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When it comes to employer brand, your most powerful advocates are often sitting right next to you (or across a Zoom call). The question is: are you empowering them to share their stories?

Internships are often seen as a test drive for students and early-career professionals, but they’re also a mirror, reflecting the authenticity and strength of your employer brand and can have lasting effects on your reputation as an employer.

In today’s job market, your career site is one of the most important digital touchpoints for prospective candidates. Yet many career sites fall short because they fail to answer the candidate’s biggest question: “What’s it really like to work here?”

Your Employer Brand is the foundation of the employment experience. It’s the essence of who you are as an employer, not just in compensation and benefits, but in purpose, experience, and opportunity.

As the calendar flips to July, many companies enter a critical period of reflection and realignment.

Most companies focus their employer brand efforts on recruitment, but that’s just one stage in a much longer lifecycle. Employer brand begins the moment someone first interacts with your company—whether as a consumer, a candidate, or even a social media follower.

When it comes to choosing a new talent technology platform, organizations often jump straight to comparing feature lists and pricing. But before you commit, there’s an equally important question to answer: what kind of solution do you actually need?

At exaqueo, we’re in the business of storytelling. And this week, we’re turning the spotlight on the incredible people and organizations who trust us to tell theirs.

The strongest employer brands borrow principles from successful consumer brands. Think about companies like Nike or Apple—people don’t just buy their products; they buy into their purpose, values, and community. The same applies to employer brand.

We’re proud and humbled to share that exaqueo has been named the Best Agency Partner at the 2025 Rally® Awards—the very first time this honor has ever been awarded.

At exaqueo, we live and breathe employer branding. We love what we do, not just because of the impact we create, but because of the team we get to do it with. Here’s a look at some of our favorite aspects of the work we do, in the words of our team.

Many companies craft employer brands based on what they wish their culture was rather than what it actually is. Candidates and employees quickly recognize when an employer brand is more aspirational than authentic, leading to distrust, disengagement, and even public backlash.

Many companies rely on Glassdoor ratings and LinkedIn reviews as a measure of their employer brand. While these platforms provide valuable insights, they only scratch the surface. A truly strong employer brand requires deeper, more comprehensive measurement strategies.

Ever wonder what it’s like to work with exaqueo? Every company has its own special flavor. Step inside exaqueo for a short while to understand what it’s like to work with us, from the perspective of Alyssa Bani, one of our Principal Consultants.

In the world of employer brand and recruitment marketing, much of the focus is often placed on attracting the best candidates.

In today’s competitive talent market, building a compelling EB is crucial to attracting top talent. But when HR teams and internal comms work alongside marketing, there’s often a common pushback: Why not just use the same brand messaging that’s working so well for the consumer side of the business?

In today’s competitive talent market, Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing are no longer optional—they’re essential to attracting and retaining top talent. How do you quantify the influence of employer brand efforts on hiring outcomes, retention, productivity, and the bottom line?

Employer branding is more than a talent acquisition buzzword—it’s the critical intersection of a company’s identity as an employer and the lived experiences of its employees. It’s time to open the aperture on the term “employer brand” and focus on what it is.

exaqueo is recognizing the holiday season by celebrating the predictable movies we all love to binge. Seven of our team members created new holiday movie plots. Which movie would you most like to see? Read the plots and vote for the movie plot you like best!

As 2024 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on the insights that shaped employer branding this year.

As you think about fall getaways or plan holiday vacations, perhaps you’ve visited Airbnb. It’s more than just you pay online and get a place to stay. Airbnb didn’t just change how people vacation—it revolutionized the concept of branding, belonging, and storytelling.

Looking to strengthen your employer brand? Start with the voices that matter most—your employees.

By understanding where potential candidates consume content—even outside of job search activities—employers can strategically place their brand in front of the right audiences.

Is your employer brand a true reflection of who you are as an organization? Discover the key indicators of authenticity and why it’s your strongest strategy in today’s talent marketplace.