Making Great First Impressions

By Sally Edwards

3 useful products to give to your new starters.

When taking on a new employee in an office based environment, the first day can be a daunting prospect for any new starter. They are being welcomed into a new company in an office where the chances are that every member of staff is already familiar with each other. As a thank you to your new addition to the workforce, a great way to set them up for their first day is to give them a set of practical gifts to get them going with their job. A few essentials to help them complete their training and make their day to day life in the office just a touch easier.

A great way to set them up for their first day is to give them a set of practical gifts to get them going with their job.

Now, we know that notebooks are great but they’re obvious. What about a USB? What about a cool USB with all the company guides already preloaded onto there for them? That way your new employees can not only be amazed at how cool the USB is but they can take the information away and learn it, rather than only being able to access it through the system. Take our Bertie USB for example. Pantone matched with your brand colour to the bottom and with an incredibly cool weighted bottom that is sure to entertain everyone. Plus, they can be used even further down the line for storing any important documents your new employee needs to take on the go with them.

If you’re anything like us here at MoJo, then you’ll know that a morning cup of coffee is what gets you ready for the day. So, next on your list of products for the New Beginner Kit should be a mug. Plus, since it’s an office environment, a bone china mug made from white enamel is going to look stunning on any desk. It’s a simple gift that you can pop your logo onto to remind them of their value to you and, at the same time, you can get everyone in the office a fresh new mug. It will help to keep the office caffeine levels up and, seeing as you invested in that coffee machine earlier in the year, you’ll be glad to find out bone china mugs are usually smaller so they fit perfectly into the machine and you can have your fancy semi-skimmed, no froth, caramel shot, macchiato there in the office.

Bone china mugs are usually smaller so they fit perfectly into the machine and you can have your fancy semi-skimmed, no froth, caramel shot, macchiato there in the office.

Training essentials are covered. The bear necessities for the next few weeks have been established. Now, unless you work in a library the chances are you office can get pretty noisy if everyone is on the phone. Have you ever been in the position where you need to get your head down and really focus on a piece of work you are doing? Of course you have, it’s the curse of an office. So, one final suggestion for when you have got the new employee fully trained and turned them into a member of your team - invest in some noise cancelling headphones. Not only will this help them when they’re trained but imagine how awesome it would be to walk into your new job and find a pair of high quality headphones waiting on your desk on your first day - that’s brand dedication building right there.

A few suggestions we hope are useful to you, we think that this would be an awesome office starter pack to not only help your new employee feel at home but also to help them long after they have settled into the team.