Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Successful onboarding is critical to your impact as a software engineer (or anyone in tech!). Here are some frameworks and tactics when you join a new team or company.

Onboarding masterclass in Taro: jointaro.com/lesson/n384HdJuDgulSHbHQLnf/how-to-succeed-at-a-new-team-or-company-as-a-software-engineer-10292022

Career cold start algorithm by Andrew Bosworth (Boz), CTO at Meta: boz.com/articles/career-cold-start

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Tip 1: Being new is a superpower
1:30 - Tip 2: You goal is not to learn everything
2:35 - Create an onboarding document
4:58 - Tip 3: Understand people and their motivations
6:05 - joinTaro for customized onboarding support!
6:45 - The career cold-start algorithm from Boz
8:27- Conclusion