New at CU - QuickStart Process Updates

Dear QuickStart Partners and HRL’s,

Thank you for your continued support in successfully onboarding your new employees! Your commitment and dedication to new employee orientation is very appreciated. 

CU Boulder Human Resources has made some changes to the QuickStart program. As you may know, QuickStart is the 1.5 hour virtual onboarding tutorial held on most Monday mornings which reviews set-up actions and tasks a new employee needs to complete during their first month at CU Boulder. Please review the current state and upcoming changes below. 

Currently: A manual email is sent from newatcu@colorado.edu to QuickStart eligible new employees inviting them to attend QuickStart on a specific date. The supervisor, hiring manager, and (on occasion) HRL also receive this notification. 

Starting Monday, November 27:  We are enhancing existing automated emails to provide clarity and awareness regarding setup activities, tasks, and QuickStart.

  • All new employees will receive an enhanced Welcome to CU email which includes pertinent information and guidance related to time-sensitive setup activities and tasks. Discuss with the new hire if they are QuickStart eligible.   
  • The "Hiring Contact" and "Reports To" (usually consisting of supervisors, hiring managers, and HRLs depending on the department) will receive QuickStart resources and Zoom link within the enhanced Onboarding Your New Employee and Hire Confirmation emails. Supervisors and HRLs within departments that utilize QuickStart will work with the New Employee to self-schedule a QuickStart session to best fit amongst the other department onboarding activities. The Supervisor/HRL will provide the QuickStart Zoom link to the New Employee. Registration is not necessary as it is entirely self-scheduled. The 2023 and 2024 QuickStart session calendars are on the QuickStart information webpage.

The Quickstart Zoom link will be consistently provided via:

*Templated emails are forthcoming*

Reminders: 

  • QuickStart is held 9:00 AM -10:30 AM MT on *most* Mondays. The complete schedule of all QuickStart sessions can be found at https://www.colorado.edu/hr/quickstart
  • The Zoom link is the same for every QuickStart: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/96319715870
  • Share the QuickStart link with your new employee, as they will no longer receive the link directly
  • We recommend new employees attend QuickStart within the first two weeks of their start date
  • Have a conversation with your new employee prior to their first day and together, decide when it works best for them to attend
  • Faculty are eligible to attend QuickStart, however, the Office of Faculty Affairs currently has its own onboarding/orientation
  • Benefits eligible permanent appointments that are 50% or greater can participate in QuickStart
  • For more information, access the Supervisors Onboarding webpage at https://www.colorado.edu/hr/onboarding-new-employees 

If you have questions, please join any of our QuickStart Q&A Virtual Walk-In Hours or reach out to newatcu@colorado.edu. Thank you and we look forward to partnering with you to make onboarding your new employee a success! 

Sincerely, 

CU Boulder HR