Free employee exit checklist

About this document

An exit checklist is the last-mile list for leaving a job: the handover's leftovers, property to return, accounts to close out, questions still open with HR. It exists so your final week runs off a list instead of adrenaline.

When to use it

• Notice is in and the countdown is real.
• Handover, equipment, benefits questions and goodbyes are all in the air at once.
• You want the last day to end with nothing trailing.

Getting it right

• Pull unfinished items in from the handover checklist — that carry-over is why both documents exist.
• Batch HR questions into one conversation; five separate emails in your last week get five slow answers.
• Schedule personal-file cleanup for mid-list, not the final hour — the last afternoon always fills with people.

It organizes your side of the exit — the company's offboarding steps (account closures, payroll timing) run on their checklist, not this one.

Part of Leave a job — the whole situation, connected.

Common questions

How does this differ from the handover checklist?

Handover is your work continuing without you. Exit is you leaving cleanly — property, questions, loose ends. They overlap on purpose.

By when should it all be done?

The morning of your last day, not the evening — the final afternoon belongs to people, not tasks.

What usually gets forgotten?

Recurring things: calendar invites you own, subscriptions on the company card, automations running under your account. Add those rows first.