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Maintaining a lasting relationship with former employees is crucial for companies. With this in mind, Forvis Mazars has chosen AlumnForce to launch its corporate alumni platform<\/a> and develop its network.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Forvis Mazars, a major player in audit and advisory services, has long understood the importance of its network of former employees. “Networking is an essential part of an employee’s professional life,” says Aurore Angeli, Communications Manager at Forvis Mazars. Indeed, the links forged within the company often last long after the employees have left, forming a valuable alumni community.<\/p>\n On the strength of this understanding, the company had already put in place initiatives to maintain contact with its former employees. A bi-monthly newsletter, one-off events and a dedicated page on the careers website. With nearly 4,000 active members, the Forvis Mazars alumni network was more than just a list of contacts. It is a genuine platform for connection and mutual support. Sarah Taleb, Head of Partnerships and School Relations, emphasises: “We realised that a lot of things were already being done. With AlumnForce we can go even further. That’s why we wanted to have a platform to meet all the expectations and demands of our community.”<\/p>\n The company also carried out an excellent practice before launching the platform. It conducted a survey of its community to gather their expectations of the tool. The results speak for themselves:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This makes it easier to project the platform’s ambitions and objectives. The community is already looking forward to using it as a meeting place. Secondly, there is a real demand for information and relationships. Communications by email and newsletter<\/a> are therefore very popular, as is the organisation of physical events<\/a>. Based on these simple principles, it’s much easier to plan an action plan that will meet the community’s expectations, while serving the company’s strategic interests.<\/p>\n Forvis Mazars has a number of objectives for the corporate alumni platform. Firstly, to maintain a strong link with former staff. This is all the more crucial in a sector where staff turnover can be as high as 20%. Secondly, it wants to capitalise on this community to achieve various strategic objectives in communication, marketing and human resources.<\/p>\n The alumni platform, developed with AlumnForce, is intended to be a central tool in this corporate project. “The aim is to have a dedicated tool, to bring the network more to life, to offer more content and events, and to facilitate links between alumni,” explains Aurore Angeli. This approach is part of a global vision on the part of management, which recognises the importance of this network for the company as a whole.<\/p>\n Sarah Taleb explains the expected benefits: “In recent years, there have been more and more ‘boomerang’ employees, particularly in our company. We therefore have a challenge in facilitating the return of our former talent. Indeed, a well-maintained alumni network makes it easier to reintegrate former employees, known as ‘boomerangs’.<\/p>\n Another aspect of the Forvis Mazars culture is entrepreneurship. Internally, this is a well-established culture that encourages staff to be proactive within the company. The platform also helps to underpin this identity and support entrepreneurial initiatives through the support of the community. “The people who join us very often have this entrepreneurial DNA. When they leave the company, the network is a real force for launching their project, thanks to the support of the community,” confirms Sarah.<\/p>\n\n
Alumni culture at Forvis Mazars<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nAmbitions and objectives of the corporate alumni platform<\/h2>\n
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