Measure, strengthen and deliver Employee Value Proposition

A strong Employee Value Proposition determines why people choose your organization and why they stay. With Deepler’s Employee Value Proposition module, you measure what employees truly value about your organization, where the employer promise aligns with daily experience and where the story still needs work. This way you build an EVP that is credible, distinctive and actionable.

  • Development opportunities and career prospects
  • Leadership and recognition
  • Culture and collaboration
  • Employment conditions and work-life balance
  • Purpose and social impact
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What is an Employee Value Proposition?

An Employee Value Proposition is the core of what your organization has to offer as an employer. It describes the value that employees experience in exchange for their time, talent, energy and commitment.

Think of development, leadership, culture, working conditions, work-life balance, autonomy, purpose and the way people work together. A good EVP is not a made-up marketing phrase, but a summary of what employees recognize, candidates find attractive and the organization can actually deliver on.

A strong EVP therefore doesn’t start with creation, but with research: what do employees value now, what are they missing and what promise fits both the reality and ambition of the organization? Only then does your employer promise become credible and distinctive.

How does the module help build a strong EVP?

Discover what employees value

The module systematically measures what employees find attractive about your organization and what they are less satisfied with. This way you base your EVP on what people actually experience, not on what HR or marketing thinks is important.

Identify the gap between promise and practice

By measuring what you promise versus what employees experience, you see where your employer promise is credible and where there are still gaps. These insights help make your EVP realistic and honest.

Connect EVP with concrete improvement actions

An EVP on paper has little value if the organization cannot deliver on it. The module helps you prioritize: which aspects of your employership need strengthening, which are already strong and which best fit your target audience?

What is an Employee Value Proposition?

An Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is the unique combination of what your organization has to offer as an employer: development, culture, leadership, employment terms, purpose and work-life balance. It is the promise to employees in exchange for their commitment. A strong EVP is recognizable, distinctive and realized in daily practice.

Why is an EVP important?

A strong EVP makes the difference in a tight labor market. Candidates quickly see through general promises and employees want to recognize what the organization promises. When the employer story aligns with practice, more trust, engagement and pride emerge. A credible EVP helps with recruitment, retention and employer branding.

How do you develop a strong EVP?

You don’t develop a strong EVP from HR or marketing, but from data and employee input. Start with research: what do people already value, what do they miss and what makes your organization different? Involve different groups of employees, test the story for credibility and translate it into concrete experiences, not just campaigns.

Can you measure an EVP?

Yes, an EVP is well measurable through targeted questionnaires that map employee experience. With the Deepler module, you measure not only how satisfied people are, but also which aspects of your employer brand are valuable, where the promise is not yet being realized and what is truly distinctive. This makes your EVP data-driven and verifiable.

How to build a strong and credible EVP

Start with employee experience

Don't ask what you want to promise, but what employees already value and where they see room for improvement. That makes your EVP recognizable and credible.

Distinguish between promise and reality

An EVP only works if you can deliver on what you promise. Systematically measure where the gap lies between what you say and what employees experience.

Choose what is truly distinctive

Not all aspects of your employer brand are unique. Focus on what makes your organization different from other employers in your sector or region.

Translate your EVP into concrete experiences

An EVP is not a poster, but a promise that comes back in onboarding, development, leadership and daily interactions. Make sure the story is tangible.

The Deepler approach

This module maps what employees value in you as an employer, across four main themes. Click a theme to see the underlying subthemes: that is the depth with which we make each theme concrete.

Employee Value Proposition
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Employee Value Proposition

The Employee Value Proposition module measures what employees value about working at your organization and how strong your employer promise is. Across four themes, it maps how compensation, development, culture and work environment are perceived. Central to this is the EVP: the promise you fulfill as an employer.

Compensation and benefits
3 Sub-themes
  • Salary
  • Secondary employment conditions
  • Additional benefits
Development and career
3 Sub-themes
  • Learning and growth opportunities
  • Career paths
  • Guidance and coaching
Culture and work atmosphere
3 Sub-themes
  • Company culture
  • Work atmosphere
  • Values and identity
Work environment and flexibility
3 Sub-themes
  • Workplace and facilities
  • Flexible working hours
  • Work-life balance

See how you build a data-driven EVP with Deepler

Discover in this video how organizations base their Employee Value Proposition on employee input. From measurement to concrete EVP elements, see how it works in practice.

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Combine with other research topics

An EVP rarely stands alone. It touches on engagement, leadership, wellbeing, development, and organizational culture. Combine this module with other Deepler modules to get a more complete picture of the employee experience and to steer more effectively toward the aspects of your employer brand that have the most impact.

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    Larren

    Recruitment Lead, 

    De Selectie

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    “Recently, I used Deepler to arrive at an EVP. Great what they were able to achieve in a short time! In a period of two weeks, we collected information and were able to continue with our AMC plan. In any other situation, it takes weeks, if not months, to get this done. Contact is good, friendly and constructive. Very nice club to work with.”

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    Douwe

    Recruiter, 

    Securitas

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    “Ideal tool and company to gain more and better insight into the organization and employees as an organization! And especially with speed! For us, it was also the need to get tools for the topics of retention, to prevent future absenteeism or turnover. I also have experience with other parties and I sincerely value the speed of switching, follow-up and personal contact with Deepler. Absolutely recommended.”

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    Jolanda

    HR Business Partner, 

    Nedcargo

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    “Deepler is a great tool for continuously collecting feedback from our employees. This input is then centrally available for us as management, but also for managers who benefit from it.”

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    Jonathan

    Manager, 

    UWV

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    “What makes Deepler special is that it doesn’t get stuck in numbers. It helps you immediately understand where it is and what teams need. For us, this ensured that employees themselves came up with areas for improvement and took responsibility for them. The insights were sharp and useful, but most importantly: the conversation that started afterwards made the difference. Thanks to Deepler, we didn’t get a paper plan, but change that was supported by the people themselves.”

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    Amadeus

    COO, 

    OSRE

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    “The software has a positive impact on us as a rapidly growing organization. By better understanding what is going on in the workplace and what people offer as solutions for improvements, we can make more effective decisions. The platform helps us to gain real-time insight and to respond directly to it via the tool.”

Ready to build your EVP on real data?

Schedule a free demo and discover how Deepler helps your organization measure and strengthen your Employee Value Proposition. Our advisors are happy to think it through with you.

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Frequently asked questions about Employee Value Proposition

An EVP is the core of what you have to offer as an employer: the value for employees. Employer branding is how you communicate that internally and externally. A strong EVP is the foundation for credible employer branding.