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About this Resource

As your company expands, it will be important to keep your

current employees apprised of new hires. This is especially

crucial for large teams and remote employees.

Consider this lesson a formula to create an announcment for

new executive, management, and contributor hires. Edit these

templates as you see fit; we hope they will be a strong starting

point for you.

Welcome Letter

Note: Use this template to interact with someone who has just

decided to accept a position at your company.

[First name of new hire],

Welcome to [Company name].We are excited and honored to

have you on board as we shape our future success.

We believe you will be a key component of our company’s

growth, and we look forward to watching you integrate your

experience with our mission.

Welcome,

[Author’s Signature]

Company Announcement Email

Note: Use this template to inform the company of your newest

hire.

Team,

I am proud to announce a new member of our family today,

[New hire full name].

[New hire first name] is going to serve as our new [New hire title]

at our [Name of office location] location. With her team, made up

of [List of departments or team members], she will be focused

on these key initiatives:

• [Initiative 1]

• [Initiative 2]

• [Initiative 3]

Throughout her career, [New hire first name] has shown

excellence in the areas of [List three key traits] at [List notable

places of past employment]. She has also [List any other

significant achievements or awards]. We look forward to

watching how she applies her experience to our mission.

On the personal side of things, [New hire first name] grew up in

[Hometown] and now has a home in [Geographical location].

She has a husband, [Husband’s first name], and two children,

[Children’s first names]. She enjoys [List hobbies, activities,

interests].

Please join me in welcoming [New hire first name] by sending her

an email at [New hire email address] and connecting with her on

social media:

LinkedIn: [Link to profile]

Twitter: [Link to profile]

Google+: [Link to profile]

Facebook: [Link to profile]

Welcome, [New hire first name],

[Author’s Signature]

Client Announcement

Note: Use this template when you make a key hire that will excite

or impress your client(s).

Hi [Customer first name],

I am proud to announce that we have a new member of our

family, [New hire full name].

[New hire first name] is going to serve as the [New hire title] of

[Company name].

[New hire first name] has shown excellence in the areas of [List

three key traits] throughout her career at [List notable places of

past employment]. She has also [List any other significant

achievements or awards].

We look forward to watching how [New hire first name] applies

her experience to our mission to better serve you.

As always, let me know how I can help you be more successful.

[Customer Relationship Signature]

Public Press Release

Note: Use this template when you make a key hire that will excite

or impress the public.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[New Hire Full Name] Joins [Company Name] as [Title]

[City, State] – [Company name] ([Company’s website address]) is

pleased to announce a new member of their [Company division]

team, [New hire full name]. [New hire last name] will be serving

as the [New hire title] to drive [List top Initiatives, as advisable].

“[Quote from new hire stating her reasons for joining the

company and aspirations for the future growth of the company.]”

[New hire first name] has shown excellence in the areas of [List

three key traits] throughout her career at [List notable places of

past employment]. She has also [List any other significant

achievements or awards].

“[Quote from existing executive stating his excitement for the

potential impact of the new hire].”

About [Company Name]:

[Description of company, company’s mission, etc.]

For More Information: [Media Contact Name]

Phone: [Media Contact Phone Number]

Email: [Media Contact Email]

Recap

That wraps it up. We hope these templates are helpful. To

recap, they can be used for all sorts of hires, from executives, to

managers, to contributors. Just copy and paste as you like, but

make sure to edit to your exact specifications.

Next Steps

As your team grows, it will become more and more important to

streamline your employee learning, ensuring that everyone has

the information they need to get their jobs done.

At Lessonly, we help with that exact thing by making it easy to

create bite-size lessons on your company’s most important

topics.