The image of the company determines the perception, attitude and behavior of both hired employees and those already working in the company, and it plays a big role in strengthening or, conversely, in destroying their labor loyalty. The article examines the methodology for researching one of the current areas of marketing staff, which consists in the need to create a positive and sustainable image of the employer company in the labor market. The analysis of the image of a large Russian company was conducted, according to which the following circumstances were revealed: a lower level of formation of the external image of the employer compared to the internal one, differences in the perception of the employer among current and potential employ...