Your first days

• Determine who your department HR person is and meet with this person
• Get fingerprinted if required
• Review and sign all of initial new-hire paperwork
• Obtain your employee ID number
• Review a campus map to locate relevant buildings and parking lots
• Visit the Transportation Services website to learn about your commuting options 
• Obtain relevant parking permits
• Visit the Payroll website to learn about your paycheck, direct deposit, pay dates and deductions
• Set up your office voicemail, email and workstation if it is not already set up for you
• Determine if you are a policy-covered employee or represented by an exclusive bargaining agent (union). 
• Sign up for your BruinCard
• Visit and peruse the Campus Human Resources website
• Create a password and log-on ID for the At Your Service website

 Your first weeks

• Sign up and attend a New Employee Orientation session using SkillNet 
• Read about and analyze your Benefits choices
• Enroll in benefits within your Period of Initial Eligibility (PIE) - 31 days after your hire date
• Check UCLA directory information and make any corrections if needed
• Learn about campus emergency contacts, policies and safety-training information 
• Learn about campus business tools and resources you may need for your work 
• Check out the Training and Development Catalog online
• Plan now for your future retirement by visiting FITSCO 
• Learn about policies that drive processes and procedures that relate to your work

 Your first months

• Explore and join UCLA Staff Assembly to enhance your experience at UCLA 
• Learn more about UCLA Administrative Management Group
• Visit campus employee websites to access current news and information
• Revisit SkillNet to explore ongoing opportunities for Training and Development
• Review UCLA’s policies about educational benefits and reduced-fee enrollment
• Learn about certificate programs offered through Training and Development 
• Visit the UCOP system-wide website to learn more about the Office of the President
• Learn about system-wide programs for staff (BOI, UCLI, etc) 
• If you are a supervisor, enroll in Introduction to Supervisor and Supervisory Principles classes  
• If you are a manager, learn about how to enroll in the Management Seminar Series 
• Visit the UCLA Happenings website to learn sports, arts and cultural events on campus

 Ongoing Items

• Visit the UCLA home page  to access updated news and information
• Read UCLA publications to stay informed
• Attend campus-wide functions to network and meet new colleagues  
• Make changes to your personal and payroll information as your life events affect it
• Enroll in a career-development program to learn how to navigate a long-term career at UCLA 
• Visit the UCLA administrative website to learn about the administrative structure at UCLA