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Finally, after finding the right job<\/a>, welcome to the company. Now ignore the professional expertise you have worked your entire career to acquire, and spend the next 9 months studying to be a software technician on our 173 platforms.<\/h2>\n

We are so happy to have you on board<\/a>! Come right this way so I can introduce you to your buddy. We used to pair new employees with human colleagues, but after reviewing the data, we found it was hurting productivity. Now we use personalized bots or \u201cvirtual buddies.\u201d They\u2019re friendlier anyways.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Here is your desk. To start, let\u2019s get you set up on email, calendar, group chat, our internal meeting software, our external meeting software, our document sharing platform, the website we use to order lunch, our dietary restriction database, the forum we use to talk about our weekend plans, the forum where we talk about our cats and this Fitbit to track your caffeine intake.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now that the easy stuff is out of the way, we\u2019ll get you up and running on our HR systems. This is the one you\u2019ll use to track your hours and input performance reviews. Not to be confused\u00a0<\/em>with this separate platform for vacation requests, and another for talent referrals. You won\u2019t be using these on a regular basis, but you\u2019ll still be expected to know how when the times comes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I almost forgot! We use a project management software, expense management platform, 17 analytics plugins, and of course a customer relationship management platform. I remember you mentioned you have experience using the same CRM in your previous position\u2026 that\u2019s great, but unfortunately won\u2019t really help you<\/a> much here. We have completely customized the platform to fit our unique business needs \u2014 you probably won\u2019t even recognize it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Learning software is like learning a new language \u2014 and everyone knows the most effective way to learn a new language is full immersion. As part of your onboarding process, you will attend a series of 10-hour training lectures with no breaks. You might forget your native language and all previous skills, but you will at least have grasped the basic premise of a CRM<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bill, our in-house software evangelist, occasionally dozes off from the monotony of his own voice. If that happens just tap him on the shoulder and remind him how fascinating you find report editing. We strongly believe in empowering employees to continue pursuing excellence both during and after the training period. That\u2019s why we have also uploaded all software manuals to an online knowledge base that no one has access to.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Each platform is so different, but they\u2019re all equally critical for your non-technical role here. When we say learning curve, what we really mean is several learning curves. Of course, you have to factor in automatic software updates. They occur at random and often render all your previous knowledge on a given system obsolete…<\/em><\/p>\n

Also, don\u2019t forget that we are a very innovative company, so the minute a hot, new digital tool hits the market we implement it into our workflow. The value you bring to the company depends on your ability to master every single one of our internal software platforms new and old, so between us \u2014 start getting comfortable with YouTube tutorials.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This process isn\u2019t easy. If you come from a highly technical background it can take as little as six months\u2026 but usually closer to nine. We are here to guide and support you during this journey. I mean, Karen from Marketing can help if you really get stuck, but try not to bother her too much \u2014 especially not before her second cup of coffee or for at least 3 hours after lunch.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh my goodness, I know what you must be thinking! Don\u2019t worry! You won\u2019t have to manually keep track of all your passwords \u2014 we have software for that too.<\/em><\/p>\n

Are your employees overwhelmed and undertrained? Simplify software training with WalkMe.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finally, after finding the right job, welcome to the company. 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