Five of the Best Onboarding Kit Ideas for 2024

When it comes to first impressions, few have higher stakes than the one you make on a star employee in their first few weeks on the job.

After all, those at the top of their game can pick and choose where to work. And money is far from the deciding factor of why people choose a company to invest their career in; they’re also looking for a great place to work, filled with happy employees, good benefits and a positive company culture.

Onboarding is one of the best ways you can showcase a glowing company culture to your new team members. It’s also something all companies should be investing in. According to ThinkLearning, 70 percent of employees who love their jobs and perform well experienced positive onboarding. And while more than 93 percent of employers believe onboarding plays a critical role in whether an employee stays or moves on, more than 76 percent of HR professionals feel onboarding is underutilised. Meanwhile, a survey by TeamStage found only 12 percent of employees believe their company provides a good onboarding program.

What this means is, there’s a lot of room for improvement in onboarding and a LOT to be gained from it.

Now for the good news. Providing new employees with onboarding welcome kits, packed full of branded bounty on their first day, is one of the simplest and most effective ways to provide a positive onboarding experience. And forget the boring basics – there’s a whole world of useful, memorable and quality merchandise, all fully customisable, which can be used to design so many different types of welcome kits.

Here are five of our favourite kits right now:

1. The Travel Kit

Perfect for FIFO workers, conference attendees or those who do a lot of jet-setting for work, this kit helps make flying a breeze with a duffel bag, eye mask, insulated drink bottle, luggage tag, headphones, pen and a hoodie. 

See The Travel Kit collection for more ideas.

2. The WFH Survival Kit

Shorten the distance for remote and WFH workers, who will love being welcomed into the team with branded home office goodies such as a stress ball, speaker, comfy socks, charging cables, tablet stand, pen and noise-cancelling earbuds.

See The WFH Survival Kit collection for more ideas.

3. The Eco-Friendly Welcome Kit

Give a big planet-friendly welcome to new recruits with options that range from low impact to plastic-free, chemical-free, cruelty-free and biodegradable. Think items like stainless steel bento boxes, bamboo cutlery, stainless steel drinkware, recycled leather journal, BCI cotton totes, canvas cooler bag and stainless steel pens.

See The Eco-Friendly Welcome Kit collection for more ideas.

4. The Deluxe Welcome Kit

Make an impact on executive hires with a selection of our showstopping, high-end products. A 3D embroidered cap, insulated drinkware, custom socks, softshell jacket, belt, wallet, notebook, pen set and a laptop bag are just some of the ideas for this one.

See The Deluxe Welcome Kit collection for more ideas.

5. The First Day Kit

Welcome your new recruits to the office with branded goodies designed to encourage a seamless start. We recommend a mug, bento box, insulated drink bottle, polo shirt, tote bag and, of course, some healthy tea to settle those first-day nerves.

See The First Day Kit collection for more ideas.

And that’s just getting started! We’ll be back with more great ideas for onboarding kits soon, but in the meantime, remember ALL kits can be fully customised with your branding, we can arrange everything in gorgeous, custom-created packaging and we can send kits locally, rural, interstate and overseas – whatever you need. And whether you know what you want, or are keen to hear all the possibilities that abound, our Branded Merchandise Experts are always on hand to help. Get Started today!