Talent Branding Community Site

Date: 2010

Prepared for: Rackspace - HR

Confidential Material

1. Situation Overview

2. Talent Portal

3. Talent Dialogue

4. Appendix

Table of Contents

Situation OverviewTraditional Recruiting Approach

Situation OverviewFuture Recruiting Focus

Balance

Situation OverviewEmployment Brand

Search Engines

Internal Hiring

Demands

Talent

Portal

SEARCHING

CandidatePopulatio

n

Management

Operations

Support

Technology

Speaking

MediaBloggers

Video

Conferences

Content

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Talent Portal

1. Ease of Use – Enable a candidate to easily find helpful information about Rackspace.

2. Informative – Helpful, comprehensive and real-time information about the organization.

3. Employment Brand – Balance and expand the outside perspective of the Rackspace Employment Brand.

Talent Portal Goals

Talent Portal Sections

Develop a one-stop talent portal where potential candidates can gain a comprehensive understanding around Rackspace culture, history and talent.

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Talent PortalMock Up

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Easy to Navigate!

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Blog Section

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SitemapEmployment Portal

Pages Elements/ContentContent/Themes

About

Company

Track to Divisions

CloudHosting E/A

Blog

Site

Blog

Site

Blog

Site

Overview

State of Rackspace

Financials Video History

Current Pursuits

FAQ Public Info. MythologyLanham Video

Company Video

Description of Divisions with links to their sites and

blogs

Buttons/Banners with Division

Logos(MICRO)

Buttons/Banners offering routes to learn about the micro or macro

of Rackspace

Buttons/Banners

offering routes to learn about

the various aspects of Rackspace(MACRO)

Information that we are at liberty to share about the future and FAQ

Public information on the current

financial of Rackspace Videos introducing

Lanham and giving a company

overview (in a fun way!)

The history of Rackspace

delivered in a fun and interesting

way

People

People

Hiring Philosophy

Elements of Fanatical Support

Core Values

Video Interviews

Executives Internal Talent

Sales

Tech

G&A

SLT

Buttons/Banners offering routes to learn about the micro or macro

of talent at Rackspace

Buttons/Banners routing to CV and

EofFS(MACRO)

Buttons/Banners routes to video

sections(MICRO)

Welcome videos from the various

leaders at Rackspace

Video interviews with Rackers that

work in the various areas of the organization

Taken directly from the CORE values of the organization

EofFS listed out and described within content

Culture

CultureBlog

EventsAttractive Aspects of Rackspace

Internal Talent

TweetUps

Break Fixes

Speaking

Partner Conf.

Trade Shows

Special

Unique

Internal Fun

Highlights from almost all events

that we get involved with.

Coverage of internal

happenings that would be of interest to

someone looking to join the

organization.

Technology

Sales

G&A

Ongoing video interviews with

internal employees – ideally starting

with those already engaged with Social Media

Big Picture

Trends

Talent

Diversity

Themes of importance to our readers dealing

with their careers, trends and

diversity initiatives

Special stories that highlight what it means to be a

Racker – stories that show the spirit of the organization.

Ingredients

Special Stories

Apply - Work @ RackspaceWork @

RackspaceNitty Gritty Fast Track

Details Page

Search & Apply

Benefits

RS University

Locations

Diversity

Hiring Philosophy

Co. Overview

Description overview of the comprehensive

nature of our employment

benefits

The details around what we offer at

Rackspace for the Rackers

Button/Banner that links to the page giving two tracks

Gives people access to search the iFrame for potential openings

iFrame search area for

candidates to look for openings across the

organization

Must be linked to from every page

in a “Search Now” option

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What does it take to make this work?

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Content, Content, Content…

Presence, Branding & Marketing

Social Media Activity

Design & Roll-Out

Internal Coordination & Engagement

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Design & Roll-Out

Website Designed, Content Created,

Launch…

Organize Internal Bloggers

Interface With Marketing

Agreement Between Locations

Static Site Content…

Editorial Calendar Creation

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Content, Content, Content…

Blog Posts/Articles

Video Content

Racker Interviews

Blogger Training & Assistance

Guest Postings

Photographs To Capture Culture

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Presence, Branding & Marketing

Speaking Engagements

Conferences: Tech… Talent… Social Media

Strategic Initiatives

Targeted Recruitment Campaigns

Brand Alignment

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Social Media Activity

Tweeting

Facebook Groups

Social Ad Campaigns

LinkedIn Q&A

Training Tutorials

Consistent Blog Sharing

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Internal Coordination & Engagement

Marketing, Legal, Recruiting, HR…

Editorial Calendar Execution

Ongoing Contributor Recruitment

Campaign Geared Towards Referrals

TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING

Branded Campaigns

Fun!!!

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New Capabilities

Measuring Success

Expected Results

1. Ability to mold recruiting needs quickly!2. Less dependency on traditional models3. Valid reason to discuss relevant skill sets4. Training of staff with current trends/skills5. To spread the “Talent Brand” further6. To reinforce the true brand of Rackspace

New Capabilities

1. Acquisition Cost Per Candidate (Decrease)2. Hires (# of Hires due to SM Approach)3. Applicants (# of Applicants due to SM)4. Website Traffic/Metrics (# of visits)5. Media Exposure (# of articles)6. Page Rank – Alexa Rating (Web Rankings)7. Twitter/Facebook Followers8. Engagement (Comments, ReTweets)9. Elimination of Need (Oth. Int. Emp. Portals)

Measuring Success

1. Alignment of Employment Brand2. Reduction in Recruiting Costs3. Increased access to Top Talent4. Reinforcement of Corporate Branding5. Innovator in the Talent Space6. Exposure for Rackspace to current and

future markets

Expected Results

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