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A brand is a symbolic embodiment of all the information connected to a company, product
or service.-Wally Olins (2003)
Simply put, the way a customer is attracted to the product and often becomes loyal to it. Similar is
the case of an organization, an employee these days doesnt go merely by the compensation but the
entire package, moreover as in the case of products ,the employees are spoilt for choice. So,organizations in the face of the growing talent crunch are falling over themselves to bag the best in
the market by differentiating themselves. The need for insidious poaching is pass ,now its about
building brands for future talent to be attracted to it.
So how does Employer branding work?
Employer branding framework( Backhaus K and Tikoo S (2004) Conceptualizing and researching
Employer branding,
Employer branding Techniques
Employer branding is a mirror to the culture, organizational structure the HR Practices of your
Company and of course-the PR department. An organization needs to project an image of providing
challenging and enriching work, autonomy in decision making and being a socially responsible
organization.
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Creating a value proposition
Organization culture Management style Qualities of current employees Currentemploymentimage
External branding
To attract employees Explore social media
Internal branding
HR practices Alignment of workforce with the corporate goals Psychological benefits (job security, career opportunities, personal growth)
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How to build the employer brand?
Employer branding is a continuous process. It is a fine blend of creating a value proposition, external
branding and internal branding activities.
Creating a value proposition aims at providing the central message conveyed by the brand. It gives
the true representation of the brand using its organization culture, management style and impressionsof product or service provided by the brand.
External branding which has been later dealt with in the article aims at attracting the target
population, designed to support and enhance the corporate brand. It acts as a critical differentiator.
Internal branding exposes the workers to the value proposition created by the employer. It aims at
creating sync between the workplace culture and the corporate goals, enables the organization to
achieve a competitive advantage.
These processes are simultaneous and interdependent on each other. There should be a true
alignment of the internal values of the organization with the external expression of the brand to
project a cohesive image of the brand.
Employer branding through social media
External branding acts as a critical differentiator between reactive and proactive organizations. It is
designed keeping in mind the interests of its target audience. Target audience is the prospective
employees and the current employees and what better way to approach them than the social network.
In the globalized world, the brand not only caters to the domestic audience but the rest of the world
also wants to know when facebook has a opening at Pao Alto. Not having active presence on the web
is social suicide, if you want prospective employees like consumers to recall your brand; you have to
constantly remind them by selling yourself as a place employees can aspire for.
With the help of social media, it has become easy to capture the interests of the target audience. In
this age of digitization, various tools such as
Social networking Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook etc. Social Rankings Offline networking- seminars, conferences etc.
have provided organizations with ample arenas to create and promote their brand equity. But along
with this comes the challenge of creating a positive and socially responsible organization. Once an
organization is able to successfully create this brand identity then it must adhere to this promise as
well as nurture and maintain it.
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