<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>New Hire on IamBenSchmidt</title><link>https://iambenschmidt.com/tags/new-hire/</link><description>Recent content in New Hire on IamBenSchmidt</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright Ben Schmidt</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://iambenschmidt.com/tags/new-hire/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>The Onboarding Cliff: Why Week Six is More Important Than Week One</title><link>https://iambenschmidt.com/blog/2026/onboarding-cliff-why-week-six-is-more-important-than-week-one/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://iambenschmidt.com/blog/2026/onboarding-cliff-why-week-six-is-more-important-than-week-one/</guid><description>We treat onboarding as a week-long sprint, but it’s a 90-day marathon. The real danger isn’t the first day, it’s the quiet isolation that starts in week six.</description><media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://iambenschmidt.com/blog/2026/onboarding-cliff-why-week-six-is-more-important-than-week-one/featured.png"/></item></channel></rss>