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The most common positive experiences around the world this year, and year after year, are the professional, engaging, empathic, respectful, and supportive recruiting teams. And for that, we celebrate all recruiters around the world. Thank you.
Get that interview training in place and say boo to post-interview ghosting.
How would you describe your employer brand and candidate experience in one word? The magical word that encapsulates the balance and alignment between idealized brand marketing and the day-to-day realities of employees doing the work. And why their work’s better than their competitors.
Two surveys cross your desk. The first is an applicant survey sent to 10,000 candidates that brought in 400 responses, a seemingly dismal 4% candidate […]
Congratulations to the 2026 CandE Winners for prioritizing empathy, transparency, and genuine human connection amidst modern recruiting challenges.
There were many super takeaways from this panel discussion. And when Adela Schoolderman reminded us all that candidates, by the way, are human, we all concurred.
No matter how cynical candidates may get in today’s market, we’ll always recommend employers and TA teams take the time to clearly communicate with their candidates, provide feedback to their candidates, and manifest the human-in-the-loop mantra.
Fake and fraudulent candidates are here to stay, but your “real” candidate experience is your candidate experience. Positive and/or negative – warts and all.
This Ultimate Candidate Experience Fact Sheet summarizes key findings from Survale’s 2025 Candidate Experience (CandE) Benchmark Research Report
The same timely and consistent candidate communication practice across the candidate journey will pay business dividends in referrals, brand advocacy, and even potential customers. We’ve got 15 years of data to prove it; applicants’ willingness to refer others increased 27% since 2023.
In a monopsony, the dominant employer's greatest weapon is the illusion that you have no other choices – "In space no one can hear you scream”. For candidates, the goal is to create choices. For smaller employers, the goal is to be the better choice.
These are key takeaways from 16 case studies from CandE-winning employers across multiple industries including healthcare, finance & insurance, manufacturing, technology, energy & utilities, nonprofit, and others.
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