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Candidate Expectations Versus Employer Realities

In this report, we explore the disconnect between what employers think candidates want and what candidates actually want.

Jan 23, 2024
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Kevin Grossman
By Kevin Grossman

The first of the 2023 Candidate Experience (CandE) Benchmark Research Reports is here and you can download it today.

This special global report highlights candidate expectations versus employer realities and how CandE Winners rise above. The CandE Winners being those employers that participated in our annual research and have the highest candidate experience ratings overall.

The following sections are part of this special CandE report:

  • Perception Gaps: Employer self-ratings compared to their candidates
  • The Recruiting Focus Fluctuation: How recruiting priorities have changed and stayed the same over the past year
  • The CandE Score: Our best kept stack ranking secret
  • Global CandE Winners: What sets the top CandE Award Winners apart

The CandE Benchmark Research Program has been focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience for over 12 years and delivers annual recruiting and hiring industry benchmark research. Over 2,000 companies big and small across industries have participated in our annual benchmark research surveying over 1.6 million candidates to date.

About the authors
Kevin Grossman

Kevin Grossman

Vice President of Research

ERE Media

Kevin W. Grossman is the VP of Research at ERE Media responsible for talent acquisition and candidate experience research. Formerly President of Talent Board and the Candidate Experience Awards, Talent Board merged with ERE Media in 2023. The CandEs as they’re known is the first research program focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience. Kevin has over 25 years of domain expertise in HR and recruiting and has written two books: Tech Job Hunt Handbook in 2012 from Apress, and Candidate Experience: How to Improve Talent Acquisition to Drive Business Performance in 2022 from Kogan Page.