Articles about Candidate Experience

Your employer brand can make or break your chances of attracting top talent.For instance, 75% of job seekers won’t consider your company if they catch wind of a bad reputation. And, according to our State of Hiring 2024 report, employers are catching on—83.6% rate it as very to extremely important for attracting top talent.

Hitting enrollment targets these days is more challenging than ever.For example, less than half of institutions with fall semesters meet their quota by May 1st each year. And it’s not just a one-off thing: between 2012 and 2022, U.S. college enrollment dropped by over 3.1 million students. Further, this trend is global. For example, Australia recently saw its lowest enrollment in nearly a decade.

Recruiters are often focused on finding the perfect candidate. And rightly so—a great hire can generate a lot of value for a company. However, it's also important to balance hire quality with the time it takes to find and hire.

Discover 11 data-backed tips to improve candidate experience in 2025. Learn creative strategies, real examples, and modern hiring best practices.

Whether due to fierce competition for talent or limited resources internally, recruiting has never been more difficult. Cutting through the noise and zeroing in on the right individuals requires not only skill but also a first-rate strategy. 

According to Aptitude Research’s 2020 Talent Acquisition study, 63% of companies reported identifying quality hires as their greatest challenge. And the leading reason? A lack of consistency and objectivity in the evaluation process.

Hiring a virtual assistant (VA) can be stressful. First, you have to wade through the options—onshore or outsourced being the big question to consider. Then you might need to assess multiple candidates before selecting someone. ‍And while the process is similar to hiring full-time employees, there are some unique elements to navigate.‍ This mini-guide explains those unique elements and how to manage the whole thing.

With high volume hiring or mass hiring, it’s a numbers game. However, you’re still dealing with real people who deserve respect regardless of the hiring decision. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to make a great candidate experience.