RCA Group strikt employer brand strategist Minchington

Original article published in Vacature 28/5/2011

Na druk bijgewoonde sessies in 20 verschillende landen, bracht hr-communicatiebedrijf RCA Group International Employer Brand Strategist Brett Minchington voor het eerst naar ons land.

Tijdens zijn ‘Employer Brand Leadership Masterclass’ gaf hij zijn publiek van HR decision makers en specialisten in hr-communicatie een inzicht in het belang van investeringen in employer branding en hoe dit strategisch en praktisch dient te worden aangepakt.

Vacature was mediapartner van deze masterclass die op 19 mei in het Brusselse Hotel Bloom plaatsvond.

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May 2011 - Europe - Employer Branding Gobal Tour

2011 Employer Branding Global Tour - Europe May.

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Denmark - 2011 Scandinavian Employer Branding and Engagement Summit

Belgium - Employer Brand Leadership International Masterclass

Russia - Employer Brand Leadership Trainings

Spain - Employer Brand Leadership International Masterclass

Italy - 2011 International Employer Branding and Engagement Summit

This trip I'll be posting updates on twitter throughout the tour on twitter at www.twitter.com/brettminch

2011 New Zealand Employer Branding & Engagement Summit

We had a fantastic time in Auckland, New Zealand in early May for the 2011 New Zealand Employer Branding & Engagement Summit. We had 8 excellent speakers including Linda Halse GM HR AWRI who spoke on building an international talent pipeline to fill mission critical roles and Richard Long, Manager, Talent Acquisition, Deloitte NZ who presented "Up Close & Personal on the Social Web." John Charlesworth provided insights in how Air New Zealand transformed their culture suffering 30% engagement in 2003 to one of the world's highly acclaimed airlines, renowned for it's engaging culture and great customer service, it was an excellent case of what's possible using employer branding to build engagement that transforms a culture.

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Build your employer brand

Original article published in HR Future Magazine click here to read the published pdf version

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Building market based assets with employer branding

Your employer brand is “the image of your organisation as a ‘great place to work’ in the mind of current employees and key stakeholders in the external market (active and passive candidates, clients, customers and other key stakeholders). The art and science of employer branding is therefore concerned with the attraction, engagement and retention initiatives targeted at enhancing your company's employer brand."

A strong employer brand is built upon mental (image) and physical availability (market reach) so your creative should work towards building consistent associations you want your employees, candidates and other key stakeholders to have about ‘what it’s like to work at your company.’ Your strategy should work towards expanding your market reach to your target audience using the most effective internal and external communication channels.

However the biggest challenge I find for managers responsible for the employer brand strategy is they don’t understand the science of branding and lack knowledge in branding principles and practices which have been informed by decades of research into how brands grow.

Common employer branding mistakes

Some of the most common mistakes I see made by companies include:

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Your feedback will contribute to a better understanding of global trends in employer branding and allow comparisons of the evolution of employer branding pre and post the Global Financial Crisis.

The research will answer the following and more:

• who is responsible for the employer branding function
• what are the main benefits of an employer branding strategy
• how do you measure ROI of employer branding efforts
• what are the forecasts for expenditure on employer branding
• which activities are companies undertaking to enhance their employer brand and which are most effective
• which employer branding attributes are most important in attracting talent
• what are the main methods being used by companies to communicate their employer brand

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