01Start here
Edison TN and your first 90 days in state service
A practical orientation map that separates a working login, completed onboarding, and learning the job.
Read this field note: Edison TN and your first 90 days in state serviceTENNESSEE • A NEW EMPLOYEE’S FIELD GUIDE
A clearer start.
A steadier first month.
Edison TN is one part of starting work in Tennessee state government. First Month Fieldbook connects the screens to the people, questions, and everyday habits that make onboarding useful.
Our independent guides cover the first morning, assigned onboarding tasks, personal contact records, and the conversations that help a new employee settle into the job. We are not a state agency, an employee portal, or an account-support service.
Start with the first-90-days guide
Know where to begin
Confirm the reporting details and the people who can answer the first practical questions.
Make the record clear
Separate opening a task from submitting it, and verify the outcome without copying private records.
Learn in real steps
Use current instructions, helpful questions, and an honest early check-in to build confidence.
THE READING DESK
Find the next useful step.
Eight guides, one steady start.
02Before you arrive
Before your first day: the small confirmations that prevent a difficult morning
Organize the reporting details, requested documents, equipment questions, and unanswered items before you arrive.
Read this field note: Before your first day: the small confirmations that prevent a difficult morning03First week
The first-week workplace map: people, places, and handoffs
Make the physical and human side of orientation useful instead of collecting names you cannot place.
Read this field note: The first-week workplace map: people, places, and handoffs04First week
Edison onboarding: tell saved, submitted, and finished apart
A lightweight way to track assigned onboarding activities without creating a duplicate personnel file.
Read this field note: Edison onboarding: tell saved, submitted, and finished apart05Personal setup
Your new-hire contact record: correct the useful details without oversharing
Check the information that helps your agency reach you, then verify the saved result.
Read this field note: Your new-hire contact record: correct the useful details without oversharing06When something stalls
Ask for Edison help without sending a whole personnel file
Turn an access or onboarding obstacle into a concise, useful support request.
Read this field note: Ask for Edison help without sending a whole personnel file07Working knowledge
Read onboarding policies for the decision you need to make
A practical way to distinguish current rules, local instructions, acknowledgments, and your own notes.
Read this field note: Read onboarding policies for the decision you need to make08Settling in
Prepare for the first-90-day conversation with evidence, not a performance speech
Use a few examples, clear questions, and unresolved dependencies to make an early review useful.
Read this field note: Prepare for the first-90-day conversation with evidence, not a performance speech