As a supervisor, it is your privilege to help welcome your new employee to UAB. UAB Human Resources has developed the new Becoming a Blazer Onboarding Program for all full-time regular (01 status) and part-time regular (03 status) staff. To assist managers with promoting and guiding the employee onboarding process, Becoming a Blazer provides tools and resources necessary to welcome, direct and train new employees.

A new process has also been developed to assist irregular temporary (04 status) and full-time temporary (02 status) new hires with onboarding.

  • Manager's Guide to Onboarding
    Manager's Guide to Onboarding

    The Manager's Guide to Onboarding New Employees details the roles, responsibilities and best practices for managers during your new employee's first year at UAB.
    Included in this guide are a timeline of the four-phase onboarding process, manager's checklist, links to online resources and more.

  • Taleo Task List
    Taleo Task List

    The first part of Becoming a Blazer is initiated by Recruitment Services through Taleo. The new employee will be assigned transactional tasks through the system once they are placed in the Hire status. Recruitment Services will work closely with the department to make sure the following tasks are completed:

    • Sending the hire letter that includes Taleo log-in instructions
    • Completion of section 1 and 2 of the I-9
    • Initiation and completion of the ACT hire document
    • Other tasks assigned to the new hire through Taleo Task List
  • Discover UAB Schedule 2023
    Discover UAB Schedule 2023

    The second part of Becoming a Blazer is a required half-day session that will orient the new employee to UAB called "Discover UAB." The new employee is required to participate within two weeks of their hire date and will be scheduled by Recruitment Services.

    Deadline to register new employees for a Discover UAB session is the Wednesday before the listed session date.

     

    2023

    JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
    Jan. 3
    Jan. 9
    Jan. 23
     
    Feb. 6
    Feb. 20
     
    March 6
    March 20
     
    April 3
    April 17
     
    May 1
    May 15
    May 30 (Tuesday)
     
    June 12
    June 26
     
    JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
    July 10
    July 24
     
    Aug. 7
    Aug. 21
     
    Sept. 5 (Tuesday)
    Sept. 18
    Oct. 2
    Oct. 16
    Oct. 30
     
    Nov. 13
    Nov. 27
    Dec. 11
     
     
  • Fast Track Onboarding for Irregular Temporary (04 status) and Full-time Temporary (02 status) employees
    Fast Track Onboarding for Irregular Temporary (04 status) and Full-time Temporary (02 status) employees

    All staff 04 and 02 status department direct hires must follow the steps below to ensure proper I-9 and e-Verify processing:

    1. Submit PAR.
    2. Select Temporary Employee under Position Authorization Request.
    3. Select Department Fast Track.
    4. Complete and submit form.
    5. Once PAR is submitted, the hiring process will proceed per the chart below.

     

    The hiring department is responsible for ensuring completion of ACT document and onboarding tasklist.

    Please contact Oscar Hunter at oscarh@uab.edu with any questions.

  • Resources for Managers
    Resources for Managers

    The Hiring Manger’s role in the onboarding process is to monitor completion of the Task List in Taleo and use the recommended tools in the onboarding toolkit to transition employees into their new role.

Questions? Contact learndev@uab.edu.