Employee Onboarding

Create lasting first impressions

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

Trusted by 3,000+ organisations worldwide

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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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 programmes.

Productivity

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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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increase in employee engagement with effective onboarding.

Hertz successfully took their recognition programmes 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, personalised welcome—fully automated and without extra admin work.

Custom Welcome Messages

Create a welcoming experience by automating day-one shoutouts, intro resources, and even point distributions to build immediate belonging.

Personalised, Quality Swag

Kick off the employee journey with points for hand-picked swag. New hires choose what they love and it’s delivered straight to their door.

Build Belonging Early

Help break the ice with welcome recognitions, peer profiles, and specific programmes designed to spark meaningful conversations.

Far-Reaching Recognition

Remote, hybrid, or on-site, it's easy to celebrate new hires wherever they are with flexible programmes that make every employee feel included.

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's platform and programme are far and away the best I've seen in my career. Based on behavioral science with an intuitive user interface (and truly customizable reporting!), it is a game changer in employee engagement and appreciation.

Maghan Adams

Employee Experience Specialist

Just managing our custom rewards felt like a full-time job with our previous vendor—it took all day every Friday. With Awardco, I don't have to do any of the manual fulfilment work anymore. I'm saving 6-8 hours a week, just managing orders.

Sara Beer

Director of Core Values

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 recognise the value of the platform.

Melodie Cottingham

Convergent Video/Audio Director

We didn't want or need a bunch of bells and whistles. We needed an efficient platform that would empower the recognition and reward programmes we wanted to run. Awardco has worked so well—and continues to work so well.

Michael Cioffi

Director, Marketing, Communication, and Experience

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

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 award co 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

Before Awardco we had no idea how many gift cards were going out or when, but now we have real-time budgetary updates. It's been a game changer.

Jodi Gonzales

HR Manager

Being a nurse, I know that oftentimes it's hard to keep coming back day over day. It often goes without recognition or without gratitude, but Sunshine's given us the opportunity to empower our team, empower our leaders to have that ability proud that we've had such a high engagement of our team members submitting recognitions on the platform.

Madeline Quinn

Employee Experience Manager

myKudos [Awardco] has been a powerful tool in fostering a culture of appreciation within our craft. By providing an easy, visible way to celebrate all wins, both big and small. It helps boost morale and the impact is immediately felt.

Mary O’Brien

Head of Programmatic

Implementation was great—it was so easy and seamless, and Awardco was always willing to help whenever I had any questions or concerns.

Sonia Magdaleno

Talent and Engagement Specialist

Their customer service is top notch. Whenever there is a concern or issue, they respond quickly and resolve the issue without any fuss. It's rare in today's world to find a company this dedicated to their customers.

Anonymous

Human Resources Manager

Awardco helps create a sense of community and appreciation that we need with so many remote employees.

Ryan H.

HR Generalist

We've tied rewards to wellness in the sense that every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. If they show proof, they get points. It's another way to tie healthy lifestyles to what's important to us in the bank, making an impact with our associates.

Jenny Ketchepaw

VP, Talent Engagement

We selected Awardco after a focus group review. It was hands down unanimous. Everyone loved how clean, easy, and intuitive Awardco was, especially the ‘Who do you want to recognise?’ prompt right when you log in.

Selia Wood

AVP, Talent & Engagement

We were really worried that clinical staff wouldn't be able to log in, being away from their desks. But that hasn't been an issue. Our emergency department senior director, for example, uses it right on the spot. We've seen a strong showing from our clinical departments.

Brianna Lepore

Sr. Talent Development Specialist

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