Managers can create and track goals for new joiners before their start date by creating goals directly from the employee profile while the employee is still in the Hired stage.
To allow managers to manage goals for employees in Hired status, make sure the following permissions are enabled in the manager permission group:

Make sure the group includes access to employees in Hired status.

Once these permissions are enabled, managers can create goals for employees in Hired status directly from the employee profile.
To create a goal for a new joiner:
1. Open the employee’s profile.
2. Create the goal from the profile page.

Goals created this way will also appear in the main goals area.
To view them:
1. Go to Goals > Browse goals > All goals
2. Update the filters to include both Active and Inactive employees.
This is useful for setting probationary goals or onboarding objectives before the employee officially starts.