Hi. I'm James Ellis, the employer brand nerd.
I've been helping companies of every shape and size understand their own employer brand and how to leverage it to attract and retain great talent.
These are places I've spoken and written over the years.
Enjoy!
The reason any biotech startup succeeds is based on its ability to hire better quality talent.
Read more >>We think less than we think we think. But the more we feel, the more we buy.
Read more >>An audit of 30 biotech and pharma career sites.
Read more >>Talking with James Whitelock
Read more >>Everyone has (and can use) an employer brand to hire better.
Read more >>No matter the size of your company, you can use an employer brand to your advantage. With it, not only could you be seen as a desirable place for great talent but also gain serious business outcomes – like reducing recruitment costs and shortening search times! In this episode, James Ellis shares his insights on what exactly an employer brand means and how it’s possible to make the most out of yours.
Read more >>James breaks down the keys to identifying your perfect candidate persona and improving the employee experience. With regards to building an employer brand, he discusses the art of putting together your unique Employer Value Proposition (EVP), the most important aspects about your brand that you need to highlight, and why it’s important to “localize” the company culture to your ideal recruit.
Read more >>Author of the best book ever written on the subject of employer brand, Talent Chooses You and the creative genius behind EmployerBrandLabs and our favourite guest, James Ellis joins us for an update on the world of what people want to know if they are going to change jobs.
Read more >>The only rule of resume writing is that you need to stand out, not fit in.
Read more >>What can you learn about the state of employer branding by looking at 1,000 employer brand social media companies (across 100 companies)? A lot. In fact, here are nine immediately actionable takeaways.
Read more >>Having spent the better part of a decade developing employer brands and EVPs for Groupon, Roku, Enova, Recursion, Telecare, TradeShift, Gearset, CreditShop, and others, I focus exclusively on helping companies build and activate their employer brand so that they can compete (and win) against much larger companies. How? By creating and growing the next generation of employer brand leaders, managers, and specialists.
That's why Google calls me the employer brand nerd.