{"id":836,"date":"2014-05-08T14:59:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T14:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/hr-advice\/?p=836"},"modified":"2024-05-16T01:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:41:06","slug":"3-questions-that-lay-the-foundation-for-employer-branding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/3-questions-that-lay-the-foundation-for-employer-branding\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Questions That Lay the Foundation for Employer Branding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"4<\/a>At BCjobs.ca we encourage all of our employers to spend some quality time filling out their employer profile. This is because on BCjobs.ca your profile is the first impression jobseekers will have of your company.<\/p>\n

A well crafted Employer profile, with a high quality logo, company colors, and inviting welcome message converts jobseekers into applicants.<\/p>\n

Your employer profile should be a glowing representation of your employer brand.<\/p>\n

But how can you create a great profile, if you don\u2019t have a fantastic employer brand to base it on?<\/p>\n

And, the effectiveness of your BCjobs profile is not the only reason employee branding is essential to your recruiting success, although it\u2019s probably the most important one!<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been a huge shift in the past few years when it comes to what attracts jobseekers to employers.<\/p>\n

It used to be that people sought out companies based on industry. According to Kortney Kutsop, an employer brand specialist at Universum:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve really seen a shift over the last few years where students are no longer saying, \u2018I\u2019m going to work for a company because I want to go into this industry,\u2019\u201d Kutsop said. \u201cThey think, \u2018I\u2019m computer science and I can actually work anywhere I want,\u2019 whether it\u2019s a consulting company or an accounting firm or someone like McKinsey or Google.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today\u2019s jobseeker wants to work with a company that promotes a culture they find appealing. It is your employer branding that lets those candidates know what your company culture is all about.<\/p>\n

The only way to win the war for talent in today\u2019s competitive market is by building an attractive, trustworthy employer brand that is in line with your ideal candidate\u2019s values.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t given much thought to employer branding, start by asking yourself these three questions:<\/p>\n

What kind of company are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google is all about fostering innovation, ability over experience, and hands-on participation from all employees. Zappos is about teamwork, customer experience, and being \u201ca little weird\u201d!<\/p>\n

All the top employers know who they are, and express who they are in every aspect of their employer branding.<\/p>\n

Knowing what kind of company you are is the first step in employer branding because is the foundation for every other brand related decision you\u2019ll make<\/p>\n

Who are your ideal employees?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are they highly driven, with a strong desire for advancement, and business minded? Or are they creative, on trend, and motivated by the desire to innovate?<\/p>\n

You need to know what kinds of employees thrive at your company, to build a culture that will attract similar candidates, and keep your current team happy too!<\/p>\n

Once you have an answer to this question you can then ask\u2026<\/p>\n

What do your ideal employees want?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best way to find out is by getting some help from your best employees.<\/p>\n

Chances are the same things that appeal to them about your organization will appeal to your desired candidates.<\/p>\n

Find out what those things are and make them a core part of your employer branding strategy!<\/p>\n

By asking yourself these questions, you\u2019ll quickly learn what makes your company stand out from the competition, and make your employer brand a talent magnet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At BCjobs.ca we encourage all of our employers to spend some quality time filling out their employer profile. This is because on BCjobs.ca your profile is the first impression jobseekers will have of your company. A well crafted Employer profile, with a high quality logo, company colors, and inviting welcome message converts jobseekers into applicants. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,162],"tags":[77,92,43,113,121],"class_list":["post-836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employer-branding","category-recruiting-advice","tag-employer-branding-2","tag-hr","tag-recruiting","tag-recruiting-advice","tag-recruitment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9663,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836\/revisions\/9663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}