Employee IT Onboarding

I help Charlotte businesses set up new employees’ computers and Microsoft 365 access, and remove access when someone leaves.I help Charlotte businesses prepare computers and Microsoft 365 for new hires, and remove access when employees leave.

Get Ready for Their First Day

First, we talk through the person’s role and the tools they need. Then I work through the computer, accounts, and access with you.We review the role, then prepare its computer, tools, accounts, and access.

Before Day One

Create The Right Access

Set up the named account, license, mailbox, groups, multi-factor authentication plan, shared folders, and role-specific applications before the employee arrives.Prepare a named account, license, mailbox, groups, MFA, shared folders, and role-specific apps before arrival.

On The First Day

Test The Workstation

Sign in, install updates, connect email and files, test printers and business applications, and confirm the employee can complete the tasks the role requires.Test sign-in, updates, email, files, printers, and business apps against the employee’s daily tasks.

When Someone Leaves

Protect Business Access

Disable sign-in, preserve needed email and files, remove shared access, recover the computer and keys, and document what was transferred to the owner or manager.Disable sign-in, preserve email and files, remove shared access, recover equipment and keys, and document management’s handover.

Preparing workstation equipment before the first day.

Computers, Accounts, and Everyday Work

The checklist follows the employee's actual work, not only email.The checklist follows the employee’s work beyond email.

Identity And Recovery

Named account, license, MFA method, recovery ownership, administrator roles, and a separate emergency admin path.Named account, license, MFA, recovery ownership, administrator roles, and separate emergency admin access.

Files And Communication

Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, shared mailboxes, calendars, contacts, and the folders the role actually uses.Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, shared mailboxes, calendars, contacts, and needed folders.

Computer And Applications

Windows updates, browser profile, printer access, business software, backup, security settings, and device records.Windows updates, browser profile, printers, business software, backup, security, and device records.

Testing the tasks a new employee needs to complete.

Before We Set Up the Account

A short role checklist makes the next hire or departure faster.A role checklist speeds up future staff changes.

  • Manager and start or end dateManager and start/end date
  • Computer and Microsoft 365 license
  • Required folders, mailboxes, and apps
  • Who receives email and files afterwardWho inherits email and files

Employee IT Questions

See a related project: checking accounts and security before a new employee joined.See a new-hire account and security check.

How early should we start a new hire setup?

A few business days is helpful when a computer, Microsoft 365 license, or application access must be purchased. Start earlier if a vendor controls an account or a new computer needs to be ordered and transferred.

Should employees share a Microsoft 365 account?

No. Each person should normally have a named account so access, multi-factor authentication, email, files, and departures can be managed without changing someone else's work. Shared mailboxes can be added where several people need a common address.

Someone Joining or Leaving Your Team?

Let me know their start or finish date and what they need access to. We’ll work through the setup together. Please don’t email passwords or codes.Share their start/finish date and needed access. We’ll arrange setup together. Don’t email passwords or codes.

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