Benchmarking
Recruiting Performance Benchmarking Shows Where You Need to Improve
Survale’s built-in recruiting performance benchmarking compares your candidate experience KPIs against the broader Survale client base, your specific industry, and the CandE Research program — including CandE Award winners. Stop guessing whether your experiences are good. See exactly where you lead and where you lag.
How It Works
How Benchmarking Works
Platform Benchmarks from the Survale Client Base
Clients may choose to opt into contributing aggregate candidate experience benchmark data across the platform. Your dashboards show how your key satisfaction metrics compare to the full Survale client base. This gives you an up-to-date external reference point for your performance.
- Aggregate talent acquisition benchmarks from Survale client base
- Covers key candidate experience metrics
- Updated continuously as new data flows in
- Available directly in your analytics dashboards
Industry-Specific Benchmarks
Overall benchmarks are useful, but your real competitors are in your industry. Survale segments platform benchmarks by industry so you can see how your candidate experience compares to other organizations. You choose the comparison that matters most for your talent market.
- Benchmarks segmented by industry vertical
- Compare against peers in your talent market
- See where your industry metrics lead or lag
- Identify industry-specific improvement opportunities
CandE Research Benchmarks
Survale also provides benchmarks from the CandE Research program. It's the industry’s most comprehensive study of candidate experience. Compare your performance against CandE Award winners (the best in the field) and against CandE average performance. See exactly where you stand relative to the organizations setting the standard.
- Benchmarks from the CandE Research program
- Compare against CandE Award-winning organizations
- Compare against CandE overall average performance
- The gold standard for candidate experience measurement
The Benchmarking Advantage
Why External Context Changes How You Act
Turn Scores into Context
A satisfaction NPS of 14 means nothing in isolation. Benchmarks tell you whether 14 is above or below your industry average. And how far you are from the top performers. Context turns a number into a direction.
Prioritize What Matters Most
When your interview satisfaction trails your industry by 15 points but your offer process leads by 10, you know exactly where to focus. Benchmarks reveal the gaps that matter, not just the gaps that exist.
Build the Case for Investment
Telling leadership your NPS is low is an opinion. Showing them it’s 20 points behind CandE Award winners is evidence. Benchmark data gives you the external proof to justify resources for candidate experience improvements.
Track Progress Against the Best
As you improve your candidate experience, benchmarks show whether you’re closing the gap with top performers or just keeping pace. Measure your progress against the organizations that are setting the standard.
Benchmarking Capabilities
How Survale Benchmarks Work
Platform-Wide Benchmarks
Compare your candidate experience KPIs against aggregate performance data from the Survale client base, updated continuously.
Industry Segmentation
Filter benchmarks by industry to compare against peers organizations in your specific talent market.
CandE Winner Benchmarks
See how your performance compares to CandE Award-winning organizations — the companies recognized for the best candidate experiences in the world.
CandE Average Benchmarks
Compare against the overall CandE Research average to understand where you stand relative to the broader candidate experience landscape.
KPI-Level Comparison
Benchmarks cover key candidate experience indicators including satisfaction, NPS, and stage-specific scores. You'll know exactly which metrics need attention.
Benchmarks In Context
Recruiting performance benchmarking appears directly in your survey results alongside your own data. No switching tools or building manual comparisons. Context is always visible.
Ready to See How You Compare?
See your candidate experience KPIs alongside platform, industry, and CandE benchmarks. And know exactly where you lead, where you lag, and where to focus next.