Welcome Pack Ideas For New Employee's

It’s never easy onboarding new team members, especially as businesses everywhere are looking for a way to rebound from a rough couple of years.

Even organisations that have weathered the pandemic relatively well face another challenge in 2022 – retaining employees.

In a study by Glassdoor, they found that great employee onboarding can improve team retention by 82% and increase productivity by up to 70%.

These statistics explain why implementing an effective onboarding process can improve a new employee’s experience and happiness. The act of engaging new employees starts on their very first day, and a great welcome kit can help you with a successful onboarding process.

The benefits of employee welcome kits include:

Reflect company culture: a starter pack can also be a helpful tool in helping to deliver key messages and as well as making people feel welcome. Check out our latest blog to explore this more.
Reduces staff turnover - by making the employee feel wanted
Increase employee morale and satisfaction
Immediately helps the employee feel connected to the business.
Make a bold and tangible gesture.

Whilst it's different for every business and will naturally vary depending on your brand, culture and the role of your new starter, but one aim we would recommend every new starter pack to include is something to make them smile and reflect a thank you message to your new colleague.

A thoughtful welcome pack can include items such as:

Reusable water bottle
Reusable coffee cup
Notebooks
Sweets or chocolate
Essential key fobs or lanyard
Key contacts and team member details
Information sheet (login details)
To-do list with a schedule for their first week.

Welcome kits for new employees are a great tool to help your new starter feel a sense of belonging and boost integration into the team. Considering the current candidate-driven market, a new starter pack will help you make a great first impression and help you get ahead of the curve, stand out from the competition and retain staff members.

You can view our full range of starter pack ideas here.