2025 What Sets CandE Award Winners Apart

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2025 CandE report highlights factors that set the year's winners above the rest

In this special report updated for 2025, we highlight what sets CandE Award winners apart. The CandE Winners being those employers that participated in our annual research and have the highest candidate experience ratings.

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Ian Alexander

Ian Alexander co-founded Survale Talent Feedback Platform in 2016. He works with organizations to provide better candidate experiences and employee experiences by using feedback to optimize candidate and employee experiences for all talent-facing programs. Ian has decades of experience leading recruiting and talent management technology companies.

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