Frederick, Maryland – Aug. 20, 2019 – iHire announces the results of its 2019 Employer Branding Pulse Survey, showing that 39.1% of U.S. companies do not have an employer branding strategy.
Further, 20.1% of respondents were “unsure” of their branding efforts – signaling a market need for guidance on building, promoting, and maintaining a positive employer brand. Full survey results can be found in the eBook, “Employer Branding Demystified: Separating Fact from Fiction,” now available for download: https://go.ihire.com/429t
Although just 40.7% of organizations surveyed had a branding strategy, that group understood the value of a strong employer brand: 51.7% said employer branding is critical to recruiting top talent, 30.1% said it’s critical to retaining top talent, 51.2% said it supports their broader marketing efforts, and 41.2% said it builds credibility and trust with internal and external stakeholders.
Further, companies with a branding strategy are relying on a mix of channels to communicate their identity, with social media, company homepages, external job postings, company career pages, and marketing collateral emerging as the top five most popular channels.
“An extremely competitive job market requires employers to make extra efforts to stand out from the competition if they want to recruit and retain top talent,” said Steve Flook, President and CEO, iHire. “That’s why employer brand – the perception of an organization held by current and potential employees – has become so important.”
Survey responses from those without a strategy or unsure of their initiatives confirmed that the concept of employer branding remains somewhat ambiguous to a number of hiring professionals. When asked why they hadn’t created an employer branding strategy, 39.8% of respondents said they didn’t know enough about employer branding in general, 24% said they had never heard of employer branding, and 28% said they are too small of a company. Other popular answers included a lack of budget, infrequent hiring, and a shortage of staff and/or resources.
“Every company has an employer brand, whether they’ve intentionally created it or not,” Flook continued. “However, building and promoting that brand is not contingent on size, budget, resources, or hiring needs. We hope our research and advice will help employers enhance their branding efforts to attract qualified candidates, establish trust with job applicants, and boost their overall reputation.”
A total of 688 U.S. employers responded to iHire’s survey in June 2019. Surveys were sent to its database of members and non-members across 56 industries.
For more insights from iHire’s 2019 Employer Branding Pulse Survey, download the free eBook, “Employer Branding Demystified.”
To learn more about iHire’s employer branding solutions, including new company profiles, visit: https://go.ihire.com/429y
About iHire
iHire is a leading career-oriented platform that brings candidates and employers together in 56 industry-focused communities. We believe that by narrowing job seekers’ and employers’ searches within a specific industry, we can connect high-quality talent with the right opportunities faster, easier, and more effectively than a general job board. Everyone deserves to find work that is fulfilling, inspiring, and meaningful. Since 1999, we’ve combined cutting-edge technology with our expertise in the recruitment space and the invaluable insights of our members to achieve just that. Visit www.ihire.com for more information.
