66 companies from around the world are recognized for excellence in candidate experience; a total of 76 combined CandE Awards overall
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17, 2025 — Survale, the leading provider of candidate and employee experience management solutions, and the 14th annual CandE Benchmark Research and Awards Program, now part of Survale, today revealed the 66 companies from around the world to be recognized for candidate experience excellence as winners of 2025 Global Candidate Experience Awards.
This year 110 companies hiring around the world registered to participate in the 2025 Global CandE Awards Benchmark Research and Awards Program, which ultimately collected the thoughts and experiences of over 66,000 job candidates. The largest study of its kind, the CandE Benchmark Research Program has evaluated responses from over 2,000 global employers and nearly 1.9 million job seekers since 2011.
Winners were identified through a comprehensive data analysis based on their job candidates’ satisfaction survey scores. To qualify, each company committed to a statistically significant candidate response minimum, where the proportion of respondents who were not hired met or exceeded a set standard. The final analysis included four key rating questions that had a significant impact on determining the winners:
- The candidates’ overall ranking of their candidate experience
- Whether or not they would reapply to the organization in the future
- Whether or not they would refer other job seekers to the organization in the future
- And how the candidates would change their business relationship status with the organization going forward based on their experience
The above analysis resulted in a final CandE Score for each participating organization. This year 66 organizations big and small across multiple industries will receive 76 CandE Awards due to having the highest positive candidate experience ratings in North America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Asia-Pacific (APAC); and Latin America. The CandEs continue its mission of helping companies focus on Candidate Experience and the business value it brings to an organization.
The (58) 2025 North American CandE Award Winners are (in alphabetical order below):
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Alliance Technical Group
Assurant
Atlantic Health System
BASF
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Bright Horizons
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Clean Harbors
Compassion International
Crum & Forster
CSAA Insurance Group
CVS Health
D2L
Delaware North
Doane Grant Thornton LLP
Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Inc
EchoStar
Edward Jones
Enterprise Mobility
Entrada Therapeutics
Erie Architectural Products
Family Care Center LLC
Ford Motor Company
Freese and Nichols
GALLO
GuideWell
Hoag Health System
Humana, Inc.
Ingevity
Keurig Dr Pepper
KeyBank
Lyric
MetLife
Netsmart Technologies, Inc
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Northwell Health
Norton Healthcare
Perkins & Co.
Progress Residential
Progressive Insurance
Prudential Financial
Room & Board
Schneider Electric
Sorenson Communications
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
Texas Oncology
The Friedkin Group
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tulane University
Two Six Technologies
U.S. Bank
U.S. Pharmacopeia
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.
UST
UTHealth Houston
WM
YKK AP America Inc.
The (9) 2025 EMEA CandE Award Winners are (in alphabetical order below):
Compassion International
Delaware North
Enterprise Mobility
Schneider Electric
Societe Generale
Syneos Health
Telent Technology Services Ltd
Tokio Marine HCC
UST
The (6) 2025 APAC CandE Award Winners are (in alphabetical order below):
Diligent
EchoStar
IDP Education Ltd
Persistent Systems
Schneider Electric
UST
The (3) 2025 Latin America CandE Award Winners are (in alphabetical order below):
Diligent
Parex Resources Colombia AG Sucursal
Schneider Electric
“When the economy is uncertain, candidates remember how you made them feel. Improving the experience isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s a long-term investment in relationships and the ultimate impact on businesses,” said Kevin Grossman, VP of Benchmark Research at Survale. “Transparency, along with consistent communication and feedback loops at every stage of the recruitment process, are always critical differentiators in our research and can equate to positive business outcomes and employment brands. Congratulations to the 2025 CandE Winners for improving their candidate experience.”
You can find the complete listing of 2025 CandE Winners listed by final ranking on the Survale CandE Winner page.
CandE-winning companies are also asked about their unique approach to improving the candidate experience through case study questions that will be used for our research reports, as well as to be considered for the Most Innovative Candidate Experience Improvement Awards to be given away at this year’s virtual CandE Awards ceremony, October 30, 2025. The ceremony registration is open for all recruiting leaders and their teams to learn more about our program.
About Survale
Survale’s award winning Talent Feedback Platform provides employers with an “Always-On,” real-time solution for automatically gathering, analyzing, and acting upon satisfaction and engagement data from candidates and employees—from recruitment to retirement. With integrations into leading collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack, Survale empowers organizations to optimize their people, processes, and technologies with actionable insights. More information can be found at https://survale.com/.
About The CandE Benchmark Research Program
The Candidate Experience (CandE) Benchmark Research and Awards Program is the first program of its kind focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience. Also known as The CandEs, the program was founded by Talent Board in 2011 and is now part of Survale. The CandE Benchmark Research Program delivers annual recruiting and hiring industry benchmark research that highlights accountability, fairness and the business impact of candidate experience. More information can be found at https://survale.com/candes/.
