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Return on recognition
Why celebrate new hires?
A warm welcome sets the stage for continued success for every employee. Recognition during onboarding helps new hires feel valued, connected, and ready to contribute from day one.
Retention
69
%
of employees are more likely to stay if the company has a strong onboarding structure.
Productivity
50
%
more productivity for new hires if they feel welcomed and supported.
end-to-end flexibility
Kickstart engagement from day one
Give every employee a warm, personalized welcome—fully automated and without extra admin work.
Company-Wide visibility
Warm welcomes and first-day shoutouts
Showcase new hire recognitions on rotating screens, Slack, Teams, and more to build a sense of belonging from day one.
testimonials
What customers are saying
With Awardco we now have more visibility into our incentive budgets than ever, and can be more judicious about our incentive spend.
Lacy Andersen
Project Manager
Our job was to solve the continuous problem of helping staff feel connected—to each other and to the organization.
Shandy Phelps
Family Community Engagement Supervisor
Awardco is a great way to give rewards and shoutouts to our employees who sacrifice and assist and go above and beyond.
Logan Harrelson
Recruiter
We use recognition as a tool to motivate and encourage our employees—everyone knows Awardco because we actively use it for any and all incentives for employees.
Monica Delgado
Senior Manager of Total Rewards
I love the simplicity of the program and the ease of taxes. We were really worried about that, but it's been really easy.
Nealy Whisler
Global Director of Talent Management
One year into having sunshine, our recognition, feeling like we're recognized went up ten percent. I think that's just a true testament of how much it means to us. We do have those hard days. And again, the Sunshine Recognition Hub empowers our nurses and team members. It's given us a platform to recognize, those moments of of excellence.
Mellisa Renter
Director of Professional Nursing Practice
Colleagues have to choose a value from The Collaborative Way when they recognize, making our recognition feed daily proof of why our values are so important. It’s such a powerfully positive place. Leaders are really taking notice—they want to see their teams at the top of the adoption leaderboard because they know the impact our values have on employee performance and retention.
Pam Johnson
VP of HR
I genuinely enjoy reading the daily kudos in Slack. Seeing the names and stories of colleagues going above and beyond is inspiring—it motivates me every day and reminds me why I’m proud to be part of PMG.
Melodie Cottingham
Convergent Video/Audio Director
Award goal has made a big difference at Sunnyvale, specifically on the different programs that Sunnyvale has been able to create. Create, we have tenure recognition program, we have an employee of the month, we have birthday recognition program, and Sunnyvale has also created a safety bingo.
Jessica Sinclair
Sr. HR Business Partner
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