Jira newbie - need help on setting up "people lifecycle"

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Hi everyone,

I am new to Jira and new to setting up Jira for a non-technical department. Our engineering team recently made the switch, and I (HR Manager) was asked to look into the set up for HR, one that could potentially integrate with the engineers. Easy peasy lemon squeezy I thought, I've set up a few other PM tools, I can do this.

Well, turns out that this is going to be a bit more challenging than what I am used to, but I like a challenge, and I know that when Jira works, it's an amazing tool. Unfortunately, I don't even know where to start (made little to 0 progress) and since I am working for a startup, there aren't many people around that have time to help me.

I found a Jira video with a setup that strongly overlaps with what I would like to create and what I have created before in other PM tools.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPAvwo73Cko

Has anyone done something similar for their organisation/team? Could you guide me in the right direction / training material?

Thanks a lot!