Thursday, December 13, 2018

Induction for a junior network engineer

Hi,

I have a Junior engineer starting soon and inspired by this post on r/sysadmin i thought i would see if there was anything i'd omitted from their induction that i should include.

We're a small team and he'll be the sole network engineer (i buy in elevated skill sets as required). Although he's starting as a junior I'll be looking for him to progress quickly and show ambition to take ownership and responsibility in the medium term.

In terms of softer stuff, i'll introduce him to the rest of the team and colleagues. Show him round the head office and some nearby locations. I'll also do a small piece on culture/values of the company and department. Cover off payroll etc.

On the technical side, I have a 10 slide presentation outlining the products and services we offer. I have a large whiteboard by his desk with some useful info on it: WAN diagram; list of sites; details of INT; POTS; SIP uplinks; list of systems and software he'll be using/supporting.

Over the 1st week we'll do 2 x 1 hour sessions each day where we cover a topic over the course of the hour. 8 to 10 hours over the week should be plenty.

And obviously, he'll have access to our documentation for more detail on all aspects of our infrastructure but that's not really induction specific.

Is there anything that was in your induction that you thought was cool or something that you wish was included to make the process better for you?



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