By Michal Kalinowski, CEO of UNIVERSUM

Twenty years ago, employer branding was not even known by that name, or any name for that matter. Communication with talent was often indistinguishable from other corporate communication.  Talent communication was then focused on general messages directed to whole populations.

Ten years ago, general marketing became more recognisable as the employer branding we know today. It was characterised by demographic targeting, where certain schools were selected for focused campaigns. Universities were classified as tier 1, tier 2, tier 3 and so on. The classification was typically based on the reputation of the universities. Top schools became tier 1, and pretty much everybody focused their resources on those top universities. Read the rest of this entry »