Use Cases: Employer Branding

Alumni advocacy that shapes how the market sees you

Turn alumni into lifelong advocates.

Your alumni are 41% more likely to advocate for you than people outside the network. Their voice reaches the candidates, clients and commentators you want to reach next. EnterpriseAlumni is how you lead that conversation with structure, not luck.

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Your alumni, who have contributed to building your company culture, brand and successes, are naturally your top advocates.

3 ways an engaged alumni program improves your brand

An authentic voice

Your alumni are 41% more likely to advocate for you than people outside the network (EnterpriseAlumni research), and companies with active alumni programs are 6x more attractive as employers (Josh Bersin Company). Segment by seniority, industry and audience; share what want amplified; see what actually cuts through.

Reputation defense 

Glassdoor and LinkedIn decide your employer brand before a candidate ever speaks to you. Your alumni see the signals first – early warning when sentiment shifts, a constructive voice when it slips, and a way to invite satisfied alumni to leave the reviews that matter.

EVP proof in market 

Candidates do not trust your careers page; they trust people who used to work for you. Alumni experience is living evidence of how you treat people – from onboarding through exit and beyond. A visible alumni program makes your EVP observable, rather than asserted. 

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Building an alumni program for your employer brand

Targeted messaging

Target content to specific alumni through groups, lists and a personalized feed – segmented by current and past employment data and their interactions within the network. Reach them directly through content and events management features.

Alumni offers

How you treat employees after they leave shows how you value your future employees. A marketplace sustains the relationship with perks, merchandise, continued learning and referral rewards.

Always at hand

Reach your alumni directly through a branded mobile app. They access all features on the move – targeted messages, alumni search, event information – and you gain direct access to an audience that wants to hear from you.

Manage your online reputation

Your alumni program gives you visibility of what former employees are saying. Alumni can rate their experience directly in the platform, you can address concerns before they surface publicly, and you can invite your most satisfied alumni to leave reviews on Glassdoor – where candidates check first.

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Industry perspective

“The reason and the power for an Alumni Program is that our people are our best brand ambassadors. If we make the Alumni Program reflective of our cultures and our values, and we can have the thousands of our alumni talking in their organizations about how we’re doing and what we do: there's nothing more powerful than that.”

Charles Severs DLA Piper

Resources

How Can a Corporate Alumni Network Help Employer Branding?

How Can a Corporate Alumni Network Help Employer Branding?

A strong brand is built by strong relationships - so it's worth thinking about finding the best strategies to help you achieve this.

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Redefining Employee Retention With Lifelong Alumni Ambassadorship

Redefining Employee Retention With Lifelong Alumni Ambassadorship

It's time to redefine employee retention. Businesses should be looking to retain loyalty and positive sentiment rather than a daily clock-in.

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How to Build an Attractive Employer Brand

How to Build an Attractive Employer Brand

Learn the tools and resources to create an attractive employer brand in 2025. Find out how EnterpriseAlumni can help you build successful branding today.

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Frequently asked questions

Your alumni are already shaping how the market sees you – on Glassdoor, on LinkedIn, and in conversation with the candidates, clients and commentators you want to reach next.

A connected alumni network gives you a credible, organic voice telling your story in places marketing alone cannot, and an early signal when reputation risks emerge. Their endorsement carries weight precisely because it is no longer paid for.

 

A platform gives you a direct channel to the people most qualified to speak for you. You can share the stories, milestones and content you want amplified, segment by audience, geography or seniority, and see what actually cuts through. It also gives marketing and HR leaders a clearer view of how alumni sentiment is shaping your employer reputation over time.

There are three layers.

Audience: reach, impressions and engagement on alumni-shared content across channels.
Sentiment: trend lines on Glassdoor rating, LinkedIn mentions and alumni-originated reviews.
Attribution: the share of hires, referrals and leads that reach you through an alumni touchpoint, reported alongside candidate NPS and employer brand index movements.

Employee advocacy platforms amplify your current employees’ voice. Alumni advocacy amplifies the voice of people who have left – which is what makes it believable. The two are complementary channels. Alumni advocacy covers reach and credibility in places active employees cannot credibly go, and catches a wider demographic of senior talent who have moved on.

Paid media buys reach without credibility. Alumni advocacy buys credibility at a fraction of the ongoing cost – and unlike paid campaigns, the signal keeps working after the budget stops. Customers typically track ROI through Glassdoor rating movement, LinkedIn employer engagement, and candidate-source attribution to alumni touchpoints. A dedicated community manager accelerates every metric.

We prioritize security and data privacy with a dedicated team ensuring compliance with the highest standards, including SOC 2 Type 2, CyberEssentials+, and ISO/IEC 27001. Our robust Information Security Management System (ISMS) protects your data and reinforces our commitment to unparalleled security.

A dedicated alumni community manager makes a big difference to program success. They can drive engagement, foster relationships and significantly enhance the user experience. They can also actively identify opportunities and connect your alumni with relevant resources.

Perhaps you don’t have the time or internal resource? Our Managed Services brings together the most experienced alumni managers in the industry to grow, engage and run your network for you.