Recruitment Marketing

Recruitment Marketing Audit

A comprehensive evaluation of your recruitment marketing efforts, identifying gaps, benchmarking against competitors, and providing actionable recommendations to improve your talent attraction.

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What is a Recruitment Marketing Audit?

A recruitment marketing audit provides an objective, data-driven assessment of how effectively your organisation attracts talent. It examines every touchpoint where candidates interact with your employer brand, from initial awareness through to application and beyond.

The audit reveals disconnects between your intended employer brand and how candidates actually experience it. It identifies quick wins that can improve results immediately, alongside strategic opportunities that require longer-term investment.

Most organisations have blind spots in their recruitment marketing. Internal teams are too close to the process to see friction points that candidates encounter daily. An external audit brings fresh perspective and industry benchmarks that internal reviews simply cannot provide.

What Does the Audit Cover?

Digital Presence Analysis

  • Careers site UX and content review
  • Mobile experience evaluation
  • Application process friction analysis
  • SEO performance for job-related searches
  • Social media footprint assessment
  • LinkedIn company page and life page review

Employer Brand Touchpoints

  • Glassdoor presence and review management
  • Indeed company page evaluation
  • Job advertisement messaging analysis
  • Employee advocacy assessment
  • Employer brand consistency check
  • Visual identity and tone of voice review

Candidate Journey Mapping

  • Awareness stage touchpoint analysis
  • Consideration stage content review
  • Application experience evaluation
  • Communication cadence assessment
  • Candidate feedback analysis
  • Drop-off point identification

Competitor Benchmarking

  • Competitor employer brand analysis
  • Talent competitor identification
  • EVP differentiation assessment
  • Content strategy comparison
  • Channel presence benchmarking
  • Best practice identification

The Audit Process

1

Discovery and Briefing

We begin with stakeholder interviews to understand your hiring challenges, target audiences, and business objectives. This shapes the audit scope and ensures findings are relevant to your specific context.

2

Data Gathering

We collect quantitative data from your ATS, careers site analytics, and recruitment marketing platforms. This provides an objective baseline for measuring current performance.

3

Experience Audit

We evaluate your candidate experience end-to-end, from initial search through application. This includes mobile testing, accessibility review, and friction point identification.

4

Competitive Analysis

We benchmark your recruitment marketing against 5-8 talent competitors, identifying best practices and differentiation opportunities in your market.

5

Findings and Recommendations

We deliver a comprehensive report with prioritised recommendations, including quick wins, medium-term improvements, and strategic initiatives with estimated impact and investment levels.

What You Receive

Executive Summary

A concise overview of key findings and priority recommendations for leadership stakeholders.

Detailed Audit Report

Comprehensive analysis across all audit areas with evidence, benchmarks, and specific recommendations.

Prioritised Roadmap

A phased implementation plan with quick wins, medium-term projects, and strategic initiatives.

Presentation and Workshop

Interactive session to walk through findings, answer questions, and align stakeholders on next steps.

Who Benefits from an Audit?

A recruitment marketing audit is valuable for organisations experiencing:

  • High cost-per-hire and over-reliance on expensive recruitment channels
  • Low application volumes despite significant job advertising spend
  • Poor candidate quality with many unqualified applicants
  • High offer rejection rates suggesting employer brand perception issues
  • Negative Glassdoor reviews affecting candidate perception
  • Upcoming hiring initiatives requiring improved talent attraction
  • Careers site redesign projects needing baseline assessment
  • Employer brand refresh requiring current state documentation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a recruitment marketing audit?

A recruitment marketing audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your talent attraction efforts, including your careers site, job advertisements, social media presence, employer brand messaging, and candidate experience. It identifies gaps, benchmarks against competitors, and provides actionable recommendations for improvement.

How long does a recruitment marketing audit take?

A typical recruitment marketing audit takes 3-4 weeks from kickoff to final report delivery. This includes stakeholder interviews, data gathering, competitor analysis, candidate journey mapping, and the development of prioritised recommendations.

What does a recruitment marketing audit include?

A comprehensive audit includes: careers site UX and content review, job advertisement analysis, social media footprint assessment, Glassdoor and Indeed presence evaluation, candidate journey mapping, competitor benchmarking, and a prioritised recommendations report with quick wins and strategic initiatives.

How much does a recruitment marketing audit cost?

Investment varies based on scope and organisation size. A focused audit for a single business unit typically starts from EUR 5,000, while enterprise-wide audits covering multiple geographies and business lines range from EUR 15,000-30,000. Contact us for a tailored quote.

Who should conduct a recruitment marketing audit?

Organisations should consider an audit when experiencing high cost-per-hire, low application volumes, poor quality candidates, high offer rejection rates, or when planning significant hiring initiatives. Companies undergoing employer brand refreshes or careers site redesigns also benefit from an objective baseline assessment.

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