In summary, employee-based brand equity is influenced by employer brand clarity,
consistency, brand investments and the credibility of brand signals; factors that a company may control given sufficient motivation. However, other factors such as the potential employee’s previous work experience, the industry in which a company is embedded, location and company size also influence the value that a potential employee places on a prospective employer, and consequently their employee-based brand equity. Our findings also suggest that information costs have a significant influence on employee-based brand equity, implying that recruiting organisations should invest in making information available to potential employees. Finally, brand investments appear to influence the attractiveness of a prospective employer and consequently its employee based brand equity. In line with our findings we propose a modified conceptual framework in Figure 2.