Graduation and New Job Gift Ideas: Meaningful Gifts for a New Chapter

A graduation, a first job or a promotion is the start of a chapter that deserves to be marked, with something they’ll carry into it every day.

How to choose a graduation or new job gift

• Think about where they’re heading. Travel, a new job, a new city or a new chapter at home: choose something that fits the life they’re stepping into.
• Choose something they’ll use every day. A gift that comes along to work, on weekends away or out to dinner keeps the memory of the moment close.
• Make it personal. Their name or initials inside, a lining that means something, a leather colour that suits them. These small details are what turn a bag into their bag.

Gift ideas for a new chapter

For the graduate stepping into work

A leather laptop satchel like the James (fits laptops up to 17 inches) or, for her, the Simone (up to 16 inches), with their name on a leather label inside. One of our customers, Gordon, said of his James: “Not a stitch out of place and built like it will last a life.”

For the graduate who’s travelling first

The Andy canvas and leather backpack for day-to-day and travelling, and a leather Travel Wallet for their passport and boarding pass.

For a new role or promotion

A Leather Notebook Cover, with the option of a zip pouch for pens and business cards, for every meeting in the new role.

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Make it unmistakably theirs

Every JackalBerry is handcrafted to order, so you can choose the leather colour, the lining (from our shweshwe fabrics to our JackalBerry × Matthew Bell prints) and add their name or initials on a leather label inside.

When to order

Our usual make time is 2–3 weeks. If the graduation or start date is sooner, tell us when you need it by and we’ll work round the clock to get it done for you.

See all our graduation and new role gifts, or tell us about the person and we’ll help you shape something meaningful.