After a new hire starts, this automation sends them a short check-in message every day for their first week — reminding them of that day's tasks and asking one quick question about how things are going. Responses get logged automatically so managers can spot problems early without scheduling extra meetings.
Create a Notion database to track new hires with their name, email, start date, and manager.
Open n8n (a workflow automation tool you can run yourself) and create a workflow triggered daily.
Set the workflow to check the Notion database for employees in their first 5 days.
For each matching employee, send a personalized daily email with that day's onboarding task reminder and one check-in question.
Add a Cognito Forms link in each email so the new hire can answer the check-in question in under 60 seconds.
Log each form response back into the Notion database so managers can review feedback in one place.
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