Lesley Harvey presented on building an effective employee value proposition (EVP). An EVP describes the mix of benefits, characteristics, and ways of working that an organization offers employees. It is important for differentiation, appealing branding, and ensuring reality matches promises. Benefits of a strong EVP include attracting and retaining talent, standing out beyond compensation, engaging current employees, and creating a strong employer brand. An effective EVP clearly articulates offers, differentiates from competitors, targets desired talent, and is integrated across the organization. The presentation outlined key elements an EVP should contain and the process for creating one, from collecting and analyzing data to revising and launching the proposition.

1. Building An Employee Value Proposition
Lesley Harvey
The Human Edge

2. Agenda
• Welcome
• Housekeeping notes
• Session starts
• Q&A
• End of webinar

3. Housekeeping
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• You can type your questions throughout the session
• Time will be allocated in the end for the speaker to address your
questions

4. Today’s Presenter
Lesley Harvey, Director – The Human Edge, is an accomplished management consultant specialising
in Human Resources, an author, speaker and facilitator. She started her career in sales and
marketing, followed by marketing management, and then Human Resources, where she used her
marketing skills to good effect when managing employment branding, internal communications and
building employee engagement within organisations.
With over 18 years’ experience in HR, Lesley has extensive hands-on expertise in large multinational
organisations based in the UK and internationally.

5. What is it
• Describes the mix of characteristics, benefits, and ways of working in
an organisation.
• It is the deal struck between an organisation and employee in return
for their contribution and performance
• It is a major differentiator between one organisation and another
• And it is the basis on which individuals make employment decisions.
• Answers the question : What’s in it for me to come and work for you?

6. Why is it important?
• Most organisations encounter two main problems when it comes to
their EVP:
• They struggle to differentiate themselves from their competition.
Differentiation is crucial if an organisation is to stand out from the “sea of
sameness” that characterises some sectors.
• Their branding is appealing but it does not accurately reflect the reality
• An effective EVP enables an organisation to stand out as different but
also it ensures that the “packaging‟ reflects the “contents”.
• All too often people join organisations tempted by the “branding‟
and are disappointed when they experience the reality

7. What are the benefits?
• Helps you to attract and retain talent
• Helps you to appeal to different markets and tough to hire talent
groups
• Means you stand out for reasons other than cash
• Helps you to re-engage your current workforce – and through that
drives up performance
• Enables you to attract unsolicited applications from ‘hidden’ talent
pools
• Helps you to prioritise your HR agenda
• Creates a strong “people‟ brand

8. What makes a good EVP?
• It clearly articulates what you have to offer
• It differentiates you easily from the competition
• It is built around attributes that genuinely targets the talent you want
to attract
• The EVP is at the core of all other organisational processes
• If operationalised well is the driver of engagement

9. It answers these questions
• Are we offering a differentiated promise which will attract target
candidates and motivate current employees, and which is closely
aligned to our corporate brand?
• Are we over-reliant on salaries and missing other more compelling
attraction and retention benefits?
• Are we investing efficiently using an integrated media approach which
targets the right candidates at the right time with the right message?
• Are our employees experiencing the promises they were given when
they joined?

10. Corporate Brand v EVP
• A corporate brand positioning sets the agenda for the promises to
specific target audiences – customers, employees, shareholders and
the wider community.
• The EVP defines the employee experience of the corporate brand and
links to and build off key corporate brand elements, such as the
corporate brand values or beliefs, and engage all employees in its
delivery.

11. What should an EVP Contain?
• it should comprise similar elements to a brand– namely, a clear strategic
positioning (how we define our market, who’s our target candidate/s,
who’s our competitive set);
• an underpinning insight, based on a deep understanding of target
candidate and employee needs and motivations;
• a compelling and differentiating promise, supported by key, tangible facts;
• and an integrated expression of the EVP across all external and internal
‘touchpoints’.
• In short, an EVP should provide a succinct and clear distillation of what sets
you apart as an employer, brought to life in a way which your target
candidates or employees will find irresistible.
• Think Virgin, Google, Procter & Gamble, Accenture...

12. Lets take an example
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14. How do we create one
Collect
Data
Analyse
Data
Develop
test
proposition
Revise and
Finalise
Launch Review

15. 15
EVP
Framework

16. In short
Employee Value Propositions offer a key
marketing tool to enable employers to
attract and retain the right talent and to
build the competitive edge needed to
drive growth.

17. Questions?
Please type your questions in the Question box on the right.

18. Thank you for your time!