Employer Branding Podcast

An Employer Branding Strategy to Reach Passive Candidates, with Mercedez Lockett-Hart of Adyen

Employer Branding Podcast

Show Notes

Adyen is a financial technology platform that simplifies payment processing for businesses worldwide. But how do they reach candidates that aren’t necessarily looking for a job, and are definitely not aware of Adyen? We talk strategy for how to reach passive candidates with your employer brand.

Mercedez Lockett-Hart is the Employer Brand Manager at Adyen.

Mercedez Lockett-Hart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedezlocketthart/

Careers at Adyen: https://careers.adyen.com/

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