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Earlier this week we celebrated Labor Day in the U.S. and today, we celebrate another group of hard-working people, our Talent Acquisition professionals. As former Talent Acquisition and HR professionals ourselves, #Teamexaqueo feels especially proud to celebrate this profession.

The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has been the governing body of soccer in the United States for more than 100 years. It’s also an employer.As an organization, it has done amazing things to promote the sport and build interest in a country of spectators more often focused on football and ba

Several years ago, I plugged in a simple search for “employer brand” on LinkedIn. At that time, I recall there were approximately 300 people listed in the search results. Today, that same search produced 144,216 people! It’s exciting to watch the surge in interest, the growth of a profession, and th

When you work in marketing, it’s hard not to marvel at the sheer amount of data collected on customers. If you do market research right, you know everything about your target customer from their buying patterns to their personal lives to their political persuasions.In human resources and talent func

Just the other day, I was shopping online for black pantyhose. Whenever I shop on Amazon, I start with an overall keyword search, select only those items designated as “Prime,” and then sort by four-star ratings or higher. That’s when I stumbled across this listing and thought, "Wow, that's an inter

Join us in welcoming Jackie Wollett, #teamexaqueo’s newest Employer Brand Strategist and Engagement Manager. In this role, Jackie will join our team of Employer Brand Strategists in helping our clients build their employer brands and the talent strategies that drive them.

To prepare for an employer brand launch, often there is a big, initial push to create content -- and lots of it. Photographs, social images, career site pages, and videos requiring many resources, reviews, and approvals. This library of content supports big splashy announcements, both internally and

For organizations, achieving strategy is all about vision. Where do you want to go and how do you want to get there? And a big component of that is talent. To get where you want to go, you need to have the right people along for the ride.Therein lies the conundrum: how do you attract and retain tale

Review the collection of quotes, messages, and inspiration from #teamexaqueo during our #ClientAppreciationWeek.

Are you prepping for a new or refreshed employer brand launch? Looking for ideas on how to launch and promote it? If so, congratulations on making it this far! It’s no small feat to gain buy-in for and then build an employer brand.

Recently, our exaqueo CEO Susan LaMotte joined Work It Daily founder, J.T. O'Donnell, for an episode of Employer Brand Playbook, a series that helps company's to craft and perfect their employer brand. In the episode, Susan discusses building authentic employer brands, life in Charleston, SC, and pl

With flowers blooming and the promise of warmer weather just around the corner, our team has been reading up thriving company cultures and fostering wellness with growth. In this month’s roundup, #teamexaqueo has curated 5 articles to get your nurturing wheels turning:

In case it wasn’t totally apparent, our team is obsessed with employer brand. We live and breathe it every day and welcome every opportunity to educate and inspire on the topic. Before I introduce you to our newest team member, I want to share a little story - it’s related, I promise! My daughter re

Going it alone can be valuable when you’re short on resources, and long for talent. But for many organizations, working with an external partner can provide in-depth, rigorous experience when you don’t have it in-house. Depending upon an organization’s goals, there is a whole list of reasons why you

Developing an employer brand isn’t easy. It takes buy-in, time, effort, and financial resources to build, and then activate, a sustainable employer brand strategy. A successful employer brand architecture is most often composed by several essential components and developed by a core team of HR, Mark

Adrienne Betenbaugh joins us as our Marketing Director, responsible for leading our marketing, communications that will share insights about exaqueo and our thought leadership with our target audiences. She brings more than 12 years of marketing experience with a design thinking approach, and a weal

The focus on the candidate experience and employee engagement needs the love and attention of talent acquisition and human resources, now more than ever. In this month’s roundup, team exaqueo has curated five articles to help you put people, both candidates and employees, at the heart of what you do

Jennifer Wienke joins exaqueo as a Business Operations Manager. In this role, she is responsible for managing the company's creative process and logistics, capacity planning, and supporting business operations. A seasoned agency veteran, Jennifer is a Clemson University graduate with more than 17 ye

Organizations recognize the reputation of their employment experience matters more than ever. You may already be managing a strong employer brand, or, in the beginning stages of developing one. Either way, there is one thing you must have to be successful: buy-in. Whether you have a million dollar b

Is Apple more than just the last iPhone you purchased? Is P&G more than the tube of Crest? Is Starbucks more than a cup of coffee? Is there a difference between product marketing and consumer brand? Is there a difference between recruitment marketing and employer brand? Click here to read more.

When it comes to your reputation as an employer, it can be hard to keep up with all of the online review sites. Candidates and employees are talking about you on sites like Quora and Reddit. They are leaving reviews on Google, Facebook, Comparably, Indeed, Kununu, InHerSight, FairyGodBoss, CareerBli

We know 2018 isn’t over yet, but it’s never too early to start thinking about your employer brand strategy for the New Year. What employer brand resolutions will you set to help your organization find success in the year ahead? In this month’s roundup, we’ve curated five articles to give you a head

It’s hard to believe 2018 is almost over! As the year winds down, we want to reflect on the content we’ve shared this year to help you achieve your employer brand goals. From the candidate experience to shifting perceptions in employer brand, here are the top 10 insights from #teamexaqueo to bring w

Team exaqueo is excited to introduce exaqueowear, a line of fun and cheeky shirts and products that we’ve launched in collaboration with our creative team, Leap. These products are perfect for gifting this holiday season. Not only is it a fun holiday shopping experience, but shopping exaqueowear als