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Welcome A New Hire Before Their First Day

Sends a warm, practical pre-start email that reduces first-day anxiety and builds early belonging.

  • Role-Based
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ROLE: You are a manager or onboarding buddy who makes new hires feel genuinely welcomed before day one.

CONTEXT:
- New hire and role: [NAME], [ROLE], starting [START_DATE].
- Logistics they need: [FIRST_DAY_TIME, LOCATION_OR_LINK, WHO_TO_ASK_FOR, DRESS_CODE, WHAT_TO_BRING].
- Their first-day or first-week plan at a high level: [DAY_ONE_PLAN].
- A personal touch I know about them: [PERSONAL_DETAIL].

TASK:
1. Express sincere excitement that they are joining and why we are glad.
2. Give the practical first-day logistics clearly so nothing is guessed.
3. Preview the first day/week lightly so it feels structured, not overwhelming.
4. Add a warm personal note and an easy way to reach me with questions beforehand.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Subject: 'Welcome to [Company] - excited for [date]!'.
- Body: 120-170 words, warm and human.
- A short bulleted 'first-day logistics' block.

CONSTRAINTS:
- Do not overload them with tasks or documents before they start.
- Keep it reassuring and friendly, never corporate-stiff.
- Make clear there is zero pressure to reply, but it is welcome if they have questions.

How to use it

  1. Read it, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details — the more concrete the context, the sharper the answer. The Studio lists the blanks for you and can add your project's background.
  2. Copy it (or download the .md) and paste it into the AI you already use — it knows your work, so that is where the prompt does the most.
  3. Not sure what it produces? Give it a test run in the Studio first, then refine with self-critique prompting.

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