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In times of shortages of qualified and skilled employees, companies are required to position themselves attractively on the labour market in order to address relevant talents. Especially, when it comes to technical key positions, companies are experiencing a major challenge. The eagerness of today’s employees to build resumes and their confidence in their abilities lead to the situation of having applicants choosing their employer instead of vice versa. The increasing level of competition among companies results in the necessity of branding not only the company and its products and services but also the firm as an employer. Energie Steiermark AG is among Austria’s biggest energy and service suppliers and finds itself right in the middle of the war for talents. Hence, the business decided to set a focus on the elaboration of an employer brand and the attractive positioning of the company on the labour market. In order to do so, Energie Steiermark AG needs an employer branding concept with a clearly defined employer value proposition. Hence, the objectives of this thesis are to develop an employer branding concept for Energie Steiermark AG and to recommend target-group oriented measures. The first part of this thesis provides the theoretical base for the development of an employer branding concept and discusses relevant terms, different models and strategies. In order to develop an employer branding concept addressing the company’s proposed target group, a quantitative online questionnaire was conducted. It was aimed to investigate in the target groups expectations regarding employer attributes as well as their preferred channels for information-seeking activities. Within the practical section, the focus was set on the development of the employer branding concept for Energie Steiermark AG. Relevant recommendations for action and measures to strengthen their position as a preferred employer are proposed. Hence, strategic, internal and external measures are provided in order to increase the number of qualitative and initiative applications. The results lead to the assumption that Energie Steiermark AG satisfies all relevant desires of its target group concerning employer attributes and is therefore, situated well for the elaboration of an attractive employer brand.
