Buddies should have the skills and knowledge to perform the following types of tasks:
1. Teaching/or tutoring, such as explaining unfamiliar tasks;
2. Explaining how to use office equipment, obtain office supplies, make travel arrangements, and the like;
3. Socializing the new employee on company's guidelines, norms, culture, and unwritten guidelines;
4. Sharing insights on how things are done in the organization;
5. Involving the new employee in social or informal activities, such as lunch, coffee, and such.