Talent Attraction & Recruitment Marketing FAQ
Strategies, Best Practices, and Examples
What is a recruitment marketing agency? And what is the difference from a traditional marketing agency?
HLMG is even more unique in that we look at your full talent attraction strategy vs. just your advertising. We take a holistic approach to everything we do. Because all parts of your strategy are important for measured success.
What is talent attraction?
It strengthens your employer brand, builds awareness, and creates a steady pipeline of people who want to work for you. It’s the foundational work that happens behind the scenes and is essential for long-term hiring success.
What is an Employer Value Proposition (EVP)?
A strong EVP includes both tangible and intangible elements such as culture, career growth, values, benefits, and the overall employee experience. It’s the foundation of your employer brand and a key driver of talent attraction.
It’s much more than a tagline; it’s your core differentiated promise to employees.
What's the difference between employer brand and recruitment marketing?
Recruitment marketing is how you actively promote that identity to attract candidates. It uses targeted messaging, content, channels, and advertising to bring your employer brand to life across every stage of the hiring funnel.
When these two areas are misaligned, attracting the right talent becomes significantly harder.
What is programmatic job advertising?
You pay only for ads that drive results, eliminate wasted spend, and automatically prioritize the job openings most likely to attract qualified candidates. The result is higher efficiency, better applicant quality, and a shorter time to hire.
What does technology agnostic mean?
Being technology agnostic means we aren’t tied to any specific recruitment technology, platform, or vendor. We don’t push an ATS, CRM, or programmatic tool because of partnerships or incentives. We choose solutions based solely on what will work best for your hiring goals.
This vendor-neutral approach gives you greater flexibility and ensures your tech stack aligns with your talent acquisition strategy, not the other way around.
What metrics matter most in recruitment marketing ROI?
We focus on the metrics that move the needle and use continuous optimization to reduce waste and improve hiring efficiency.
Why is my career site so important for recruitment marketing?
Can recruitment marketing help me find passive candidates?
What are some best practices to keep in mind for diversity recruiting?
Diversity recruiting requires actionable, structural steps to ensure equal opportunity. Representation is key! Best practices include:
-Bias Audit: Ruthlessly review job descriptions and criteria to eliminate subjective bias.
-Diverse Sourcing: Use targeted media buying and partnerships to place jobs where diverse talent congregates.
-Strong Brand Reflection: Showcase authentic representation in your content.
-Consistent Interviews: Ensure a structured, identical interview process for all candidates to combat unconscious bias.
What is the candidate journey? And why does it matter?
The candidate journey maps every single interaction a person has with your company, starting from initial awareness of your brand until they accept or decline an offer. It’s the full-funnel experience, covering Awareness, Consideration, Conversion, and Hire (top of funnel to bottom of funnel).
It’s crucial to understand every touchpoint in your recruitment marketing strategy. Understanding it allows us to:
-Improve conversion rates: Pinpoint exactly where high Application Drop-off Rates occur (e.g., ad click to landing page or the application form itself).
-Optimize ad spend: Reduce wasted ad budget by ensuring the messaging in the initial programmatic ad aligns perfectly with the experience on the career site.
-Protect the brand: Maintain a consistent, positive experience across all digital assets, safeguarding your employer brand and long-term reputation.
What is talent mapping?
Talent mapping identifies the skills, roles, and market trends needed to meet future hiring goals. It is the strategic intelligence that prevents firefighting and ensures your recruitment marketing is predictive, not reactive.
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