New Employee Onboarding Checklist
A first-week onboarding checklist for managers — accounts, equipment, introductions, and the follow-ups that make new hires stick.
Free — save your own editable copy, customize it, set reminders, and share it with others.
- Send offer paperwork and contractBefore start date
- Order laptop and equipmentAt least a week ahead — shipping slips
- Create email and system accounts
- Grant access: tools, drives, reposUse a role-based access template if you have one
- Add to team calendar, channels, and mailing lists
- Assign an onboarding buddy
- Book day-one welcome meeting
- Prepare a 30-60-90 day plan
- Send a welcome email with first-day logisticsStart time, address or video link, what to bring
- Announce the new hire to the team
- Day 1: office tour or remote-tools walkthrough
- Day 1: HR paperwork and benefits enrollment
- Day 1: security and compliance basicsPassword manager, 2FA, device policy
- Day 1: lunch with the team or buddy
- Week 1: intro meetings with key collaboratorsKeep them to 30 minutes each
- Week 1: walk through team goals and roadmap
- Week 1: set up development environment or tools
- Week 1: assign a small first taskSomething shippable in a few days builds momentum
- Week 1: end-of-week check-inWhat's confusing? What's missing?
- Week 2: first 1:1 with clear expectations
- Week 4: review the 30-day plan together
- Day 30: collect onboarding feedbackFix the gaps for the next hire
- Day 90: formal check-in on goals and fit
Free — save your own editable copy, customize it, set reminders, and share it with others.