How can you build and maintain a strong employer brand that resonates with diverse candidates?

1 Define your employer value proposition

Your employer value proposition (EVP) is the core of your employer brand. It summarizes what makes you unique, what you offer, and what you expect from your employees. To craft a compelling EVP, you need to understand your organizational vision, mission, values, and goals, as well as your target talent segments and their needs, motivations, and aspirations. You also need to align your EVP with your business strategy and your customer value proposition. Your EVP should be clear, consistent, and authentic across all your touchpoints and channels.

3 Customize your communication and outreach

Different talent segments may have different preferences, expectations, and behaviors when it comes to communication and outreach. To resonate with diverse candidates, you need to customize your messages, channels, and formats to suit their needs and interests. You can use data and analytics to segment your talent pool, identify their personas, and tailor your content and delivery accordingly. You can also use social media, blogs, podcasts, videos, webinars, and other interactive and engaging platforms to showcase your employer brand and connect with your audience.

4 Solicit and act on feedback

Feedback is essential for building and maintaining a strong employer brand. It can help you measure your employer brand performance, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and improve your processes and practices. You can solicit feedback from both internal and external sources, such as employees, candidates, alumni, customers, partners, and industry experts. You can use surveys, interviews, focus groups, reviews, ratings, and other tools to collect feedback. You can also use feedback to recognize and reward your employees, address and resolve issues, and implement changes and innovations.

5 Monitor and update your employer brand

Your employer brand is not static, but dynamic. It evolves over time as your organization, market, and talent landscape change. To keep your employer brand relevant, attractive, and competitive, you need to monitor and update it regularly. You can use employer branding metrics , such as awareness, perception, preference, advocacy, and retention, to track and evaluate your employer brand performance. You can also use employer branding trends, best practices, and benchmarks to compare and enhance your employer brand. You can also use employer branding campaigns, events, and initiatives to refresh and reinforce your employer brand.

6 Here’s what else to consider

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