Employee Onboarding Recognition That Builds Engagement

Create lasting first impressions

Welcome new employees with personalized recognitions, swag, and messages from their team—all automated to set the stage for long-term engagement.

Return on recognition

Why celebrate new hires?

A warm welcome sets the stage for continued success for every employee. Recognition during onboarding helps new hires feel valued, connected, and ready to contribute from day one.

Retention
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69
%
of employees are more likely to stay if the company has a strong onboarding structure.
69
%
of employees are more likely to stay if the company has a strong onboarding structure.

Quick Quack Car Wash saw a 20% reduction in turnover after implementing Awardco for their employee recognition programs.

Productivity
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50
%
more productivity for new hires if they feel welcomed and supported.
50
%
more productivity for new hires if they feel welcomed and supported.

Effective recognition builds culture and drives performance—and even drives better management approval scores. See how CPS Group saw these results and more.

Engagement
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54
%
increase in employee engagement with effective onboarding.
54
%
increase in employee engagement with effective onboarding.

Hertz successfully took their recognition programs global to over 24,000 employees and saw increased engagement as a result.

end-to-end flexibility

Kickstart engagement from day one

Give every employee a warm, personalized welcome—fully automated and without extra admin work.

Company-Wide visibility

Warm welcomes and first-day shoutouts

Showcase new hire recognitions on rotating screens, Slack, Teams, and more to build a sense of belonging from day one.

testimonials

What customers are saying

Awardco has been instrumental in our building our culture and handling change within our business. It's a great product!
Anonymous
Vice President, HR
Janitronics
 
 
The platform helps to put a spotlight on the good behaviors—on things that demonstrate people going above and beyond or outside their normal scope or taking initiative. As people see that in the feed, everybody else on the team can be like, ‘Oh, that’s the kind of stuff that people get shouted out and recognized for. The more you see the same thing, the more you’re like, ‘Okay, if I want the result, I’m going to do that thing.’
Andrew Goodman
Site Manager
PMG
 
 
As I’ve transitioned contractors into full-time roles, I’ve used myKudos [Awardco] as an incentive to help them engage with PMG’s culture. It may take time to fully understand all the offerings, but seeing kudos in action helps new team members recognize the value of the platform.
Melodie Cottingham
Convergent Video/Audio Director
PMG
 
 
Recognition is now a seamless part of our employee journey—from day one to major milestones.
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Monica Gunderson
Talent Management Lead
PMG
 
 
One of the best parts of myKudos [Awardco] is seeing others rally around a recognition post—commenting, reacting, and adding to the praise. I love scrolling through the kudos channel and seeing teammates from other accounts getting hyped up for the great work they’re doing. It really creates a sense of community across the agency.
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Colby Green
Paid Social Senior Associate
Greenfield Global
 
 
We can now give a shoutout to someone even if they’re in a different location—something we couldn’t do before. It just makes it easy when it’s all in one place.
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Lorie Miller
Business Systems Analyst
Percepta
 
 
The Awardco platform enables us to reach our global employee base (4,500 and growing) easily and effectively.
Tammy Godby
Senior Manager of Global Organizational Development
The flexible rewards offered are my favorite part. Rather than giving gift cards or merchandise that individuals might not use, they get to decide what they want.
Anonymous
HR Manager
PMG
 
 
I try to express appreciation vocally and in Slack, but the visibility that comes from an official kudos [Awardco] post really takes it to the next level. It ensures that great work doesn't go unnoticed, and I’m making it a point to use the shoutout feature even more across my teams.
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Colby Green
Paid Social Senior Associate
Kodiak
 
 
Whether it’s recognizing a peer or a member of our team, Awardco is so simple and intuitive.
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Cassidy Barsdoff
Director, Project Management Office
Citizens Business Bank
 
 
We're just really excited in being able to continue to push recognition out there. It continues to be an important initiative for us around engagement.
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Jenny Ketchepaw
VP, Talent Engagement
Utah Valley University
 
 
After implementing Awardco we saw a huge influx [of recognitions]… we were riding a tidal wave. Now it’s at a sustainable level, but still significantly higher than before.
Maddie Bagley
Appreciation Specialist, People & Culture
Lockton
 
 
As we’ve scaled, we’ve lost the day-to-day visibility into our people. Awardco fills that gap. Peer recognition surfaces contributions that would otherwise go unnoticed—especially from introverts or quiet top performers.
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Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
NIBCO
 
 
We’ve always had some sort of recognition program, but never anything all-inclusive where all associates at every location were engaged in the same program—until Awardco.
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Dawn Bloch
Chief People Officer
Beckman Coulter
 
 
From a reporting standpoint, Awardco excels by allowing users to access desired reports quickly through easily accessible links, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple pages as was the case with previous platforms. The platform has garnered significant positive feedback for its user-friendly nature and seamless navigation.
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Kerie Rogers
HR Operations Leader

FAQ

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Day one, done right

Show appreciation and intention with meaningful onboarding recognition that makes an immediate impact.