Hello HR folks, We want to share pre-onboarding gifts to our offered/expectant joining candidates. Please share ideas about what professional gifts can be shared and on which occasion.
Dear Kiruthikaraj,
The concept of the disbursal of the pre-onboarding gifts is a new one. You may give an organiser with the company's logo printed on it. By chance, if the candidate's birthday falls within two months, then you may send a cake to his home.
By giving pre-onboarding gifts, you are wooing or cajoling the candidates but giving anything more could be risky as what if the candidate does not join? Will your company ask to return the gift?
There is one more catch in the introduction of the pre-onboarding gifts. If you change the gifts in future, then what if the older employees start complaining that the newer ones are given a better gift than them? Secondly, well before joining the company, if the habit of giving gifts is formed, then the employees' expectations could rise and they could expect costlier gifts during their incumbency as well. Then you will have to decide how many gifts to be given and when.
Last but not least, as a corollary, what if the employees demand off-boarding gifts as well?
There are many possibilities gentleman. Therefore, let there be due diligence before you open Pandora's box!
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
7881The concept of the disbursal of the pre-onboarding gifts is a new one. You may give an organiser with the company's logo printed on it. By chance, if the candidate's birthday falls within two months, then you may send a cake to his home.
By giving pre-onboarding gifts, you are wooing or cajoling the candidates but giving anything more could be risky as what if the candidate does not join? Will your company ask to return the gift?
There is one more catch in the introduction of the pre-onboarding gifts. If you change the gifts in future, then what if the older employees start complaining that the newer ones are given a better gift than them? Secondly, well before joining the company, if the habit of giving gifts is formed, then the employees' expectations could rise and they could expect costlier gifts during their incumbency as well. Then you will have to decide how many gifts to be given and when.
Last but not least, as a corollary, what if the employees demand off-boarding gifts as well?
There are many possibilities gentleman. Therefore, let there be due diligence before you open Pandora's box!
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
Rather than sending a pre-boarding gift, it would be a better idea to give a Welcome Kit on the first day of joining of new employee. It could consist of any of these items (with company logo) :- organizer, table calendar, dairy, mug, t-shirt, a motivational book, pen, basic stationary, bag, etc.
As pre-boarding exercise some soft copies of literature, brochures, etc about the organization could be mailed to the candidate.
From India, Kolkata
As pre-boarding exercise some soft copies of literature, brochures, etc about the organization could be mailed to the candidate.
From India, Kolkata
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