Having a mock assignment for new hires in other words we have them go through the entire project phase they would do if they got a new customer but internally takes 22 days and they actually do all of the work they would be doing if it was a real account and then we have someone whose full-time job is to support them and Coach them and be there in the assignments and provide feedback and at the end all that hard work culminates into a final mock presentation to the business unit leader as well as the head of l d that onboarding person that’s been with them the whole time and they both need to sign off and if they both sign off then that person can get a customer
Do This With New Hires
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