HR templates
Free HR templates for everyday people operations
Download free HR templates for onboarding, interviews, performance reviews, PTO requests, and headcount planning.
These documents are practical starting points for HR operations. Review them against your organization’s policy, process, and jurisdiction before use.
New Hire Onboarding Checklist
A practical onboarding template for preboarding, day-one setup, and first-week follow-through across HR, IT, and line managers.
Use this template when a new employee needs a repeatable onboarding path with clear ownership and completion tracking.
Included
- Preboarding, day-one, and first-week checkpoints
- Owner, due date, and status fields
- Structured for HR, manager, and IT handoff
Interview Scorecard Template
A structured interview evaluation template for competency scoring, evidence capture, and more consistent hiring decisions.
Use this template when interviewers need a standard scorecard instead of free-form notes that are difficult to compare.
Included
- Role knowledge, problem solving, and communication scoring
- Evidence-based observations section
- Weighted spreadsheet version for faster comparison
Performance Review Form
A review template for results, collaboration, development priorities, and next-period goals in one consistent document.
Use this template when managers need a clean structure for quarterly or annual reviews without building one from scratch.
Included
- Manager notes and employee comments
- Rating fields for core review categories
- Space for next-step ownership and follow-up dates
PTO Request Form
A leave request template for planned time off, approval routing, and coverage planning in document and spreadsheet form.
Use this template when teams need a simple, repeatable format for vacation and leave requests.
Included
- Leave type, dates, and working-day fields
- Coverage-plan prompt for smoother approvals
- Approval-status tracking in the spreadsheet version
Headcount Planning Worksheet
A workforce planning template for role demand, staffing changes, budget assumptions, and hiring priority by team.
Use this template when leaders need to review staffing demand, net change, and timing before opening requisitions.
Included
- Current headcount, planned hires, and planned exits
- Priority and target-quarter fields
- Net-change and annual-cost planning support