Onboarding for Employees
Welcome to Cal Poly! We're here to support you in getting started in your exciting new job! This on-demand toolkit supports you in making the best first impression and biggest long-lasting impact during the onboarding process. Check out these on-demand courses, books, checklists, and videos to help you get to know our organization and ensure you will be successful in your new position.
Strategies for Your First 90 Days in a New Job
Explore concrete strategies to make the most of your first ninety days. Get tips on asking the right questions, maximizing your time and effort, and building out a 90-day plan with targets and key goals that define what success means for your new role.
Developing a Growth Mind-set
Learn about the characteristics of a growth mindset, the methods of developing mindsets for success, and how professional growth can benefit you and your organization.
How to Use LinkedIn Learning
Learn how to find the best courses to take using our recommendations and search tools, explore learning paths, use transcripts and exercise files, and customize your learning experience.
Online Courses
Protect your well-being through change and uncertainty
Start your journey with confidence. This toolkit equips new employees with essential resources, guidance, and tools to navigate their first days and beyond. From understanding workplace culture to accessing support systems, this onboarding guide helps you feel informed, welcomed, and prepared to succeed.
How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools
Unlock the power of generative AI to enhance your research and writing process. This LinkedIn Learning course guides you through practical strategies for using AI tools to brainstorm ideas, gather information, and craft compelling content—ethically and effectively. Perfect for professionals looking to boost productivity and creativity in the digital age.
Creating, Joining & Managing Meetings in Zoom Desktop
Zoom is an online communication platform that you can access from its web page or by downloading the application. In this 10-video course, learners will discover how to use Zoom's different features to easily set up and hold meetings from home. Begin by discovering how to sign in and out of the application and explore the interface. This leads into learning how to create meetings, invite people, and examine the meeting features, along with scheduling, viewing, and managing meetings.
Avoiding New Manager Mistakes
Start your first leadership position off right. Learn how to avoid new manager mistakes, in this course adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job. Host Pete Mockaitis interviews the founder of Raise the Bar, Aaron Levy. Aaron is on a mission to transform the manager role—by empowering each manager with the tools, skills, and training to be leaders of people who unlock the potential of their team. Aaron explains why most managers are great at executing but bad at managing. He explains how you can reverse that trend by improving your listening skills and developing other key habits: asking powerful questions, communicating directly, establishing psychological safety, and providing constructive feedback.
CSU Onboarding Course
This course provides California State University (CSU) employees with an introduction to the CSU’s structure, policies and practices.
eBooks
The links below will take you to the Cal Poly Learning Hub, please log in and you will be redirected to the book. Click "Start" to begin reading.
Ultimate New Job: The Definitive Guide to Surviving and Thriving As A New Starter
Covering every aspect of starting a new job or internship, this practical guide will prepare job seekers for the toughest few months of their lives, when fitting in is everything and first impressions count.
Improve Your Communication Skills: How to Build Trust, Be Heard and Communicate with Confidence
Better communication skills will have a direct impact on your career development. This book provides vital guidance on improving your conversations, building rapport, developing your skills of persuasion, giving effective presentations, writing excellent emails, letters and reports, and networking successfully.
Audiobook - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
This audio edition presents a principle-focused approach to problem-solving, and offers a revolutionary program to breaking the patterns of self-defeating behavior that keep us from achieving our goals and reaching our fullest potential. Read by the author.
New Job Survival Kit: 10 Steps to Surviving and Thriving in the First 100 Days of Your New Job
So you've just started an exciting new job. Now what? This book provides strategies you need to conquer your fears, capitalize on your strengths and make the most of opportunities that come your way.
Sites and Tools
Cal Poly Map
This will come in very handy when you’re navigating the more than 200 buildings on campus. We also recommend downloading the Cal Poly app to your mobile device for an interactive map.
Cal Poly Mobile App
The Cal Poly Mobile App conveniently connects you to campus information and resources. Available for Apple and Android devices, Cal Poly's app includes helpful features such as a campus map, campus safety resources, and the ability to register for fitness classes at the Cal Poly Recreation Center all right from your smartphone.
Individual Development Plan
The Individual Development Plan helps you identify strengths, set goals and develop an action plan to engage with the wide variety of learning opportunities available at Cal Poly.
New Employee Website
View all the resources available to help you kick start your experience (and those of others!) here at Cal Poly. Bookmark this page in your web browser!
Vision 2022
Vision 2022 is about continuous improvement at Cal Poly. The four guiding principles say who we are and guide us as we move forward.
Sweeteners & Discounts
Employment at Cal Poly comes with several advantages including discounted and free resources, access to campus events and various opportunities to get involved in growing and learning.