Warm
Please join me in welcoming [Name] to the team! [Name] starts on Monday, October 19 as our new [role]. Stop by, say hi, and help [Name] feel at home.
New hire announcement
Announce your new hire the way they'll want to screenshot.
Add their name, role, start day and a fun fact. Copy the email or the Slack post, and make an image with their photo for the team channel.
New team member
Please welcome
?[Name]
Starts Monday, October 19
Say hi in the thread 👋
Photos and logos stay in this browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Before you hit send, the rest is ready too.
A LinkedIn post
We're growing! 🎉 Please join me in welcoming [Name] to [Company] as our new [role]. We're lucky to have you. Welcome aboard!
An intro card for their first week
Photo, a few fun answers and where they're based, for the team to meet them before the first standup.
Make oneAdd them to the team calendar
Their time off, their country's public holidays and your release dates on one calendar from day one.
Try Forgot freeNew hire announcements, from warm to formal.
For the team channel or a company-wide email. Open one in the generator to fill in their details.
Warm
Big news: we're growing! 🎉 [Name] is joining the team as a [role] on Monday, October 19. Drop a welcome in the thread, and grab a virtual coffee with [Name] in the first week.
Warm
I'm so happy to introduce the newest member of the team: [Name], who joins us on Monday, October 19 as a [role]. Please give [Name] a warm welcome!
Professional
I'm pleased to announce that [Name] is joining [Company] as our new [role]. [Name] starts on Monday, October 19. Please join me in giving [Name] a warm welcome.
Professional
Please welcome [Name], who joins the team as a [role] on Monday, October 19. [Name] will be working closely with many of you, so please take a moment to introduce yourself.
Short
Please welcome [Name], our new [role], who starts on Monday, October 19! 👋
Short
New teammate alert: [Name] joins the team as a [role] on Monday, October 19. Say hi! 🎉
Fun
Our team just got cooler: [Name] joins us on Monday, October 19 as our new [role]! Please welcome [Name] with an unreasonable number of emoji. 🎉👋🙌
Fun
Breaking news: [Name] said yes, and we're all very excited. [Name] starts on Monday, October 19 as a [role]. Be nice, share the good snacks, and don't tell [Name] about the Wi-Fi in conference room B just yet.
A new hire announcement that starts conversations.
- 01
Who, what, when
Name, role, team and start day in the first line. That's what people need to know first.
- 02
One human detail
A fun fact or where they're joining from gives people an easy first thing to say.
- 03
Add a photo
People remember faces, not names. An image in the channel helps everyone recognize them on the first video call.
- 04
Ask the new hire first
Check they're happy with the photo and the fun fact before it goes to the whole company.
For team leads
New person on the team? Put them on the calendar from day one.
Forgot puts everyone's time off, public holidays in every country and your release dates on one calendar, so a new hire knows who's around in their first weeks, and you know when they are.
- Send one link and your team adds their days off, no sign-up for them
- Public holidays for every office, so a day off in London doesn't surprise New York
- Who covers whom, right on the bar
Free for 14 days, no card. Then $9 once, no subscription.
Questions
What should a new hire announcement include?
Their name, role, team and start date, where they're joining from if they're happy to share it, a fun fact, and who their onboarding buddy is. End with an invitation to say hello.
Should I announce a new hire by email or Slack?
Both work. Slack or Teams gets a thread of welcomes from the people they'll work with; an email reaches the whole company. The generator writes both from the same details.
When should I send the announcement?
On their first morning, or the Friday before, so people are ready to say hi when they log in.
Can I add their photo?
Yes. Switch to Image and add their photo and your logo. It stays in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Is anything I type saved or sent?
No. The messages are written by hand and filled in in your browser. Your own name and company are remembered on this device so next time is quicker. Names, photos and signatures for the card never leave your browser.