Human Resources / New Employees
New Employees
Welcome to Campus Services! You now join a large group of staff dedicated to providing stewardship, strategies, and services that create an exceptional experience for the Harvard community. As you get more comfortable with our campus and your job, we urge you to explore the world of opportunities available to you here and learn for yourself what makes this working environment special.
What We Do
New Employee Orientation
Harvard Key set up
Benefits Enrollment
Campus Services Orientation
Orientation and Review Period
Talk to your manager about how you are doing. For most employees, the first 45 to 90 days of employment (refer to your union contract or personnel manual for specific orientation and review period) is an orientation and review period. This should be the beginning of an ongoing conversation between you and your manager about your performance and experience on the job. It is a c time for you and your manager to set performance expectations, and to agree on clear job goals. If it appears that the placement is not suitable for any reason, either party may terminate the relationship, without needing to a dispute resolution process. If your manager does not initiate this conversation, feel free to begin it yourself. If you need coaching or support in having this conversation, connect with your HR Consultant
Performance Management
Performance management provides Campus Services staff and managers dedicated time to reflect on progress, clarify expectations, and discuss priorities and potential career paths. Performance management is intended to foster staff member’s individual success, to engage managers in the development of their staff, and to support the priorities and goals of the Campus Services. Performance management is an ongoing process that includes continuous coaching, the setting of priorities and goals, and summarizing year end progress. The performance management cycle follows the fiscal year, July 1st. through June 30th.
Helpful Resources & Links
- How to Claim your Harvard Key Instructions (Get Your Harvard Key here)
- How to Enroll in Benefits
- How to Add/change Direct Deposit Information
- How to Enroll in Parking/Commuting Options
- BYOP Forms (Bring Your Own Phone Stipend Form)
- Harvard Information for Employees (HARVIE New Employee Site)
- Harvard Training Portal
- Center for Workplace Development (CWD)
- Benefits
- On-boarding Wiki Page (for new employees) – in development