Automate New Hire Onboarding from Google Sheets to monday.com with Slack Reminders
Create a monday.com onboarding item from a Google Sheets row, notify teams in Slack, and auto-remind after 3 days if HR or IT isn’t done.
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Created by Abhishek Jaiswal
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Automate New Hire Onboarding from Google Sheets to monday.com with Slack Reminders
Automate New Hire Onboarding from Google Sheets to monday.com with Slack Reminders
Introduction
Turn a simple spreadsheet entry into a tracked onboarding task in monday.com and keep HR/IT on pace with timely Slack updates. ✅
Trigger Event
When a new row is added in your Google Sheet (e.g., name, email, role, department, joining date), the workflow starts automatically.
Actions
- A new item is created on your chosen monday.com onboarding board and group. Key fields like name, email, role, department, and joining date are saved, and initial HR/IT assignees and statuses are set.
- A Slack message is posted to your selected channel announcing the onboarding, listing the employee details and the assigned HR and IT teams so everyone knows what to do next.
- The workflow waits for 3 days to give teams time to complete their tasks.
- After the wait, the workflow checks the HR and Technical status on the same monday.com item.
- If either status isn’t Done, a Slack reminder is sent to the channel with the employee info and the current HR/IT status so the team can finish the onboarding.
Benefits
- Centralized handoff: Sheet → monday.com item without manual entry
- Instant visibility: Slack announcement ensures teams act fast
- Automatic follow-up: Reminder after 3 days reduces chasing
- Fewer errors: Consistent fields and statuses across tools
- Faster onboarding: Clear owners and timely nudges keep work moving
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