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PyCon 2014
April 13, 2014
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Technical Onboarding, Training, and Mentoring by Kate Heddleston and Nicole Zuckerman
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April 13, 2014
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Transcript
Technical Onboarding, Training, and Mentoring Nicole Zuckerman, Software Engineer, Eventbrite
Kate Heddleston, Software Engineer
Nicole Zuckerman Kate Heddleston
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happy productive independent
Why do you care? • Productivity of the individual •
Productivity of the company • Productivity of the team • Bonus! Diversity
Productivity of Individual Happiness Confidence Skills Upward Trajectory
Productivity of Company
Productivity of the Team
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Productivity = (Σ of talent) * teamwork
Bonus! Diversity.
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Who?
Maximize return:investment How?
Inefficient I’m going to be the best onboarding mentor ever!
Instead
3 major categories to think about 1) Technical Knowledge 2)
Company Knowledge and Process 3) Personal Development
Offer Acceptance Reliable Independence Start Date When?
• Dev Environment Setup • Shipping Code • Journaling •
Social Event Week 1
Dev Environment
3 things I’ve learned this week... Journaling/note taking
Small Changes Shipping code
Social Event
• History of company • Team Map • Code Labs
• Shadowing Week 2
Team Map History of Company
Code Labs Shadowing
Week 3 • 1x1s • Presentations • Goal Setting •
Feedback
1 on 1’s Presentations
Setting Feedback
Week 4 • Review concepts • Check-in regularly • Elective
shadowing • Co-piloting a larger project
Driver’s Ed
• Check-in on goals • Tailor projects, code labs, etc.
to their progress • Informal apprenticeship Beyond
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Assessment
Assessment Categories 1. Confidence 2. Code Quality 3. Communication 4.
Judgement 5. Technical Knowledge
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Takeaways... 1) On boarding should make someone successful in three
main areas: Technical skills, Company knowledge, and Personal Development. 2) It benefits everyone in the long run: individual, company, team, and diversity. 3) Everyone can be involved in onboarding.
Start improving your onboarding process now! https://github.com/heddle317/onboarding Questions!