Hiring soon? Don’t start from scratch. Prep everything before Day One so your new hire isn’t met with chaos.Your Pre-Onboarding New Hire Checklist
You’re ready to bring someone onto your team—but if you're honest, you’re still piecing together what that looks like.
The Pre‑Onboarding New Hire Checklist helps you prep, organize, and send everything before Day One.
Don’t start from scratch again.
You don’t need a perfect system—you just need a starting point.
This free Pre‑Onboarding Checklist helps you document what you’re already doing, organize it clearly, and keep growing your process over time.
It’s the first step toward confident, chaos-free onboarding - and if you’re being honest, who wouldn’t want that?!
What’s Inside
Inside this checklist, you’ll find a step‑by‑step guide to prep for your new hire:
✓ HR & admin must-dos — from signed offers to team intros
✓ A clear tech access setup list to help you create user accounts and confirm permissions
✓ Communication norms that set expectations and boundaries early
✓ A Day One gameplan to welcome new hires with clarity and confidence
✓ Workspace prep prompts for remote and in-person teams
Why do you need this checklist?
Hiring someone is a big milestone—but it comes with a lot of moving parts.
Scattered emails. Forgotten tools. Miscommunication. And you’re already juggling client work, tools, and coffee.
This checklist gives you a clear starting point—a repeatable process for prepping what needs to be shared, sent, or organized *before* your new hire’s first day.
Hey There!I’m Katelyn Hyrkas
Hi, I’m Katelyn — systems enthusiast, queen of SOPs, and a firm believer that onboarding shouldn’t be an afterthought.
I help solopreneurs and small to mid-size teams build simple, repeatable systems that save time and reduce chaos—especially during onboarding. This checklist is what I wish someone handed me when I onboarded folks in my past.
