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[Vitor Paladini]

I've worked in very small and very big companies with different approaches to onboarding, here's a list of what a great one should have IMO:

1. An overview of how the company works, its major areas of operation and how it makes money
2. A detailed intro of the team's mission, expectations, and related teams
3. A quick briefing on how project management works at the team
4. How to navigate the corp bureaucracy if we are talking big company (ticket filing, compliance stuff, etc)
5. Slack/email/general communication etiquette
6. How to set up your local environment and start working
7. Coding standards, test and deploy guidelines
8. Where to look for internal documentation
9. How to collaborate with other teams
10. Who to ask for help when things get funky