Boost Company Culture With This Onboarding Swag

First impressions are everything.

Employee Onboarding kit ideas by Merchgirls

Onboarding Swag Melbourne: Never is this more true than on your first day at a new job––did you know that a bad onboarding experience can literally double the likelihood of your employee leaving for another position? On the flip side, a fantastic onboarding experience can improve employee retention by as much as 82%! With stats like this, providing something as simple as an onboarding kit for new employees should really be a no-brainer. 

On-boarding kit for new employees typically contain a few bits of branded merchandise and are given to new employee welcome pack on their first day. Prior to Merchgirls entering the scene, corporate merchandise for employees was a meh reusable coffee cup, mouse pad, and pen but those days are (thankfully) behind us. 

Why should my company have an onboarding kit for new employees?

We bet you didn’t know that the first 45 days of employment account for nearly 20% of total employee turnover. That’s nearly a quarter of all turnover! That first month and a half is when your new hire is making the decision to either stick with your company or book the first ticket outta there. While there are a bunch of things you can do in that time to win your business as a long-term, loyal employee, starting the first day off with a fabulous employee onboarding kit could make all the difference.

Here are some good reasons why employee onboarding kits work in the corporate world

• Create a sense of belonging 

• Build brand loyalty

• Give a new employee a good idea of your company’s values

• Increase staff satisfaction

• Establish an instant connection with your new hire

• Motivate staff

• Provide practical items your staff will need on the job

What should I have in my Employee onboarding kit?

While you could close your eyes and pick any item from our Menu 4.0 to include in your employee onboarding kit, after doing this for years we’ve noticed that companies usually gravitate towards some or all of the following corporate gifts for their kits:

• Custom socks (we have many types to choose from!)

• Inga Laptop Sleeve

• Twiggy Taco

• Rocket Pen

• Matilda Memo Pad

• Lucy Notebook

• Laptop Sticker Set

• Bondi Bottle 

• Billie Tote 

All of these promotional items are easily customisable with your branding, and they’re super usable for employees working in an office environment. These pieces are also entirely gender-neutral, so all of your employees are guaranteed to enjoy receiving them!

What does an onboarding kit or employee welcome pack look like?

Employee onboarding kits are something of a speciality at Merchgirls, in fact, they’re one of our most popular requests. We know there’s nothing quite like a pack of branded goodies to get your new hires excited about your company, which is why we work so hard on getting them perfect. Two companies that couldn’t get enough of the employee onboarding kits we created for them were Belong and 7-Eleven.

BELONG

For Belong’s onboarding kit, we designed a full pack of branded promotional merchandise that Belong’s tech-focused employees were sure to use. The branding was subtle and understated, the perfect vibe for a busy office desk.

Included in the Belong onboarding kit were:

• Matilda Memo Pad

• Vinnie Vinyl Laptop Stickers

• Inga Laptop Sleeve

• Twiggy Taco Combo

• Rocket Pen

• Byron Mousepad

• Alice Sticky Notes

7-ELEVEN

7-Eleven’s onboarding kit for employee looked a little different, with just three items. Of course, we incorporated the company’s iconic orange, green, white and red colour palette as well as their logo––but in a very chic way. Not only are these pieces a joy to receive, but their subtle design also makes them super usable in everyday life.

Included in the 7-Eleven onboarding kit were:

• Inga Laptop Sleeve

• Stadium Socks

• Jotter A5 Journal

Had a look through these kits and thought, “my company needs cool corporate merch like this”? Yeah, we thought you might! We’ve designed for companies like Warner Bros, Telstra and Mecca––but we’d love to add your name to that list.

Get in touch with us and request a copy of Menu 4.0 to start picking out the merch pieces we’ll get to jazz up with your branding! 

Please note: to access Menu 4.0, you must be a registered business with a correlating email address. Minimum order quantities apply.