Volkswagen Takes a Trojan Horse Approach to Recruitment

The campaign aims to poach 1,000 after-sales staff across France

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Volkswagen (VW) Group finds itself in a competitive market in the automotive after-sales sector which includes servicing and parts. It’s a lucrative part of the business, so it decided to poach from competing garages using some inspiration from Greek mythology.

The company worked with its creative agency DDB Paris to take a new, more subtle approach to sourcing and offering jobs. Alongside its usual methods of online advertising, canvassing, recruitment agencies and specialized websites to fill available roles, VW took a Trojan Horse approach.

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