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Left Driver Richard Friday from Ryton ready to record his piece to camera on the benefi ts of working for DHL
Right Milton Keynes Bulk Driver Valentin Andres gets ready for his fi rst take Above Steve Macini from Ryton Hub relaxes before his big moment on camera Constantin Afrem, also from Milton Keynes, enjoys his moment of fame!
It’s a wrap!
The social media driver campaign that’s coming to a mobile near you
Lights, camera, action!
A fi lm crew landed at our Ryton Hub as part of an exciting new nationwide campaign to raise the profi le of a career as a DHL HGV driver.
The video team captured the views of fi ve of our drivers for the recruitment drive, which has been running externally across radio, billboards and social media as well as on our internal channels.
It was a fun packed fi lming session with drivers getting in the spirit by joining in with a spot of Carpool Karaoke. Vibrant business
Some of the singing might not have been up to Neil Diamond’s standard, but the quartet eventually served up a decent rendition of Sweet Caroline for the crew.
The campaign is being managed by our new Recruitment Business
Partner, Daisy Smith.
“The aim is simple and comes against the backdrop of driver shortages across the whole country,” says Daisy: “It’s aimed at someone
working for us who is looking for a change of direction or someone outside seeking a new challenge with a vibrant business like ours.” The end product Scan to fi nd of short fi lms and out more at: soundbites will be shared on Facebook and Twitter, as well as being part of targeted radio campaigns and http://brws.it/drivers outdoor campaigns. Daisy adds: “The campaign will show that we’re a fun place to work with good people in a good environment and work life balance and also with the rewards to match.”
Driver Kevin Walsh loves the fl exibility of being a DHL Driver. It means he can drop his children off at school and then head on to our Runcorn site ready for a 9am-7pm shift.
The dad of two would have no hesitation in recommending the role to anyone: “It’s brilliant and means I can work hard and then go home to see my children.
“Anyone who works for DHL knows we like to have fun as the fi lm shoot showed. We’re also passionate about getting it Right First Time, so that always makes you feel good too.”
Kevin, whose rendition of Britney Spears’ Hit Me Baby, One More Time wowed the fi lm crew, has been with the company for 12 years and wouldn’t swap it for the world. How to enter the He jokes: “During Covid I had a lot of friends payroll lottery: who had no work, but DHL gave me the opportunity to keep working and it doesn’t look like that will change any time soon.
“I wouldn’t swap my job for the world.”
