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Building Your Employer Brand on Zero Budget

You cannot outspend big tech on employer branding. But you can out-authentic them.

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Roles Team

Talent Advisors · January 5, 2025

# Building Your Employer Brand on Zero Budget

You do not need a huge marketing budget to build an employer brand.

Zero-Budget Tactics

### Employee Storytelling Encourage team members to post about work. Share behind-the-scenes content.

### Founder Content Founders sharing learnings on LinkedIn. Transparent posts about challenges.

### Candidate Experience Fast, respectful interview process. Personalized rejection messages.

### Technical Content Engineering blog posts. Open source contributions.

Measuring Employer Brand

- Application quality and volume - Offer acceptance rate - Employee referral rate

The Bottom Line

The best employer brands are authentic, not manufactured.