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Recruiting and Onboarding the Right Person: A Step-by-Step Roadmap

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Document updated: 15 Sep 2026

What the resource helps with

This roadmap helps you work through the key stages of recruiting and employing someone, from confirming the business need through to onboarding and probation. It helps you identify the decisions, checks, documents and practical arrangements needed at each stage.

What's included

A step-by-step roadmap covering recruitment planning, role definition, fair selection, job offers and pre-employment checks, employer set-up, employment documents, onboarding, early management and probation, with links to supporting Resource Library materials.

Who it's for

Use when preparing to recruit and employ someone and you want a clear route from deciding what you need through to getting the new employee established in the business.