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Giving Back: The Importance of CSR Efforts During COVID-19 Restrictions

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a measure of how businesses stay socially accountable. It is a cornerstone of the identity of many brands, helping shape a positive reputation. It is also a key tool in the war for talent, with modern employees valuing companies that make a positive impact and give back to society. So, as…

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How Experian Boosts Its Employer Brand

Like most of us in 2020, this credit rating company has experienced its share of challenges; subpar Glassdoor reviews, a pandemic, confronting workplace bias, and more. The strength of its employer brand helped weather them. Lena Lotsey’s role was born out of need. Social media management was becoming too much of a full-time job for…

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Post-COVID Office Perks to Attract New Talent

2020 shook us all, with a pandemic that turned our working world upside down. Employers have had to shift to an office design that accommodates social distancing, but they’re also bringing in new office perks to help make the transition back to the office more inviting for new and existing talent, and better for their…

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How to Create an Employee Advocacy Program

For employer brand teams wanting to centralize and activate those employee voices, a brand advocacy program may be your answer. “Brand advocacy, at its very foundation, is about how people are talking about the company,” Briana Daugherty reminds us. Daugherty is the Employment Brand Specialist at Cox Enterprises, where she’s built a brand advocacy program…

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An Employer Brand Expert’s Post-Pandemic Forecast

Regardless of the extent to which your business has been disrupted by COVID-19, we’ll all re-emerge from varying degrees of lockdown into a changing world. What does this mean for employer brand and its leaders? Simon Barrow, creator of employer brand, explores employer brand’s relevancy to a world in the midst of a crisis and…

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How Unilever Integrates Diversity & Inclusion with Employer Brand

For this consumer goods brand, employer brand and diversity and inclusion aren’t separate initiatives—they work in tandem as vital components of attracting the best employees. Both employer brand and D&I play vital roles in attracting the best employees. Both foreground employee stories, shape company culture and inform its values. As Unilever’s Employer Brand Lead Zakiya…

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How COVID-19 Has Influenced Employer Brand Sentiment

New data reveals just how much the COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted employer brand. Learn the key themes emerging in feedback from talent around the world. During this pandemic, we decided to do research using the Employer Brand Index methodology and understanding what really matters to talent during this time. Following the commentary, we could…

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Leading a Company Through an Employer Brand Refresh

Allianz is a European multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core businesses are insurance and asset management. The organization is undergoing major transformations, including a global refresh of its employer brand. Here’s how Kara McLeod, the company’s employer brand head in Asia-Pacific is leading the way. Have a listen to the episode…

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Your Employer Value Proposition and COVID-19

A pandemic, or any crisis, will be an acid test for your corporate furniture such as purpose, values, principles, behaviors, etc. In the employer brand world, we have to ensure our EVP is robust and is delivering what it promises, in good times and bad. An EVP positioning will typically consist of three to five…