We have been piloting a new onboarding service for new hires. If you are the new person’s supervisor, you will receive an onboarding email with a link to a form to fill out so various depts (such as IT and/or finance) can have a head start on providing equipment or system access (if need be).
Some accesses can’t be completed until the new hire has established a netID (which won’t happen until they are officially hired in WD), but it’s to keep depts in the know and to expect what is to come.