The Candidate Experience Awards programme, methodology and 2015 timetable

1. The Business Case for Entering the
2015 Candidate Experience Awards

2. Talent Board
A non-profit organisation
The mission of the Talent Board is to facilitate the evolution
of the employment candidate experience principally through
the annual production of The Candidate Experience Awards.
The CandE Awards is a free, annual competition process
where employers:
•Benchmark their candidate experience against other
companies.
•Participate in a 3rd party survey of their candidates to see
what their candidates really think of their process
The Talent Board provides confidential and specific feedback
on how they can improve their candidate experience.
The entire process is confidential, we never share your data
and only announce the names of winning organisations. If
you do not reach the bar no one will ever know you took
part.

3. What are the CandEs
History
Started in 2011 in the US
• 182 organisations in
2014
Brought to the UK in 2012
• 40 organisations in
2014
Launched in APAC and EMEA in
2015
Process
Independent audit of an
employer’s candidate
experience
Looks at whole recruitment
process from attraction to
appointment
Open to ALL organisations
regardless of size and
recruiting sophistication
Objectives
Spotlight on the efficiency
of the recruitment process
Participants to engage with
candidates to make them
feel positively disposed
towards the organisation
Aimed at helping
employers’ improve
standards
We provide a painless way for organisations of all shapes and sizes to gain feedback on
their recruitment process and candidate relationship

4. What are the benefits?
Strategic benefits
• Confidential and individual report for all participants (including benchmark only)
• Access to annual research report and white papers
• Identifies strengths and weaknesses and showcases best practice
• Successful companies permitted to use logo and accreditation stamp in
communication
Process benefits
• No cost to employers
• Annual award and accreditation ceremony

5. Process
Employers can elect to
enter ‘BENCHMARK
ONLY’ and NOT be
considered for the Award
Benchmark Reports
Round 3
Awards with
Distinction
Interviews
Round 1
Employer 60
Question Process
and Practice
Questionnaire
Round 2
Candidate Surveys –
20+ Questions
All companies who
reach the bar are
winners

6. Benchmark Data Results – Example

7. Winners with distinction
Previous UK Winners

8. 2014 North America CandE Award Winners

9. Timetable
NAM
Registration:
Opens 11 April – 19 June
Employer Survey (Round 1):
Opens 14 May – 12 June
Candidate Survey (Round 2):
Opens 22 May – 17 July
Awards Gala: 29 September
APAC
Registration:
Opens 23 June – 20 August
Employer Survey (Round 1):
Opens 1 July – 11 Sept
Candidate Survey (Round 2):
Opens 3 August – 9 Oct
Awards Gala: January 2016
EMEA
Registration:
Opens 13 April – 17 July
Employer Survey (Round 1):
Opens 12 June – 31 July
Candidate Survey (Round 2):
Opens 1 July – 11 Sept
Awards Gala: 1 December

10. Get Involved
If you want to find out more about the Candidate Experience Awards, or
apply to take part, visit the website at:
http://www.thetalentboard.org/how-to-apply/
Connect:
Leigh.carpenter@thetalentboard.org
LinkedIn: The Candidate Experience Awards
Twitter: The Talent Board @TheCandEs