30/60/90 Day New Hire Plan

GIVE NEW HIRES A CLEAR ROADMAP FOR THEIR FIRST 90 DAYS

Starting a new role comes with a lot to learn—and unclear expectations can make those first few months harder than they need to be.

The 30/60/90 Day Plan gives managers and new hires a structured roadmap for setting goals, defining expectations, tracking progress, and building toward successful performance during the first three months.

Instead of waiting until a formal review to talk about progress, create clear milestones from the beginning and check in along the way.

TURN THE FIRST 90 DAYS INTO A PLAN

This 12-page editable Canva template helps managers establish expectations early and gives new employees a clearer understanding of what they should be working toward.

The plan progresses through three stages:

30 DAYS — ORIENTATION & EARLY WINS
Establish initial goals, training milestones, and key relationships while the employee learns the role and business.

60 DAYS — CONTRIBUTION & OWNERSHIP
Expand responsibilities, identify ownership areas, refine workflows, and begin working toward measurable results.

90 DAYS — PERFORMANCE & INDEPENDENCE
Set strategic goals, establish independent projects and areas of ownership, and prepare the employee for greater responsibility.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Role Overview
Document the employee's role, manager, department, start date, key responsibilities, and tools.

30/60/90 Day Summary
See goals, KPIs, milestones, training checkpoints, manager notes, overall assessment, and next steps in one place.

Individual 30, 60 & 90-Day Goal Plans
Create specific goals and milestones for each stage of the employee's first three months.

Training Checkpoints
Track important training topics, completion, and manager verification.

KPIs & Metrics
Define performance measures and establish 30-, 60-, and 90-day targets, review cadence, strengths, improvement areas, and action items.

Manager Notes
Create space for ongoing observations, progress, feedback, and follow-up.

Confirmation Checklist
Confirm that each review has been completed, KPIs are aligned, and next steps have been assigned.

USE THIS PLAN TO

✓ Set expectations from the beginning
✓ Create clear 30-, 60-, and 90-day goals
✓ Track training and skill development
✓ Establish measurable KPIs and milestones
✓ Make manager check-ins more productive
✓ Document progress, blockers, and next steps
✓ Give new hires greater clarity about what success looks like
✓ Create a repeatable framework for future hires

BUILT FOR GROWING TEAMS

Ideal for:

✓ Small business owners
✓ Managers and team leads
✓ HR and People teams
✓ Operations managers
✓ Agencies and studios
✓ Growing businesses building a more structured onboarding process

The product itself identifies these audiences and is designed to be customized by role, department, and manager.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Customize
Adapt the plan to the employee's role, department, responsibilities, goals, and performance expectations.

2. Set the Roadmap
Define what success should look like at 30, 60, and 90 days.

3. Review Together
Use the plan during regular 1:1s and formal 30-, 60-, and 90-day reviews.

4. Track Progress
Update goals, milestones, training, KPIs, and manager notes as the employee develops.

5. Transition
Complete the final review and establish next steps as the employee moves toward full performance.

EDITABLE IN CANVA

Customize the template to match the role, department, company, and onboarding process.

Update goals, responsibilities, KPIs, milestones, training requirements, timelines, colors, fonts, and branding.

DIGITAL PRODUCT DETAILS

Format: Digital product
Length: 12 pages
Editing: Customizable in Canva
Delivery: Digital access after purchase
Physical product: Nothing will be shipped

For use within your own business. Templates may not be resold, redistributed, shared, or used to create products for resale.

NEED A COMPLETE EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING PROCESS?

The 30/60/90 Day Plan gives you a structured framework for setting expectations and managing a new hire's progress during their first three months.

If you need a broader process for bringing employees into your business, the Employee Onboarding System expands beyond performance planning to include pre-onboarding preparation, manager guidance, welcome materials, tools and access, communication expectations, first-week planning, training, role expectations, and more.

Start with a roadmap. Build the complete onboarding system when you're ready.