Signing Up for Benefits


Enroll for Benefits as a New Employee

One of your first steps as a new employee is to enroll in your benefits. Benefits eligible employees need to make their benefit elections within 31 days of their hire.

  1. Review the Benefits Workbook for Full-Time Employees (.pdf) or Benefits Workbook for Part-Time Employees (.pdf) (whichever is appropriate). Refer to the Summary of Benefits documents for more information.
  2. Speak with your covered dependents about their coverage needs to determine the benefits that are appropriate for your family.
  3. Gather the information needed to enroll. For each eligible dependent, you will need their full name, social security number, and birthday. If you are enrolling in an HMO, you will need to know the code for their primary care physician.
  4. Read Using HR Connection to Make Your Benefit Elections When You are Hired (.pdf)
  5. Use HR Connection for New Employees to sign up for your benefits. (You will need your HR PIN to log into the system. It was included on the Benefits Statement that was sent to you in your benefits packet.)
    • If you do not use HR Connection to sign up for or opt-out of benefits, you will be enrolled in the Default Benefit Plan.
  6. Enroll in your Retirement Benefits using the forms and applications included in your benefits packet. (See the Enrolling in Your Carnegie Mellon Retirement Benefits (.pdf) helpsheet.)
  7. If you need additional assistance or have questions about your benefits, please contact Human Resources.

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