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What does it take deliver an award winning Employer Brand? CommBank recently took out the gong for Excellence in Employer Branding at the 2023 Internal Talent Awards (ITAs). We sat down with Alex McVeigh, Senior Manager Employer Brand at CommBank to get a better idea of what makes their EVP so successful.
Great! Was so awesome to be recognised among a group of such incredible peers.
This is a tough one – especially when so many organisations have such great offerings. I think what helps us stand out comes down to four things:
Really well. We’ve had some lovely comments from candidates, and obviously we love it, but more than ever we are focused on the hard metrics. The biggest measures of success were our application numbers which rose 25% for experienced hires and 72% for graduates across our launch campaign.
If I did nothing else it would be advocacy. What your people say about you IRL and on the socials has far more impact than anything we could ever pay for. Start small with a ‘how to’ guide and a couple of training sessions on personal brand. There are lots of great consultants who can help with this as well as loads of free resources online. We also find that it helps to create a bit of healthy competition and incentivise – our #CommBankLife Frank Green drink bottles are coveted at CommBank!
Take a look at the full list of 2023 ITAs winners here.
Feature image: Alex (second from left) accepting the award with the CommBank Talent Acquisition team.
