Recently, the companies are gifting amazing gift hampers to their new employees or any personalized get from a particular brand. Welcoming the new employees by onboarding them with personalized gifts is something that we have seen in the pandemic-influenced age. The fresh hires get introduced to the company ethos which makes them feel like a part of the business and gets them at ease with the office culture.
For companies like CoinSwitch Kuber, a cryptocurrency firm, this gifting culture starts during the interview round itself. The company conducts a unique aspect of interviews where they evaluate the candidates if they are the right fit for their core values. Ashish Singhal The founder of Coin Switch Kuber says that when an employee joins they help underprivileged women in order to restart their own business through financial grants. This contribution is completely done by them on behalf of the employees. In this way, they attract people to their weaknesses.
Nauman Shakib, the director of HR at HealthifyMe conducts a virtual movie night for the new employees and uses it as an icebreaker. Also, they open up a live chat where they allow everyone to type their thoughts while watching the movie.
For makeup brands like Asa Beauty, having a smooth, hybrid work structure has worked in their favor. On the days when employees come to the office (they get WFH on alternate days), Asa Beauty conducts a few product-training makeup lessons for the new joiners so that they are well introduced to the brand.
Organizations like Apna, which has accomplished unicorn status, have a week after week virtual group lunch to help new joiners meet their associates.
Vahdam India has moved back to office full-time. In any case, when representatives were telecommuting, author Bala Sarda would guarantee that during the week-by-week shared audits for all divisions, he would address the newcomers in each group. Dating application TrulyMadly utilizes a conventional meet-and-welcome to construct that underlying bond.
