Start Positive – Why Welcome Kits for Employee are a great Morale Booster?

First job brings an ocean of opportunities, new hopes in eyes and few butterflies in the stomach. Meeting new people brings exciting conversation, plethora of memories associated with the initial few weeks of joining. Social work environment and in-person meet and greet has its own share of fun. But post COVID lockdown, there is a drastic change in the concept of working from the office. Several jobs have completely become remote and many others have adopted Hybrid Model. Some employees have almost forgotten the fulfillment of socialization and observing the distinct work culture of the organization. Hence it is very much necessary to imbibe the organization culture from the very first step of an employee in an organization.

For employees – the onboarding process begins even before they enter the organization. The happiness, enthusiasm and positivity of the first day is very well captured through social media by the employees these days.  So, companies have started investing in their employees since employees are viewed as the brand ambassadors of the organization. That’s why it is so important to engage employees with the best possible employee welcome kits for a successful onboarding process.

An assortment of the gifts in a welcome kit with the brand logos helps the employees connect better with the mission, vision and future aspiration of the company. With customized products begins the journey of a new joiner.

As cliché as it may sound – employees whether a first time job holder or lateral hire – will get motivated by the attention they are given by the organization for their smooth transition into the new company. Personalized welcome kits give a boost to the morale and mood by reiterating that organizations care about their employees with respect and investing in their mental well-being to make them feel at home in a new set-up.

In fact, giving your staff a token of your appreciation on a special occasion would help them feel appreciated by the business or organization. A touch of personalization to the gifts will increase the value of the gifts by manifold. There are varieties of welcome kits with focused usage. For instance – a welcome package can reiterate the company values, mission and vision through informal fun items. Another option may be sharing the FAQs for smoother onboarding and easier integration into the new team. It may also contain some personalized stationery items along with basic necessities like laptop, backpack drink ware and other company branded merchandise etc.

So a perfect welcome kit is a well packaged combination of products with functionality, personalization and organization branding aimed to settle down the new hires in their new company, a true morale booster that they need in the beginning.

The company can proudly say now: WELCOME ABOARD, YOU ARE NOW ONE OF US!!