Research, Proof & Validation

How do I find “proof” for employer brand claims?

Short Answer

Treat claims like hypotheses: collect evidence from work artifacts, metrics, stories, and consistent behaviors—not slogans.

Long Answer

For each claim (“growth,” “ownership,” “flexibility,” “impact”), ask: What would a skeptic need to see to believe this? Proof sources include: shipping cadence, promotion paths, internal mobility data, learning budgets usage, manager 1:1 practices, decision docs, customer outcomes, incident postmortems, tenure distribution, and “day in the life” specifics. Add story proof (2–3 examples per claim) and artifact proof (screenshots, diagrams, playbooks, metrics). The strongest proof is repeatable: candidates hear it in interviews, see it on the careers site, and experience it in process. If you can’t prove a claim, either reword it to something you can prove—or don’t say it.

James Ellis presenting to audience

An employer brand that drives obvious value in 3-4 weeks?

When you take a fresh approach to employer branding, more as a business driver than an application generator, as a way to make your differentiated value shine rather than as a bumper sticker, amazing things can happen.

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