{"id":12135,"date":"2026-03-06T09:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartfp.cz\/glossary\/preboarding-what-it-is-and-how-to-prepare-for-the-onboarding-of-an-employee-without-chaos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:12:27","slug":"preboarding-what-it-is-and-how-to-prepare-for-the-onboarding-of-an-employee-without-chaos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartfp.cz\/en\/glossary\/preboarding-what-it-is-and-how-to-prepare-for-the-onboarding-of-an-employee-without-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Preboarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:24px\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(1.743rem, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 2.052), 3rem);line-height:1.1\" id=\"preboarding-what-it-is-and-why-it-determines-the-first-impression\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\">Preboarding:<\/mark> what it is and why it determines the first impression<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Preboarding<\/strong> is the period <strong>before the first day on the job<\/strong>. This includes filling in personal details, preparing documents, approvals, access, first day plan and anything else that can be sorted out beforehand. The better the preboarding, the less stress and &#8220;last minute&#8221; follow up.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\">The main objective of preboarding:<\/mark><\/em> To get the new employee &#8220;up to speed&#8221; on the first day, so HR doesn&#8217;t put out fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-649cd323 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:12px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-custom-sfp-light-grey-25-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" id=\"what-preboarding-typically-involves\"><strong>What <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\">preboarding<\/mark> typically involves<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>personal questionnaire + data check<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>preparation of contracts, amendments, consents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>access and equipment settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>first day plan and onboarding agenda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-custom-sfp-light-grey-25-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" id=\"the-most-common-problem\"><strong>The most common<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\"> problem<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Preboarding often ends up in emails: attachments, different versions of documents, urgencies and missing reports. 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The first day is more of a &#8220;what else is missing&#8221; instead of a &#8220;welcome&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-sfp-light-grey-25-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27e7d106 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" id=\"how-smartfp-handles-preboarding\"><strong>How <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\">SmartFP<\/mark> handles preboarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">SmartFP allows you to start preboarding as a <strong>controlled workflow<\/strong> (questionnaire \u2192 check \u2192 documents \u2192 e-signature \u2192 accesses). 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