Peak Docs / Employee onboarding
The first day is short.The handbook stays.
New colleagues find a starter handbook in Peak Docs: structured wiki pages, contacts and a checklist for the first week. The document answers questions itself.
Put the goal into words. Add perspectives and timing right below.
Local example · no personnel data, nothing is saved.
Arrive / Contacts / First week
Three chapters to start with.
- Arrive
- How does the team work, and where is what?
- Contacts
- Who helps with which question?
- First week
- What is done by Friday? Progress shown in the example only.
Your starter handbook
Three answers, three chapters.
Answer the three questions and see your handbook's outline. Please enter no real personnel data; nothing is saved.
Local working example · nothing is saved or sent. Please don't enter personal data.
Three answers. One starter handbook.
Draft · not yet put together
- Arrive
- Still open
- Contacts
- Still open
- First week
- Still open
From day one to week one
Knowledge that explains itself.
A handbook of linked pages you read, ask and tick off.
- 01Structure
Wiki pages with parents and children.
ArriveHow does the team work, and where is what?
The handbook is made of linked pages. Freshness signals show which page hasn't been maintained for a while.
Page tree → handbook - 02Ask
Answers from the handbook itself.
ContactsWho helps with which question?
“Ask this document” answers questions from the open page only. AI search across all documents is planned.
Question → answer with source - 03Tick off
The first week as a checklist.
First weekWhat is done by Friday? Progress shown in the example only.
A checklist item becomes a task when needed. In the local example it turns into a weekly plan.
Sample artifact → weekly plan
The outline becomes your handbook
Create the first handbook page.
In Peak Docs you create wiki pages with subpages, find them through library and search and see which page needs maintenance. New team members read them in the workspace.
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New people should be free to ask.
But not the same thing every time. Sketch your handbook and decide whether it lives in Peak Docs.
Sketch a starter handbook
Knowledge nobody has to ask for.
What is done by Friday? Progress shown in the example only.
Frequently asked questions
Does Peak Docs show new hires' learning progress?
No. The progress on this page is only an example. You can tick off checklists in the document.
How do I keep the handbook up to date?
Freshness signals show which pages haven't been maintained for a while. Versions keep earlier states.
Can new hires ask the handbook questions?
Yes, with “Ask this document” for the open page. AI search across all documents is planned.