The State of Candidate Experience 2025

It’s rough out there for job candidates, especially for salaried professionals and management/senior leadership candidates. Based on the latest CandE Benchmark Research in 2025, it’s one of the worst candidate markets in recent memory. Candidate resentment – the percentage of candidates who told us they wouldn’t engage a business and brand again due to a poor candidate experience – has never been higher globally.

However, there are employers that delivered and sustained a quality candidate experience this year, from pre-application to onboarding. Join Survale‘s Kevin Grossman, VP of Benchmark Research, as he previews data from the 2025 CandE Candidate Experience Benchmark Research and Award Program. Each year the CandE Benchmark Research Program surveys tens of thousands of candidates across four countries and dozens of industries to assess and benchmark candidate experience. Kevin will share the latest insights from the 2025 CandE data.

During this webinar you’ll learn:

• What’s driving candidate resentment this year and why

• The realities of AI in recruiting and hiring and the impact on candidate experience

• What employers are doing to ensure consistent communication and feedback loops

• How employers are ensuring a positive experience impact on their business and brand