How to Welcome New Employees in Style

Why have onboarding kits?

New hire kits give companies an opportunity to showcase their culture, values and mission to employees even before they start their first day. We specialize in helping clients achieve this through the sourcing and selection of corporate gifts for employees. This includes embodying the company’s brand personality and even providing some useful tools for success.

Research also shows that when new recruits immediately feel part of the team, they feel more engaged in their job and committed to a company’s success. Engaged employees are 87 percent less likely to leave a company. Moreover, according to stats compiled by Click Boarding, an onboarding software company, if new employees experience a great onboarding process, 69 percent of employees said they are likely to stay at the company for at least three years.

Examples of products and new hire kits 

Common items in onboarding kits include t-shirts, water bottles, backpacks, journals and pens. As the pandemic forced many employees to work from home, remote office products like speakers and wireless chargers, as well as accessories that promote a cozy environment like candles, blankets and plants, became more prominent in our clients’ kits.

From traditional to out-of-the-box onboarding kits, we have created many different types for our clients’ employees and prospective new hires to join their companies in style. Grammarly, who we work with to develop kits for employees who receive job offers, wants to bring employees' families and pets along on the journey as well. They provide gear for the extended family, such as cameras, pet bandanas, and kids' t-shirts.

One-stop shop, from ideation to delivery

If you are seeking to welcome new employees to your company, our brand stylists will act as personal shoppers and project managers, coordinating the entire process of creating and distributing an onboarding kit. We will make the entire process as seamless as possible, from sourcing and designing the products in the kit, to creating virtual stores and custom kit fulfillments, to storing and shipping the kits for each new employee, and reporting and managing inventory. With vendors around the world and warehouses in Sacramento and Prague to house and distribute our clients' products, we are capable of handling onboarding kits for our clients globally. 

Our team acts as an extension of our client’s team, working closely to provide the best experience for their company’s employees. 

“I’ve developed friendships with my clients,” she continued. “I was even invited to a ceremony for one of my clients celebrating obtaining his citizenship!”

Virtual shops: distribution made easy

Usage of our virtual stores platform has increased exponentially during the pandemic. These customizable “storefronts” allow clients to offer individual products or the complete kits for either the employer or the employee to peruse and the kit – or the kit in its entirety – the new recruit wants. The distribution team can even include customized or handwritten note cards in each onboarding kit.

As workforces have become increasingly remote and distributed geographically, offering products via an e-store allows new recruits or clients to claim select items or full kits on-demand, 24/7, no matter where they are based. We even help with secure address collection. These new employees also have the discretion to select clothing sizes and even different cuts or unisex clothing if they prefer, which allows our clients to be more inclusive of preferences and identities. Since new employees can select items they do and don’t want from the kits, they won’t receive items they won’t use or may throw away. This, in turn, reduces the potential for waste.

Hidden Gems

Did you know we can pre-invoice, too? Perhaps you have a budget you need to use by a certain date. We can pre-invoice clients for their onboarding kits or other corporate gifts so that money doesn’t go to unspent before that deadline. 

If your company is seeking sustainable or social impact products, you can explore a wide selection with CreativeMC. Particularly as an employee-owned company, we are committed to socially conscious practices. Through Swag for Good, we have extensive relationships with eco-friendly and social giveback products and vendors. We are always seeking to work with and find new brands from underrepresented communities, especially those founded and led by women and people of color. 

Onboarding kits are just the tip of the iceberg in employee gifts. “Through our initial work on onboarding kits, I’ve had the opportunity to create other kits, like ones for National Hispanic Heritage Month, margarita night and employee resource groups,” said Trigueros. We can help you welcome new members to your team and make them feel appreciated while they enjoy working at your company.