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Starting a new job is a pivotal moment filled with excitement, nerves, and high expectations. For organizations, the onboarding process is a critical opportunity to make a lasting first impression and set the tone for a new hire’s journey. While paperwork and training are essential, the most memorable onboarding experiences are those that make employees feel genuinely welcomed and valued. One simple yet powerful way to achieve this is by incorporating gift cards into your onboarding strategy.
Research consistently shows that a positive onboarding experience can boost employee retention by up to 82% and increase productivity by over 70%. The first days and weeks are when new hires form their initial opinions about company culture, values, and whether they feel like they belong. Small, thoughtful gestures—like a personalized gift card—can go a long way in making someone feel seen, appreciated, and excited to be part of the team.
Gift cards are more than just a perk; they’re a flexible, meaningful way to show appreciation. Unlike generic company swag, gift cards offer choice and personalization. They empower new hires to pick something they truly want or need, whether it’s a coffee to start their first day, lunch with a new colleague, or supplies for their home office.
Key benefits of using gift cards in onboarding:
Assembly’s soon-to-launch gift card program makes it easier than ever for companies to integrate gifting into their onboarding process. Here’s what sets Assembly apart:
Track the success of your onboarding program by gathering feedback from new hires, monitoring retention rates, and comparing engagement levels before and after implementing gift card gifting. Assembly’s platform makes it easy to automate, personalize, and scale your gifting strategy, ensuring every new hire feels valued from day one.
Gift cards are a simple, cost-effective way to show new hires they matter. With Assembly’s free-to-sign-up platform and robust gifting features, you can create memorable moments that set the stage for long-term success.
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Gift cards add a personal, welcoming touch to onboarding, making new hires feel appreciated and valued. They offer flexibility and choice, helping employees settle in and feel part of the team from day one.
The best gift cards are those that offer variety and personalization, such as coffee shops, restaurants, office supply stores, or platforms like Assembly that let recipients choose from a wide catalog.
Yes! Platforms like Assembly allow you to automate gifting for new hires, ensuring timely and consistent delivery of welcome gifts as part of your onboarding process.
Assembly’s gift card program is free to sign up for, with 1:1 and group gifting included in all paid plans. Automated gifting is available by contacting their sales team.
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Yes, at Assembly, security is a top priority. Each quarter, we have ongoing security work that is everyone’s responsibility. While we maintain a strong security posture, it was important for us to prove to our customers that we do everything we claim to do. This led us to pursue a SOC 2 Type II report that would provide evidence of our compliance with industry gold-standard security practice.
There is study after study showing that employee recognition leads to increased engagement. This in return creates an environment where employees are happier and more motivated which increase productivity and reduces voluntary turnover significantly. In order to filled critical roles, companies tend to spend nearly twice the value of an annual salary. Assembly is an investment in your employees that supports your bottom line.
Yes, we will offer contracts for companies with longer-term agreements to help larger customers have more certainty around future costs.
The minimum agreement term is a 12-month subscription.
We do and for FREE! Any new customer needing further support to get started with Assembly to ensure you're set up for success can request custom onboarding support. Improving your employee experience is about much more than just using our amazing software; it’s about transforming your business to create a workplace that people love. That’s much easier to do with the personal support and advice from our passionate people experts.
At the time of redemption (when your employees exchange their points for a paid reward) you'll pay face value. If a reward is a $10 Amazon gift card, your cost will be $10. All paid rewards are billed for on a monthly basis.
The good news is that you don't have to pay for rewards upfront because we only charge you when points are redeemed, not when they're earned.
We offer discounts or educational or charitable organizations. In order to secure a discount, you'll first need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
For all other organizations, we are willing to consider longer-term agreements in exchange for discounts. To set up annual plans or longer, you will need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a month to month plan, you can go here and cancel anytime. If you're having concerns or need help setting up your account for success, you can always book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a longer-term custom plan, you'll need to reach out to your customer support specialist to cancel your account or email us at support@joinassembly.com.
Great question! You can customize your core values to match your organization's to boost and track alignment. You can change your currency from the 🏆 emoji (our default) to any emoji of your choice. You can swap our logo for your own. You can also set up company culture rewards such as, "Lunch with the CEO," "Buy a book on us," and so much more!
While we recommend a peer to peer set up where anyone in your organization can give or receive recognition, you can set up Assembly however you want. If you need to limit the people who can give or receive recognition, that's perfectly fine and can be done from your Admin, here.
Assembly connects to the tools your employees use every day to offer an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management.
Assembly has integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like ADP, Google, Office 365, and Slack. We also integrate with communication tools like Slack and Teams so you and your employees can access Assembly wherever they work now.
That depends on the company's permissions set up. That said, over 90% of the employees on Assembly's platform are recognized on a monthly basis. That means nearly every employee across all of our customers are receiving regular recognition from their peers, managers, or leadership. We're extremely proud of this.
They are not required. You can use Assembly without having rewards set up. However, we don't recommend it if you intend to have a high adoption and usage rate. You can always keep the costs down by offering internal culture rewards that are fulfilled by you internally.
No, you can remove allowances from anyone or everyone. It's up to you but we do recommend using points whether they're worth a real dollar value or not. Companies that use points have a much higher engagement rate even if those points don't exchange for real dollars.
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