

"Typical HR platform" describes the pricing and packaging patterns common across the category — per-employee monthly billing, feature tiers and time-limited trials. Individual products vary; check current terms with any vendor you are comparing.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can we have different onboarding checklists for different roles?

Yes. Templates are reusable and you can create as many as you need — per role, per department or per location. A field sales hire and a developer do not have the same first week, and the templates reflect that without anyone rewriting the list each time.

Who can onboarding tasks be assigned to?

Any user — HR, IT, the reporting manager, facilities, or the new joiner themselves. Each person sees only the tasks they own, and progress across the whole checklist is visible in one view so an unfinished item surfaces during week one.

Can new joiners complete part of it themselves?

Yes. New starters get their own login and can complete their profile, upload identity documents and certificates, add family details and see their own outstanding items. This removes a large amount of chasing from HR and gives the joiner something useful to do on day one.

Does it handle offer letters?

Yes. Offer letters are generated from templates and kept against the employee record rather than living in an inbox, so the issued document is retrievable later without searching email.

What about when someone leaves?

Exit management mirrors onboarding — a structured checklist covering handover, asset recovery, access revocation and full-and-final settlement. Because assets were recorded at joining, recovery at exit is a list rather than an investigation.

Is onboarding available outside India?

Yes, and it is one of the most portable parts of the platform — templates, tasks, documents and the joiner portal have nothing country-specific about them. Each organisation sets its own country, currency and working hours, and the interface runs in six languages.

Is onboarding included on the free plan?

Yes, in full, for unlimited employees — templates, task assignment, document collection, offer letters and the joiner portal. There is no onboarding-specific tier.

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