Graeme Wright, Strategy Director at Havas People, presents the three forces that challenge recruitment and how the employer brand enables organisations to manage these forces.
4. #talentbites
A good Employer Brand
makes an emotional
connection between
individual and employer -
and generates
discretionary commitment
A great Employer Brand
will create a community of
employees and potential
employees united by
organisational values
15. #talentbites
Power Distance
How people accept and expect that
power is distributed unequally.
Uncertainty Avoidance
“I” or “we.”
Masculinity vs. Femininity
A male/female divide in society but
also an acceptance of ‘macho’
characteristics.
Individualism vs. Collectivism
How uncomfortable are people with
uncertainty and ambiguity.
Long vs. Short Term Orientation
(pragmatism)
How much society values long-
standing – as opposed to short-term
– traditions and values.
Indulgence
Putting a premium on enjoying life
and having fun.
Localisation (Cultural Self)
18. #talentbites
Personalisation
‘Finding top talent will always be important, but
eventually it will become so easy that except in
specialised cases, there will be no reason to have it
done by highly paid recruiters. This is partially
because as the electronic presence of almost
everyone in the world increases, the volume of
information will become too large to sort through
by highly paid professional direct sourcers. So
instead, eventually employers will recruit internet
web crawlers that will electronically search 24/7 for
individuals who fit the desired candidate profile.’
Dr. John Sullivan
19. #talentbites
Why is personalisation important?
An individual is exposed to over
3000 pieces of information a day
Source: Inc.com – ‘The Future of Advertising’
20. #talentbites
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth
Head Of Ads Engineering
for Facebook
“The top complaint by far is this,
‘You know me so well, why aren’t
these ads more relevant to me?’
People love personalisation
22. #talentbites
• 0
3
• 0
2
• 0
1
• Geographical
relevancy
• 10 top markets: Atlanta, Dallas, Los
Angeles, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Chicago, Houston,
Miami, New York, Washington D.C.
• Relationship with
brand
• Car affiliation to deliver 1000 different
videos targeted to niche audience.
• Personal passion
• Gender and 4 different interests
(Fashion, Music, Tech, and Travel)
23. #talentbites
‘Brands (organisations) that win are ones that
adeptly manage at the intersection of these
three colliding forces’.
The Employer Brand enables organsations to
manage these forces
38. #talentbites
Personas: some benefits
• matches messaging to candidates and so improves the
candidate experience; giving them a reason to engage
• focuses marketing on best fit candidates
• helps candidates de-select themselves from roles
• gives recruiters easier to manage groups to build
connections with
• builds a differential positioning versus competitors
• provides insight for external marketing and so improves
targeting for difficult to fill roles
• builds trust between candidate and employer
• builds meaningful relationships with potential candidates
by matching their aspirations to your organisational
culture.
39. #talentbites
Creating Personas linked to
your Branding
core
segmentation
questions
profiling
questions
employee
profile
information
Our client
− Financial services company
− just under 50,000 employees
− operations in over 50 countries
Brief
− Create a map of attitudinal and behavioural
segments to better tailor messages, identify
preferred channels and provide access to
different types of information for different
audiences
Over 100 variables
40. #talentbites
Personas should have
personality
Determined
Successfuls
•Happiness =
success at work
•Most important
factors at work:
Putting ideas into
practice and
contributing to
success of
business
•Often in leadership
positions
•Don’t make
decisions based on
feelings
Thoughtful
Contributors
•Happiness = health
and family
•Most important
factor at work:
Delivering real
solutions to clients
•Careful and
considered,
through and
methodical
•Investigate topics
and processes in
depth
Stable
Introverts
•Happiness =
financial security
and family
•Most important
factors at work:
Learning &
development opps
and long-term
career progression
•Least likely to
speak their mind
•Least likely to
consider
themselves
independent
thinkers
Animated
Impulsives
•Happiness =
freedom, friendship
and love
•Most expressive
and impulsive
group and east
likely to hold
feelings in
•Least likely to read
all the information
before making a
judgment
•More likely to base
decisions on gut
reaction rather than
in-depth analysis
Status
Shockers
•Happiness =
financial security
•Most important
factor at work:
Status and
recognition
•Enjoy taking risks
•Most dependent on
their mobile
•Most likely to
believe social
media makes them
more productive
and better informed
24% 24% 20% 20% 11%
41. #talentbites
Personality traits
Determined
Successfuls
•Happiness =
success at work
•Most important
factors at work:
Putting ideas into
practice and
contributing to
success of
business
•Often in leadership
positions
•Don’t make
decisions based on
feelings
Thoughtful
Contributors
•Happiness = health
and family
•Most important
factor at work:
Delivering real
solutions to clients
•Careful and
considered,
through and
methodical
•Investigate topics
and processes in
depth
Stable
Introverts
•Happiness =
financial security
and family
•Most important
factors at work:
Learning &
development opps
and long-term
career progression
•Least likely to
speak their mind
•Least likely to
consider
themselves
independent
thinkers
Animated
Impulsives
•Happiness =
freedom, friendship
and love
•Most expressive
and impulsive
group and east
likely to hold
feelings in
•Least likely to read
all the information
before making a
judgment
•More likely to base
decisions on gut
reaction rather than
in-depth analysis
Status
Shockers
•Happiness =
financial security
•Most important
factor at work:
Status and
recognition
•Enjoy taking risks
•Most dependent on
their mobile
•Most likely to
believe social
media makes them
more productive
and better informed
24% 24% 20% 20% 11%
Key personality traits:
They don’t rely on others to give them the basic gist of reports
They investigate a new topic or process in-depth before trying
Not a headline and image person only
Like to read all the details of a news article before making a
judgement
A significant proportion (31%) commute more than 2 hours
Of those who watch video on the way to work, a high proportion
(27%) are Determined Successfuls
To engage them:
Details are important
Speak to them with facts, rather than imagery
First thing in the morning is a good time
42. #talentbites
Communication needs
Determined
Successfuls
•Happiness =
success at work
•Most important
factors at work:
Putting ideas into
practice and
contributing to
success of
business
•Often in leadership
positions
•Don’t make
decisions based on
feelings
Thoughtful
Contributors
•Happiness = health
and family
•Most important
factor at work:
Delivering real
solutions to clients
•Careful and
considered,
through and
methodical
•Investigate topics
and processes in
depth
Stable
Introverts
•Happiness =
financial security
and family
•Most important
factors at work:
Learning &
development opps
and long-term
career progression
•Least likely to
speak their mind
•Least likely to
consider
themselves
independent
thinkers
Animated
Impulsives
•Happiness =
freedom, friendship
and love
•Most expressive
and impulsive
group and east
likely to hold
feelings in
•Least likely to read
all the information
before making a
judgment
•More likely to base
decisions on gut
reaction rather than
in-depth analysis
Status
Shockers
•Happiness =
financial security
•Most important
factor at work:
Status and
recognition
•Enjoy taking risks
•Most dependent on
their mobile
•Most likely to
believe social
media makes them
more productive
and better informed
24% 24% 20% 20% 11%
Communications
From: When: Preferred channel:
CEO Continuous updates as they
happen (especially so in
Switzerland)
Electronic
newsletter
Executive Board Regular scheduled time or as
they happen
Intranet
Direct Manager Continuous updates as they
happen. In Switzerland more
likely to prefer a regular
scheduled time
Email from an individual’s
address
Manager’s Manager Continuous updates as they
happen
Email from an individual’s
address
Anyone else Available to access when I want
it. Asia Pac more likely to prefer a
regular scheduled time
Email from an individual’s
address
43. #talentbites
Global personas
DETERMINED
SUCCESSFULS
France (60%)
India (33%)
Luxembourg
(50%)
Poland (35%)
UK (29%)
USA (33%)
THOUGHTFUL
CONTRIBUTORS
Germany (57%)
Switzerland (37%)
STABLE
INTROVERTS
Australia (43%)
Brazil (39%)
Hong Kong (40%)
Italy (42%)
Singapore (34%)
USA (29%)
ANIMATED
IMPULSIVES
Switzerland
(28%)
UK (27%)
STATUS
SHOCKERS
Singapore (28%)
India (26%)
44. #talentbites
Final thoughts
− Branding introduces personality and consistency to people marketing and
enables effective segmentation by giving it purpose
− Branding doesn’t necessarily imply uniformity in every aspect
− Globalisation is important but we are not a homogenous species
− Careers can trump culture
− Personas makes sense in an era of Personalisation
− Particularly when they express personality traits (the breadcrumbs which
guide on how you engage them effectively)
− But Personas only work If they are actionable
But lets stop here and say that althought the need for personalisation is obvious – is it really neccesary after all arnt we all the same it is a pretty homogounous world
Havas are global and big in Europe
We do lots of pan European campaigns and Pan European Research
One of the things we are seeing is that it is an increasingly Homogonous world – you can see this particulay in Gen Z but generaly in us e of media , technology, events that matter, sports (eg Premier league)
France is in the air
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0Hsx-yHiI
We are not all the same
Hofstead
But are still differences
Power Distance
Degree to which people accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.
Uncertainty Avoidance
A society's position on this dimension is reflected in whether people’s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “we.”
Masculinity vs. Femininity
The masculinity side of this dimension represents a male/female divide in society but also an acceptance of ‘macho’ characteristics, such as for achievement, heroism, assertiveness and material rewards for success.
Individualism vs. Collectivism
How uncomfortable are people with uncertainty and ambiguity? Countries exhibiting strong UAI like order and tend to be less responsive to unorthodox approaches.
Long vs. Short Term Orientation (pragmatism)
Also referred to as a measure of pragmatism, this refers to how much society values long-standing – as opposed to short-term – traditions and values.
Indulgence
Indulgence stands for putting a premium on enjoying life and having fun, restraint stands for a society that suppresses gratification of needs and regulates it by means of strict social norms.
Hofstede’s study is a work place cultural comparison tool which helps us consider relevant marketing techniques and work place expectations country by country.
It looks at workplace habits by studying 6 different dimensions:
Power Distance
Degree to which people accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.
Uncertainty Avoidance
A society's position on this dimension is reflected in whether people’s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “we.”
Masculinity vs. Femininity
The masculinity side of this dimension represents a male/female divide in society but also an acceptance of ‘macho’ characteristics, such as for achievement, heroism, assertiveness and material rewards for success.
Individualism vs. Collectivism
How uncomfortable are people with uncertainty and ambiguity? Countries exhibiting strong UAI like order and tend to be less responsive to unorthodox approaches.
Long vs. Short Term Orientation (pragmatism)
Also referred to as a measure of pragmatism, this refers to how much society values long-standing – as opposed to short-term – traditions and values.
Indulgence
Indulgence stands for putting a premium on enjoying life and having fun, restraint stands for a society that suppresses gratification of needs and regulates it by means of strict social norms.
Can look at thisin two ways
Geographical variation
Career trend
Also - http://drjohnsullivan.com/unless-you-segment-your-recruiting-messaging-you-wont-attract-top-performers-and-techies
Also - http://drjohnsullivan.com/unless-you-segment-your-recruiting-messaging-you-wont-attract-top-performers-and-techies
Does it work?
Source: Inc.com – ‘The Future of Advertising’, 2005
Business challenge for Lexus to launch the 2015 Lexus NX to a target audience of culturally savvy ‘inspired urbanites.’
Leveraging the ‘Go Beyond Utility’ campaign idea, Lexus created personalized videos to reach targeted audience on Facebook.
Creative use of people insights to uncover key interests of target audience and combined with gender, geo and vehicle owner data to create and deliver customized messages
Gender + 4 key interests (Fashion, Music, Tech, Travel)
10 top markets
Car affiliation
We have talked of globalisation
But also localisation
Personalisation alos comes into play which is why segmentation is importnat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6v_iMZwXNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KS_ZcGixy4
Hazla Tuya: Spanish
However it is with personalisation that we see the real potential of segmentation and branding
We can create photofits of the people we want to recruit (personas) and then match it against the large amonunt of data we have about individuals
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"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain...“
"de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
Link the personas together using our golden thread in this way segmenting the market.
In today’s cutthroat and overcrowded marketplace, the brands that ditch mass marketing techniques in favour of more relevant and individualized messaging will win. Just ask President Obama – his team of data scientists helped lead him to re-election in 2012 by amassing detailed voter segments based on demographic, financial and behavioral data.
Obama’s big data endeavor helped his camp raise $1 billion, target cross-channel ads and, according to Time Magazine, “create detailed models of swing-state voters that could be used to increase the effectiveness of everything from phone calls and door knocks to direct mailings and social media.”
Leading brands are taking this presidential approach to understanding and segmenting their audiences based on a number of influential, actionable attributes