I recently hired four new engineers for the API team at GitHub. Starting a new job is never easy, and I feel like it is especially harder when you land at one of your dream jobs. As part of their interview process and onboarding, I've been thinking a lot about how to help our new teammates be as successful as possible and what advice I can give without overwhelming them with information. It ended up boiling down to this:
My Best Advice for New Hires
My Best Advice for New Hires
My Best Advice for New Hires
I recently hired four new engineers for the API team at GitHub. Starting a new job is never easy, and I feel like it is especially harder when you land at one of your dream jobs. As part of their interview process and onboarding, I've been thinking a lot about how to help our new teammates be as successful as possible and what advice I can give without overwhelming them with information. It ended up boiling down to this: