You can help new recruits feel like they have made the right choice by sending them a welcome package even before their first day. A note signed by the CEO or the employee's supervisor along with some company swag is always a good idea. Fuzzco designed some really cool employee welcome kits for MailChimp, check them out here.
What's your company story? Here at Suttle-Straus we took it literally and published a book that details where the company started over 100 years ago to where we are today. Make sure your employees know how the company began and the important struggles and wins leading up to its present.
If you've defined your company's core values, they need to be infused into employees' everyday lives. Companies like Epic Specialty Benefits have created values cards for each employee to remind them to hold these attributes in high regard.
A map can be really helpful for an employee who has relocated across the country, or even one from across town. Help Scout provides each new employee with a map noting great coffee and lunch spots nearby, see their list of other best practices for employee onboarding. If your office campus is huge, a map with offices and conference rooms labeled is useful until an employee gets to know their way around.
On your first day at a new job you meet tons of people and by the end of the day you won't remember any of their names. An employee board posted in frequented hallways can act like a cheat sheet for remembering coworkers' names.
Adweek featured Texas agency McGarrah Jessee's set of playing cards that help new employees learn the ropes. Some of the items on the cards were quirky facts and stories that you would never find in a corporate HR orientation training.
Are you starting your employees off on the right foot or leaving them empty-handed? Share something unique that your company does for employee onboarding in the comments below.