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Employee Onboarding

Employee Onboarding

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

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
Smiling professional woman shaking hands during a business meeting
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
Diverse business team laughing and collaborating in modern office
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
Colleagues high-five and laugh together in an office workspace
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

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

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

testimonials

What customers are saying

PMG
 
 
Recognition through myKudos [Awardco] is one of the most positive aspects of PMG. It showcases employee contributions across the company, helping everyone feel valued and appreciated. Public recognition doesn't just acknowledge hard work—it motivates others to push further and strive for excellence.
Melodie Cottingham
Convergent Video/Audio Director
PMG
 
 
Our recognition was all over the place before. Awardco brought everything into one centralized, impactful platform.
Pam Buyers
Head of Culture at PMG
Awardco is easy to implement, maintain, and maximize the value of recognition with. I highly recommend it.
Anonymous
Talent Development Managerr
Hertz
 
 
Using Awardco has given us the confidence that we've partnered with someone that knows what they're doing. We're not only saving a lot of time, but we're building the confidence of our employees as we express our appreciation to all of them worldwide.
Annasuela Fritz
HR Projects and Recognition Manager
Citizens Business Bank
 
 
Every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. If you turn [a] form in, you get Awardco points. It's another way to tie healthy lifestyle to what's important to us in the bank to making an impact with our associates.
Jenny Ketchepaw
VP, Talent Engagement
Texas Roadhouse
 
 
One of our employees needed their virtual gift card ASAP, but it had somehow gotten lost when it was sent. I worked with Awardco and they immediately resolved the issue and I contacted the employee with their gift card. I didn't know this at the time, but later found out that this employee needed that gift card to purchase something important. 'I needed this gift card to get an urn for my Mom who had recently passed away. Thank you so much for getting this to me so quickly!' Without Awardco's exemplary service, we may not have been able to help this employee in time. And that's typical of the service we enjoy with Awardco, whether that's surrounding gift cards or the awards we offer through the platform.
Storey O'Barr
Recognition and Communications Specialist
PMG
 
 
The myKudos [Awardco] platform is easy to use and highly beneficial. I truly appreciate the ability to both give and receive kudos, and the rewards offered are incredibly generous. It’s a well-rounded, thoughtful initiative by PMG that really prioritizes employee appreciation.
Melodie Cottingham
Convergent Video/Audio Director
Sorenson Communications
 
 
As an evolving company, I like to ask myself if we're better than we were a year ago—and with employee recognition and employee engagement, the answer is absolutely.
Dan Higbee
Senior Director of HR
Alera Group
 
 
We launched our The Collaborative Way initiative with a half-day workshop for all colleagues, facilitated by internal Collaborative Way Champions that traveled from office to office. We would do these engaging workshops across the company, and leaders would ask us, ‘Now that colleagues have completed the workshop, how do we keep these principles front and center?’ While we developed other standalone follow-ups, it was only when we implemented Awardco that we truly felt like we had a compelling, daily solution to that question.
Kristie White
AVP Change Strategy & Organizational Development
Citizens Business Bank
 
 
And we've also tied that to wellness in the sense that, you know, every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. So part of that though is if you turn that form in, then you get Awardco points. So it's another way to tie healthy lifestyle to what's important to us in the bank to making an impact with our associates.
Jenny Ketchepaw
VP, Talent Engagement
Americare Senior Living
 
 
If you want a feel-good moment, just log in and scroll through the recognition feed.
Mary Eaves
Senior VP of Operations (Assisted Living Division)
Velsera
 
 
What I love most is the reporting aspect. It's something that reinforces the impact of Awardco, and it shows that the work we're doing is paying off.
Marko Zecevic
Employee Experience Manager
Lineage
 
 
We'd help them get through if they're not computer savvy and help them get their logins created and get set up.
Michael Burgess
Assistant GM
All Access Staging and Productions
 
 
We wanted to make recognition easy and exciting for our blue collar workers to participate in, and Awardco's capabilities have made that possible.
Mason Ongarato
HR Software & Employee Benefits Expert
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.
Colby Green
Paid Social Senior Associate
Thought Leadership & Resources

Thought Leadership & Resources

Resources for additional research

Blog

Blog

Employee Turnover Rates by Industry: Trends and Solutions
Customer Story

Customer Story

Blog

Blog

Blog

Blog

Webinar

Webinar

Customer Story

Customer Story

Webinar

Webinar

AI and the Future of Employee Engagement
Webinar

Webinar

White Paper

White Paper

Customer Story

Customer Story

White Paper

White Paper

White Paper

White Paper

The Ultimate Guide to Employee Recognition
Webinar

Webinar

Customer Story

Customer Story

Webinar

Webinar

Building a Culture That Thrives on Change
Webinar

Webinar

Blog

Blog

Discovering the True Return on Recognition™
Customer Story

Customer Story

Blog

Blog

Blog

Blog

Day one, done right

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