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As a woman of color, I’ll admit, I cringe whenever I hear the phrase “diversity initiative” -- and I’ve heard it a lot throughout my 20-year career in recruiting and employer branding. Whenever the topic of diversity comes up, it’s usually race or gender related. However, many of us can agree, diver

Traveling for work: it can be as exciting as it is tiring and frustrating. And according to the U.S. Travel Association, there will be a slight uptick in business travel over the next few months. While some employees may travel once a year, there are others for whom business travel is nearly a way o

As we return from our company's week of vacation, we are focused on the impact of PTO and vacation time on employees' productivity and health. It's worth the time to understand what PTO policy is best for your organization and how to encourage your employees to find a healthy work-life balance.Read

The headline (like many these days) was provocative: 'Inside Apple's New Campus: No Childcare But You Can Freeze Your Eggs.' Sure, the new campus is beautiful and innovative. But for a company like Apple to have such conflicting benefits? It seems like a bad business and bad PR move.The overall subt

With graduation and intern season upon us, we want to focus on Millennials and Generation Z and share how internship programs can be mutually beneficial for both the company and the employee. This post is written by Elizabeth Meyer, exaqueo’s Marketing and Communications associate, rising senior at

Before we jump into answering the question, “What does Elon Musk have to do with employer branding,” let’s first introduce him. Elon Musk is a multi-billion dollar businessman, engineer, and inventor. Think Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity. He’s super rich, forward thinking, smart, and driven. And, he i

Whether your company hired summer interns or not, understanding the benefits of an intern program and the differences of Generation Z could be crucial to hiring. This month, we focused on intern engagement and Gen Z to give you insight into best practices and how these employees are transforming the

Last month was National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. It was filled with activities like “Bike to Work Day” and “National Run a Mile Day.” Suddenly, my network was full of posts about Whole30 and after-workout selfies. It’s now the first week of June, and I can’t help but wonder if this uptick

There it is, staring back at you: the company career site that hasn’t had any love since it launched. In 2007. That was 10 years ago. And a lot has changed since then. There you are: itching to tear it down, build it up, and take your career site experience to the next level.Before you jump to photo

Last month, we focused on finding a balance between work and personal life. This month's update is an extension of that. Working moms are especially pressured to be their best in both areas, so we curated the best content to help the moms out there understand how to put their best foot forward, at h

This month at exaqueo, we’ve been talking a lot about work-life balance. It’s something many of us seek, yet it eludes us too. A member of #teamexaqueo recently shared an interesting story. As professionals, she said, we each have fours balls we are constantly juggling: Family, Health, Spirit and Wo

This Thursday, April 27, 2017, is National Take Your Child to Work Day (TYCTWD) in the United States. At exaqueo, we always talk about bringing your Whole Self to work, and here’s an instance where your work life and personal life really can blend together. In our research, it’s no surprise that spe

As a company made up primarily of women who work from home, flexible working policies are central to how we operate. It is crucial that we all set parameters to keep our work and personal lives in harmony so that we are better able to be productive employees. This month's update focuses on finding t

It's almost impossible to talk about employer brand without referencing social and digital media in the same sentence. After all, the job search and employment landscape has completely changed since Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn came of age.From job seeking habits to employee communication, social

When you've been working in-house for a long time, you can't help but partner with external partners. From agencies to vendors, I worked with dozens of wonderful consultants, technologists and software companies during my in-house HR career.And while their expertise and or products were needed and v

Brands are always making promises. From consumer to employer brands, a brand promise is a core part of a strong brand architecture. It reinforces what the brand stands for. Then, it's up to the product or service to deliver on that promise. Personal brands are no different. We have to live up to ou

Employer brand has come a long way from its early days--rooted in designing better job ads and recruitment advertising. Modern, effective employer brands are strategic, well-developed, and rooted in research. And perhaps most importantly, aligned and supportive of an organization's master and consum

It’s March and that means we’re nearing the end of the first quarter of 2017. It also means we’re in the midst of Women’s History Month and recently recognized International Women’s Day. As a woman-owned company, we want to dedicate this edition of our monthly round-up to all of the hardworking wome

Henry Ford famously remarked that “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." This certainly rings true here at exaqueo. Over the past year, we’ve welcomed new clients, grown engagements with current clients, and curated a best-fit team who are as ski

Recruiting has fundamentally changed with the rise of the social web and technology. Candidates expect to easily access information about your company through a variety of resources, as well as more personalized communication, interaction and transparency. Candidates scrutinize your company in new w

A few months ago, a client called with a plea. A brand-name F500 company, they needed to embark on an employer brand journey but they weren't sure their leaders and peers truly understood what employer brand actually meant. They were throwing around suggestions like "we need to refine our culture" a

Knowing that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, team exaqueo set out to uncover: Why do employer brand professionals LOVE what they do? Is it the creativity, the people, the impact or something else? So, we asked our teammates and industry pros to tell us—in 140 characters or less—“Why do yo

Here at exaqueo, we believe that a strategic employer brand is pulled across the entire employee lifecycle, from pre-hire to alumnus. The employer brand not only impacts talent attraction, but influences employee engagement and retention, too. This month’s talent and human resources update is curate