A good first impression goes a long way! Welcome new employees to the team with the New Hire Celebration. The New Hire celebration is sent based on the user's hire date, while the Welcome! celebration is sent based on the user's Bonusly account creation date.
Create a New Hire Celebration
To create a New Hire Celebration:
Navigate to the Bonusly Admin dashboard.
Click Recognition on the left-hand sidebar. Then, click Celebrations.
You will be directed to the Celebrations page. From here, you can manage your Celebrations.
Click the Create new button in the top right-hand corner of the Celebrations page. Then, select the New Hire option.
In the Create new celebration form, complete the following fields in the Basic Info section:
Name: Enter a name for the event (e.g., Nurses Appreciation Day).
Post on: Choose a date for the event.
Post Visibility: Choose a visibility option for the event.
Audience: Select the locations, departments, or teams to receive the New Hire post. To send the New Hire post to everyone, select Everyone. Please note, if multiple groups within a category are selected, all users of any selected group will receive a celebration post on their hire date.
Then, complete the Point settings section:
Amount in Points: Enter the amount of points to give out with the celebration. Enter 0 to send the celebration post without giving any points.
Complete the Post customization section:
Icon: Choose an icon image for the event.
Headline: Enter a short introduction for the event.
Message: Enter a short description or message for the event. Do not include @recipient, other group handles, or "+##" point amounts.
Image: Choose an image for the event post.
To preview your Celebration post, click the Preview button at the top of the Post customization section.
When you're done, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
Edit or Deactivate Custom Celebrations
To learn more about editing or deactivating your New Hire Celebration, visit the Managing Celebrations article.