Blog · 20 September 2026
IT Onboarding Checklist for New Staff
Accounts, devices and access on day one — so new starters are productive without security shortcuts.
Hiring someone and then scrambling for a laptop, mailbox and shared-drive access is how temporary admin passwords become permanent.
- Named accounts with MFA before the first login
- Standard device build and encryption
- Only the folders and apps that role needs
- A leaver process that mirrors the joiner list
Documented onboarding is part of growing without chaos — see also preparing IT for growth. Garvey's IT can own the checklist via managed support.