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Employee IT Onboarding Checklist

Prepare accounts, devices, licenses, applications, email, MFA, and first-day instructions before a new employee starts.

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Employee IT Onboarding Checklist

Based on your employee onboarding checklist and IT lifecycle toolkit materials.

Basic information

Field Details
Employee name
Job title
Manager
Start date
Department
Device assigned
Email account
Required applications

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Task or item Owner or notes Status
Collect the employee role, manager, start date, and access requirements.
Create the user account using your standard naming format.
Assign required Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace licenses.
Add the employee to approved groups, shared mailboxes, shared drives, or role-based access areas.
Prepare the assigned device and record the asset information.
Install or assign required applications.
Set up Multi-Factor Authentication.
Provide first-day login instructions and support contact information.
Confirm the employee can access required systems.
Review access after the first week and remove anything not needed.

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