Video Marketing for Talent Teams

People often ask me “Without breaking the bank, what are the best accessories to help me make professional-looking smartphone videos?”

You know the saying, the best things in life are free? Well, that may be true when it comes to friendships, hugs and sleep. But if we’re talking video to enhance your recruitment marketing strategy—which we are—then you probably want a tool that meets your business needs, not just one that’s easy on your wallet.

57% of talent teams already have a video recruitment strategy. Of those, 95% plan to spend as much, or more, on video in the next 12 months. What does that tell you about the state of video in talent today?

As we’re edging close to our tenth week of The Focus, what better time to reflect and recap on our last few episodes. We’ve had some incredible guests throughout the series ranging from SEO experts and employer brand strategists, to viral marketers and storytellers. And there’s been no shortage of expertise in the last few weeks.   

Ever heard the expression “In a world of pigeons, be a flamingo”? I’ve seen it on birthday cards and a hundred inspirational Instagram posts and today, it’s echoing in my ears. I’ve been on the phone to Staunch Digital’s Paul Finn speaking about video traffic and our ever growing digital world of content.

The Siemens employer brand promise is ‘we make real what matters’. Their employees are tasked with the aspirational goal of ‘reimagining the world around us, creating solutions to the most challenging problems and making infrastructure more intuitive; making the world a smarter place.’

Are you still unconvinced about the permanence of YouTube? Dodging facts like 1 billion users and the world’s second largest search engine, like you’re playing laser tag? Let’s skip me yammering on about the value of the channel and take a closer look at the elephant in the room.

Providing an exceptional candidate experience is something PPD Search pride themselves on. Introducing video job ads has set them apart from their competitors and given them a unique edge - a human edge.

So you’ve mastered the video job ad… don’t stop there! Now that the team is comfortable on camera and engagement is beginning to climb, it’s time to review and spice up other areas of your communications and recruitment marketing strategy.