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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.

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 programmes.

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 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.

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

PMG
 
 
Awardco helped us tie recognition directly to our core values, which makes it so much more meaningful.
Monica Gunderson
Talent Management Lead
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)
Vail Health
 
 
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
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.
Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
Awardco helps create a sense of community and appreciation that we need with so many remote employees.
Ryan H.
HR Generalist
Children's Nebraska
 
 
Some of the great stories that we've read are how impactful all of the team members have been to help the children feel better, it's showing our team members how impactful they are.
Jill Kudron
Patient Experience
Americare Senior Living
 
 
Caregivers want more than a paycheque—they want to feel valued. Recognition makes that possible.
Sarah Mazzocco
Chief People Officer
The entire experience, from sourcing and implementation to trouble-shooting and recognition, has been seamless and easy...I love the platform!
Anonymous
HR BP
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 recognise the value of the platform.
Melodie Cottingham
Convergent Video/Audio Director
America First Credit Union
 
 
Previously every manager hand-wrote a message to their employees every six months thanking them for their hard work, and it was all tied in with the bonus distribution. It was very high-touch, very labour intensive, and we had the process down to a science. We liked the connections that formed between managers and employees as a result of this programme, but after COVID-19 most of our workforce went remote. Our semi-annual tradition wasn't possible any longer, nor was it feasible.
Kent Streuling
SVP of HR
Aptive Environmental
 
 
With Awardco we now have more visibility into our incentive budgets than ever, and can be more judicious about our incentive spend.
Lacy Andersen
Project Manager
Cinemark
 
 
We are excited to announce the introduction of AwardCodes cards to our rewards programme. This new initiative allows Assistant Managers to recognise and reward employees on the spot for their outstanding performance. The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
Ann O'Keefe
Director of Benefits
PMG
 
 
The ability to customise the platform and call it 'MyKUDOS' made it feel like a true extension of our brand and culture.
Pam Buyers
Head of Culture at PMG
NIBCO
 
 
Awardco has definitely helped us do recognition even better. Recognising someone you work with, even if you don’t see them every day, has been empowering.
Ashley Martin
President & CEO
Greenfield Global
 
 
Feeling seen and feeling valued… That's one thing that keeps me going every day. We all try to strive for the best and try to help one another. We have a great management system here and everybody is seen and heard.
Aisha Ariyo
Export Logistics Coordinator

Day one, done right

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