When you welcome new team members to your organisation, an onboarding kit can make all the difference. Well curated onboarding kits enhance the settling in experience of your new hires and boost engagement with your company so that they begin building morale and brand loyalty right away.
Here at Connect Promotions, we can help you to create quality onboarding kits that are tailored to your unique business, reflecting your ethos and setting you apart as a high quality business that cares. Read on to find our recommendations for onboarding kits that will inspire and engage your new team members, and we’ll share our top tips on using branded merchandise to increase positive feeling amongst your team.
What is an onboarding kit?
An onboarding kit is a pack or selection of items that has been put together as a gift to new employees, welcoming them to your organisation and giving them a flavour of you as a business. It might be presented as a gift bag or swag box, and contents may vary from high value gifts such as branded clothing to small, practical items such as stationery and office accessories. We recommend a combination of branded items that includes some more substantial promotional gifts as well as some useful daily essentials.
A good onboarding kit will introduce your new employees to their new workplace, providing helpful tools such as a staff handbook and business cards, as well as giving them a flavour of their new working environment, setting the tone for the ethos and company culture of which they are now a part. Promotional products such as water bottles and stationery can serve many purposes as part of an onboarding kit, demonstrating the generous nature of your business, displaying your eco friendly, sustainable values and saving your employees time and money buying their own supplies.
Tech Essentials to Support Productivity
Tech essentials are used in almost every industry and providing these as part of your onboarding kits shows your employees that you understand their requirements and want to help provide them with the equipment they need. We recommend:
- Power banks. Power banks are an excellent way to maximise commute time and make it easier to work remotely. A good quality power bank will be used over and over again by employees who will feel grateful for this gift with every use, and this is a positive for morale and practicality.
- Wireless chargers. Wireless chargers are sleek and functional, ticking the boxes for style and practicality that are required for successful promotional gifting. They are useful at home and at work and make an ideal desk accessory for everyone.
- Bluetooth earphones. Many people use Bluetooth earphones in the course of their daily lives, especially if they attend meetings virtually. This is a great gift for new employees if earphones will be useful in their new role, promoting ease of connection whether they are office based or working remotely.
Items such as these that are functional and high quality give a great impression of you as an employer, understanding what your employees need and providing the tech to make their lives easier.
Branded Clothing to Enhance Team Cohesion
Branded apparel and outerwear can be an excellent choice for onboarding kits, gifting your employees with clothing that looks great and is practical for work. This is ideal for anyone working outdoors or where team cohesion is helpful, and good quality clothing items that can keep your employees warm and dry will always be appreciated.
Accessories such as promotional backpacks, hats and gloves are easy to pop into your onboarding kits and your new team members will be very grateful for your thoughtfulness. These items provide great opportunities for branding, displaying your logo or brand message prominently so that you optimise your brand reach effortlessly.
Sustainable Drinkware to Promote Health and Wellbeing
Staying hydrated promotes good health and also improves productivity among your workforce. Drinkware is a great choice for promotional gifting and onboarding kits and there are many options to showcase your eco friendly values as well. We love reusable water bottles, made from recycled materials or stainless steel, and travel mugs that make the perfect alternative to wasteful disposable cups.
Branded Stationery to Make a Great Impression
You can choose from a wide range of promotional stationery products when you’re curating onboarding kits and customisation gives you the opportunity to create items that really represent your business and your values. Premium notebooks and high quality pens set a professional tone and promote an organised approach from day one, giving you ample branding potential to create a cohesive and consistent look for your workplace and your team members.
Your Onboarding Kits Taken Care Of
Creating the perfect onboarding kit means taking a good look at the values and practices your company holds and establishing a selection of gifts that represent these and share them with your new employees. At Connect Promotions, we can help you every step of the way, assisting you in selecting and sourcing your products or taking care of the whole process for you so that you do not have to worry about a thing. We have many years of expertise in creating relevant, thoughtful onboarding packs that are specific to the companies we work with, and we know just how to reflect the culture and goals of your organisation in these packs.
Our professional team at Connect Promotions can take care of all your promotional marketing needs, designing and sourcing the best promotional products in Ireland and delivering these to you or to your event world-wide. We have offices in Cork and Dublin and we work with customers all over Ireland to maximise the impact of promotional marketing. Contact us today to find out more about working with us to optimise your marketing strategy.

Darren Desmond is a dedicated and hard-working Senior Account Manager with over 20 years of industry experience. Known for his commitment to client satisfaction, Darren has a proven track record of delivering exceptional results. His passion for fostering strong client relationships is matched by his enthusiasm for continuous learning and professional growth.
Outside of work, Darren enjoys spending time with his family, walking, and watching rugby. An ex-rower, he avidly follows Irish athletes in their pursuit of medals and has a keen interest in various sports.