This also makes a fantastic gift for friends and family starting a new office job soon! And if you are an employer, what a great way to welcome your new hires by providing a practical tool to help set them up for success in your team! This system lets me take notes however the information comes at me while still allowing me to access it later in organized fashion. Reply

Underneath the meeting name and date, create a section called “Prep.” Use this area to jot down any ideas, information, thoughts, or points you want to present, discuss, or make note of at the meeting. As much as technology is used in the work environment, there’s something extremely satisfying when it comes to using a notebook for work. So, what are you waiting for? Grab your New Job Notebook: Onboarding & Onwards! and experience a better way to start a new job! 🚀If you’re so inclined, you can designate this your “Meeting Notebook.” You’ll have everything you need for your meeting in one convenient location. But, this isn’t much help if you don’t have the time to figure out how to section, divide, and maintain your notebook. This method is perfect for taking notes at meetings and brainstorming sessions, or for planning, writing, or recording data. off the I-OTRA Model for Individual-Centered Onboarding: The flow of topics and items covered in this notebook follow the I-OTRA Model that I developed to effectively navigate through all the important information you need in your first days, weeks & months at a new job. The conclusion I’ve come to, at least for now, is that there are two fundamental approaches to handling written information for subsequent use. You can either change how you enter information (like what you suggest here, creating physical sections for different kinds of info), or you can change how you access information.

Under “Notes,” create a section called “Next Steps.” Use this area to write down the individual tasks, or to-dos you’ll need to take care of, post-meeting. Productivity: Saves you time - instead of buying a blank journal and trying to figure out how to set it up, it’s already done for you! I see you are a research scientist. What subject do you study? I majored in biology in college. I was mostly Big Bio, behavioral ecology/animal behavior. I did a lot of note-taking and notebook updating then. One of my more fond notebook memories was of copying over our field notes into more polished, finalized notes at the end of the day. In a way, it seemed like we were doing double the work, but reviewing and copying over notes forces you to remember and think about what took place that day. I also remember preparing our chemistry notebooks before our labs. Again, it seemed like double the work, but it did help make the lab session run smoother, when all was said and done. Divide your notebook into equal sections depending the total number of projects. If you have three projects, you’ll divide the notebook into three equal sections; if you have five projects, you’ll divide into five equal sections, and so on. Reflection: With prompts to think about your short and long term goals, this serves as a valuable resource throughout your career journey!After months of hard work, meticulous designing (and redesigning 😅), and countless sleepless nights, I’m absolutely thrilled to introduce to you this game-changing new product! You can use the following tips with any blank notebook of your choice; be it lined, plain, graph, wide, or college ruled. New Job Notebook: Onboarding & Onwards! is a simple yet powerful tool that will transform the way you start a new job. It's been my passion project for quite some time now, and I’ve poured my heart and soul into crafting something that I believe is truly helpful and unique.

Give them somewhere they can note down all their bright ideas with our personalised bright ideas notebook! The bright blue design features a lightbulb and can be printed with a name alongside the words 'The Bright Ideas Of'. Just choose from two sizes and lined or plain paper to create a gift that's unique to someone special. It's ideal for someone that needs notebooks for work or for someone heading off to university. While you will have to write information over again each day, you may find the act of rewriting will help you to remember the status of tasks and projects. Hey everyone! I can hardly contain my pure joy as I proudly announce the long-awaited arrival of my onboarding notebook. 😆🙌🏼Divide each of the four notebook sections into six more sections. You’ll now write in the corresponding letters of the alphabet. So, for the first section, A-F, you’d divide it into six more sections, and would label those, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Continue until you’ve completely divided up the notebook. Instead of sectioning off notebooks, I’ve adopted a system that lets me take all kinds of notes, all in one place, without being horribly disorganized and useless for future reference. There are 3 essential elements that I use: Do you ever have those moments where an idea like no other pops into your head that you don’t want to forget? Perhaps it’s an invention, a fun hairstyle, or the name of that quaint café that your friend told you about. In such cases, a notebook would be a great deal of use. And with our lovely range of unique designs, we’re sure you’ll be able to find the perfect match for you, or that special someone. Next, write down the name of one of your work projects. Skip between 5-10 lines, then write down the name of another one of your projects, skip 5-10 more lines, and write down your third project.