Professional services

Brand design for recruitment and HR companies

Two sides are looking at you: job seekers and companies that need people.

An HR company sells the trust of both sides. Sinh Vũ helps keep its image consistent, so candidates and companies alike see a firm that understands them.

A sample print set for an HR and recruitment company: a job post, a company profile, an interview invitation and a website on a cream ground
Quick answer01

What does a recruitment and HR brand need?

Three things first: one core promise that speaks to both sides, a job post template people recognize as yours, and a website with an entrance for each side. Together they keep the company from being seen as just a job board.

  1. One core promise, two ways of saying it

    Candidates and companies both hear the same company.

  2. Your own job post template

    Even at a glance on social media, people spot your post among hundreds.

  3. A website with two entrances

    One section for candidates, one for companies, the same look.

Business types02

Three kinds of HR company, three problems

Each kind serves companies in its own way, so what it has to prove is different too.

Executive search

Their customersCompanies hiring for senior roles; candidates are usually employed and discreet.

Brand challengeConvey discretion and selectivity, worthy of sensitive assignments, without showing off.

Staffing

Their customersCompanies that need many people steadily for operations, sales and production roles.

Brand challengeShow the screening and support behind the scenes, so you are not compared with a job board.

HR consulting

Their customersBoards that need to build an organization, salary scales, policies and performance reviews.

Brand challengeShow an understanding of people and organizations, through clear documents and a method with a name.

Pain points03

Four pain points specific to HR companies

These are the places HR companies tend to lose both candidates and employers, and expertise cannot save them.

Customer journey04

At which stage do HR companies lose the most clients?

At the Facing the problem stage. Candidates and companies usually start with a job post or a search result. A post that does not say who posted it and why they are trustworthy gets skipped.

Where customers are most often lostFacing the problem
Do this now
  1. Name the firm, the position and a real contact person on every post.
  2. Use one shared post template so candidates recognize your posts.
  3. Link each post to a website with a section for candidates and a section for companies.
Touchpoints05

Five touchpoints to do first

Touchpoints are the places where candidates and companies see the firm. You don't need to do everything at once. These five create most of the impression.

  1. Job posts

    The first and most frequent touchpoint for both sides.

  2. Social media

    Candidates look to see who the company is before sending a résumé.

  3. Company profile

    Companies read it to decide whether to entrust a vacancy to you.

  4. Website

    Where both sides check that the company is real and has expertise.

  5. Interview invitations and feedback letters

    Candidates remember how they were treated, even when they are not hired.

Roadmap06

Where Sinh Vũ suggests you start

Listed in the order to do them. A new company can stop at step two or three; a company with several lines of business goes all the way.

  1. Brand Identity Design

    Name, mark, color, type: one face for both sides.

  2. Building brand voice

    A shared voice and a core promise for candidates and companies alike.

  3. Advertising campaign image design

    A job post template and social media graphics.

  4. Brand website design

    A website with two entrances, for candidates and for companies.

  5. Corporate capability profile design

    A company profile explaining how you screen and support.

Projects07

Projects closest to an HR company

Sinh Vũ has not yet published an HR or recruitment project. The three projects below are each closest on one side of the problem, and each says why.

FAQ09

Frequently asked questions

It should suggest connection while avoiding handshakes and figures built from letters, which many firms already use. Test the logo at profile-picture size on job sites before settling.

Use your own template, put the position and the firm at the top, and describe the job in concrete words instead of generic adjectives.

Yes, but a discreet one: explain how you work, your specialist fields and how to get in touch, without listing candidates.

Keep one core promise and one shared look, and only change the wording and examples for each side.

Settle the core promise and the name, then the mark, the job post template and the website. The company profile and process documents come after the first clients.

No. An HR company needs a brand of its own; an employer brand is the job of each client company. This page is about the first.

Tell Sinh Vũ about your company

A few lines about your company, your two sides of clients and what is holding you back is enough.