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Candidate Experience media

Candidate Experience institute

We help TA leaders and HR teams turn candidate experience into a measurable business advantage. Our editorial work connects research, field-tested frameworks, and practical guidance that improves conversion, reduces time-to-hire, and protects employer brand.

This is Candidate Experience media built for decision-makers, focused on what moves the metrics, from application flow to post-interview engagement.

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Candidate Ghosting Just Hit 62% and the Offer Window Stretched to 68.5 Days. The Two Numbers Are the Same Story.
Creating a Candidate Journey Map
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Candidate Ghosting Just Hit 62% and the Offer Window Stretched to 68.5 Days. The Two Numbers Are the Same Story.

Post-interview silence and candidate ghosting are eroding employer brand. Learn how slow time-to-offer, poor communication and weak SLAs damage candidate experience—and how structured post-interview engagement can protect your reputation.

Monica Guidry
by Monica Guidry
CandE 2025 Benchmark: The 3-to-5 Day Decision Rule That Separates Award Winners From Everyone Else
Understanding Candidate Needs
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CandE 2025 Benchmark: The 3-to-5 Day Decision Rule That Separates Award Winners From Everyone Else

Learn how to use Talent Board’s Candidate Experience (CandE) Benchmark Research Report as an operational SLA, focusing on time to disposition, post-rejection sentiment, offer acceptance and manager accountability to improve hiring outcomes.

Monica Guidry
by Monica Guidry
Where Employer Brand and Candidate Experience Actually Overlap — and the Three Moments the Gap Shows
Creating a Candidate Journey Map
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Where Employer Brand and Candidate Experience Actually Overlap — and the Three Moments the Gap Shows

Learn how to close the employer brand promise-to-experience gap by aligning job ads, application processes, and rejection experiences. See how to build a simple promise-to-experience metric from ATS data, reduce negative reviews, and improve offer acceptance across key job families.

Lucius Greyson
by Lucius Greyson
The Nine Candidate Experience Metrics That Actually Predict Quality-of-Hire (And the Four Everyone Still Reports)
Feedback Mechanisms
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The Nine Candidate Experience Metrics That Actually Predict Quality-of-Hire (And the Four Everyone Still Reports)

Learn the nine-metric candidate experience stack that connects your hiring process to offer acceptance, time to fill, and 90-day retention, with clear definitions, formulas, and reproducible queries your CHRO can trust.

Lucius Greyson
by Lucius Greyson
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Post-Interview Engagement
Why 62% of Candidates Now Ghost You — and the Seven Touchpoints That Cut It in Half
Continuous Communication
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Why 62% of Candidates Now Ghost You — and the Seven Touchpoints That Cut It in Half

Candidate ghosting after interviews is usually caused by slow, opaque hiring processes—not rude applicants. Learn what the data shows, how to redesign post-interview communication with seven specific touchpoints, and how to measure and reduce ghosting while protecting your employer brand.

Amélie-Rose Laurent
by Amélie-Rose Laurent