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Talent Acquisition & Video Recruitment Agency

How can video recruitment help you attract better employees?

Are you doing everything you can to engage with the best and brightest candidates and positioning yourself as an employer of choice? Video marketing is a must to win the war for talent.

When we speak to employers and ask them what are the top three business challenges they face, almost without exception one of those issues (and often the top one) is the inability to attract and retain great employees. 

Is it any wonder that many businesses fail to position themselves as an employer of choice when there is a cursory ‘careers page’ with a couple of paragraphs of generic information and then a list of jobs?  We spend so much time, resource and money marketing to customers to highlight why they should buy from you instead of competitors, but next to no effort in marketing to prospective candidates to highlight why they should come and work for you instead of your competitors.

The most frustrating aspect is that in most cases the businesses in question have a fantastic culture, great opportunities for progression and development as well as fantastic remuneration and benefits.  But no one knows about it. 

 

 

At Square Daisy we are specialists in the creation of a wide range of talent acquisition, video recruitment and retention content used for internal and external consumption and have a proven track record of helping organisations big and small, engage and attract the best and brightest candidates.

Examples of Video Recruitment

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Connick Tree Care Recruitment Video

Connick Tree Care are in a competitive industry where qualified Arborists are in great demand, so creating a video to highlight how they stand out from competitors as an organisation is helping them to attract the very best talent.

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My New Venture – Talent Explainer

My New Venture really want to attract the best new talent to their team, which can be a big ask for a start-up. As a result they have invested in talent acquisition with a video to explain why working for them is a no-brainer.

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Technical Resources Recruitment Videos

Technical Resources is a recruitment company based in Surrey, which operates in two niche markets, telecom and fire security.

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Morr & Co Recruitment Video

Morr & Co is a leading firm of solicitors with offices across Surrey, Hampshire and South West London, serving a wide range of businesses and private individuals across the region. They called us to help with their recruitment campaign.

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Raven Housing Trust – Talent Acquisition

Raven Housing Trust are always looking to attract new talent to the many and varied areas of their organisation, and wanted to celebrate and showcase their diverse team by putting them at the centre of the production.

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My New Venture – Animated Recruitment Explainer

With the interview process changing dramatically during the past year, my new venture approached us to make a quick and simple recruitment explainer video for use on social media, particularly LinkedIn, to attract potential candidates.

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Life at Reply – Talent Acquisition Video

Reply are an international digital transformation company specialising in consulting, system integration and the design and implementation of web-based solutions.

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Glue Reply Talent Attraction Video

As a high-value technology company, Glue Reply want to ensure they are attracting and recruiting the very best talent in this field, and creating an animated video to highlight their 'Glue Accelerate' employee programme was a great way to showcase the kind of opportunity available for candidates.

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ABL – Talent Aquisition

ABL are an accident repair company who are expanding quickly, and need a skilled and motivated work force to grow with them. They wanted to attract the best and brightest to their business by creating a buzz around what working for them looks and feels like in both the office and the workshop.

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Wilton & Bain – Corporate Video

Wilton & Bain are a growing international firm, offering executive search and professional resourcing. The purpose of the project was to create an engaging and inspiring production, which captures the company values, ready to be disseminated across the company so that everyone is clear about what Wilton & Bain stands for.

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Raven Culture Video – Internal Comms

Raven Housing Trust pride themselves on having a friendly, family culture in their organisation and wanted to make sure that their new recruits felt part of the company in a year where remote working is the norm. To communicate their core values and plan for the future they got the leadership team in-front of the camera.

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RB Works

RB Works is a platform set up by Reigate and Banstead Council to connect local people with local employers and they wanted a headline video for the home page to showcase the vibrant business community.

Why is video recruitment crucial for your candidate attraction programme?

  • a new generation of employees is well accustomed to accessing and consuming marketing through high quality, professional video
  • your competitors are engaging in candidate marketing using video, which is putting you at a disadvantage
  • many younger candidates are equally as interested in cultural and CSR / ESG activity as they are remuneration, which offers an opportunity to capture this using video rather than the just the written word
  • where remote working is an option, especially following the pandemic, candidates may not have access to your premises easily so showcasing them via video can generate a stronger bond from the outset with your organisation
  • using existing staff to deliver testimonials on the reality of working at your company can be much more persuasive than only a central HR message
  • attract candidates that you truly want when you outline the recruitment process to them and highlight the competition for such a great opportunity

There are so many opportunities to gain a competitive advantage in the war for talent by using video to capture the imagination of prospective employees.  You have such short amount of time to engage and excite customers and it’s a similar story with candidates – grab their attention with a genuine message that will speak to their values, they might just be your next superstar.  Jovan Maric – Creative Director, Square Daisy

What is the ROI of video recruitment?

Talent Acquisition or Video Recruitment could be classed as a bit fluffy and something that is ‘just nice to do’ in order to make your organisation seem more forward thinking.  But that is not a good enough reason to invest precious budget into creating professional video content, and you should want tangible returns from any content to help you progress the business goals and objectives.  So what sort of return on investment can we help you to deliver?

  • reduced recruitment costs  – using video as part of a more compelling careers microsite, where candidates find your roles directly removing advertising costs and third party introducer fees.  See this fantastic example from Morrisons Solicitors of how to make a Careers section captivating using video produced by Square Daisy.
  • increased productivity – fill vacancies more quickly due to an increase in applications
  • lower staff attrition – attract better employees from the outset through better candidate marketing
  • increased loyalty and productivity – show existing members of staff who recognise how great an employer you are through new and engaging content
  • talk to more prospective applicants – stand out from the crowd at career’s events and expo’s with a magnet video playing on your stand
  • use the content for awards applications – content that highlights the CSR / ESG elements of your organisation can be used as part of awards submissions and played at awards events
  • improve loyalty and lower employee turnover – welcome videos from senior leadership figures sent across just before their first day in the job can massively improve positive impressions of the organisation and generate greater loyalty

 

What kinds of video can we help you to create?

We are video recruitment specialists and have created a wealth of content for other clients who have seen extremely positive results and returns from the work we have completed on their behalf.  In addition to this, the founder of Square Daisy was formerly a qualified HR professional holding a senior group HR role so is acutely aware of the challenges that companies face in attracting and retaining exceptional talent.  Below are some examples of video content your company and your next recruits could benefit from.

  • headline corporate promo directed at employee engagement rather than customers
  • a message from the CEO or MD on what the company stands for and why it is a great opportunity for quality candidates
  • animated process video showing the recruitment and induction process
  • case studies of different members of staff explaining their experiences and progression in the company
  • animation on the different CSR / ESG activities that the organisation pursues and is a part of
  • suite of short, engaging edits highlighting benefits of working there designed for social media deployment
  • edit explaining the various opportunities available in learning, development and progression
  • a welcome from the CEO or MD sent the day before the new starter arrives
  • video showing the community and environmental commitments the organisation makes
  • a production that talks about the nominated ‘charity of the year’ each year in a bid to get other stakeholders to donate
  • headline video on the organisation culture, ethos, values and mission so candidates understand the very fabric of the company
  • summary animation using infographics on annual staff survey results
  • explainer listing all of the generic benefits and perks of working at the company
  • infographic based animated explainer showing the statistics and progress on equality and diversity in the workforce

Why are we the right video recruitment agency for you?

  • we are focussed on delivering a conclusive ROI for your project, rather than looking to just ‘create a nice video’, we want to create an ‘effective’ video that delivers a return
  • we have a full internal team with all of our own state-of-the-art equipment which means we have total control of every project – nothing is outsourced
  • we have a proven track record of delivering results for businesses who are looking to improve their outward perception among the candidate market
  • the founder and Director of Square Daisy has an intimate knowledge of the challenges associated with recruitment and retention of great staff as a former director level HR professional
  • we have a robust and proven process for delivering both filmed and animated projects to ensure that our clients receive the output they need

 

Areas we serve

We currently service many areas with our recruitment video productions, including the following:
Sussex, Kent, Brighton, London, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, & Essex

Dave Povey – Founder and MD, Catchy

Recently had a video produced by square daisy for my new product. The service that I received from start to finish was 100%, couldnt fault them at all! Everything was done to how I imagined it and more, and the finished product was excellent. Would recommend them to anyone.

Chris Veale – Director, Shippo

I can't talk highly enough of Square Daisy. Over the last couple of years they've made our business 4 fantastic videos. The first, an animated video to explain the service, has been viewed tens of thousands of times and has been a window to our service offering for potential customers. The others were 'talking heads' to allow us to explain more complicated aspects of the industry. The design, editing, videography and project management is exceptional and I will be using them again.

James Groves – Marketing Services Manager, Raven Housing Trust

We approached Square Daisy with a brief to produce a video that would help us get our messages across to our customers in a simple, yet engaging way. They absolutely nailed it. The animation video they produced for us is professional, quality, and it gets our messages across really well. It's been a pleasure working with Jovan and Amy, and we look forward to working with them on future projects.

Olivia Pattullo – Project Manager, Experience Guildford, Surrey

From the first meeting on, Jovan and Amy were total superstars and made us feel like the task was completely achievable and had really clear ideas about how they were going to present it all. Aside from making the whole process as easy as possible for us, we couldn't have been happier with the end result and were really impressed that such a brilliant product was delivered in very tight timescales.

Nicolle Kane – Marketing Manager, Memset

Square Daisy recently produced two videos, the team made the whole project painless and simple, from scriptwriting to storyboards. While the videos are part of the relaunch of the company next year, they have already proven a hit internally. And we're already planning more for next year! Could not recommend working with Square Daisy enough!

Giles Thomas – Operations Director, The Manor Collection Hotels

We have contracted Square Daisy on several occasions to help market the Manor Collection Hotels. They have always been very professional and offered a fantastic service from proposal to completion. Jovan and Amy have been a delight to work with and we wouldn't hesitate recommending them to anyone.

Russ Mckenzie – Managing Director, nTrust

We have always found Square Daisy to be extremely professional and a joy to work with. While they are highly process driven to ensure clients get what they need first time, this doesn't compromise the creative way that they approach every project to ensure an engaging and innovative video production. Can't recommend them highly enough.

Something else?

Do you need something more specific? Why not get in touch and we'll work with you to create the perfect concept for your needs.

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