THE CONFIDENT JOB INTERVIEW

TitleTHE CONFIDENT JOB INTERVIEW
BrandVOLKSWAGEN BELGIUM
Product/ServiceVOLKSWAGEN POLO
Category F01. Engagement Platform
Entrant Company DDB BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Advertising Agency DDB BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Media Agency MEDIACOM Brussels, BELGIUM
Production Company ROCOCO Antwerp, BELGIUM
Credits
Name Company Position
Tony Peetermans Volkswagen Advertising Manager
Simon De Pauw Volkswagen
Eline David AccentJobs
Peter Ampe DDB BRUSSELS
Odin Saillé DDB BRUSSELS Creative Director
Tim Arts/Stefan van den Boogaard Ddb Brussels Creative Team
Peter Ampe DDB BRUSSELS Copywriter
Odin Saillé DDB BRUSSELS Art Director
Karen Van Dijck Ddb Brussels CRM Manager
Dominique Poncin DDB BRUSSELS Strategic Director
Maarten Van Daele DDB BRUSSELS Strategic Planner
Sylvie De Couvreur Ddb Brussels Account Director
Silvie Erzeel Ddb Brussels Account Manager
Anneleen Vande Voorde Ddb Brussels Account Executive
Florence Vercammen Ddb Brussels Account Executive
Marlene Wautot Ddb Brussels Graphic Designer
Stefanie Warreyn Ddb Brussels Digital Producer
Christophe Gesquière Ddb Brussels Webdeveloper
Brigitte Verduyckt DDB BRUSSELS Agency Producer
Isaac Gozin rococo Director

Creative Execution

On online video and a bannering campaign led young graduates to the digital platform. VW teamed up with HR experts Accent Jobs and created a new job platform keeping job seekers confident. Young graduates could apply with coaching but without the rejection letters. Digital headhunters helped everyone pimp their CV. We sent the pimped CV in their name to selected companies and only notified the applicants in case of a positive answer. The applicants were driven to their job interview with a Volkswagen Polo accompanied by a personal coach.

The campaign is still ongoing, but here are some first results: 92.637 young people in Belgium apply over and over for jobs 8.752 consulted our platform 580 applicants in 2 weeks 300% more applicants 0% rejections 100% regained confidence

Volkswagen didn’t just want us to advertise the Volkswagen Polo to a younger audience, they also asked us to do something relevant for them. Volkswagen Polo has always been about confidence. But a survey amongst its target audience showed the need to expand. Here are some staggering results of the survey among 500 young professionals: 6 months before young graduates find their first job. 5 rejection letters on average per month. 95% admit they need help. VW teamed up with HR experts Accent Jobs and created a new job platform keeping job seekers confident. Young graduates could apply with coaching but without the rejection letters. Digital headhunters helped everyone pimp their CV. We sent the pimped CV in their name to selected companies and only notified the applicants in case of a positive answer. The applicants were driven to their job interview with a Volkswagen Polo accompanied by a personal coach.