66 Companies Worldwide Recognized for Excellence in Candidate Experience in 2025 Global Awards

Survale and the CandE Benchmark Research Program have announced the 66 companies from around the world that will receive the 2025 Global Candidate Experience Awards. This year's program involved 110 participating companies and collected feedback from over 66,000 job candidates, making it the largest study of its kind. Since 2011, the CandE Benchmark Research Program has evaluated responses from over 2,000 global employers and nearly 1.9 million job seekers.

Winners were determined through comprehensive data analysis based on candidate satisfaction survey scores, with companies required to meet statistically significant response minimums. The analysis focused on four key rating questions: overall candidate experience ranking, willingness to reapply to the organization, likelihood to refer other job seekers, and potential changes to business relationship status based on the experience. This resulted in a final CandE Score for each organization.

The 2025 awards include 76 recognitions across four global regions, with 58 North American winners, 9 EMEA winners, 6 APAC winners, and 3 Latin American winners. Notable winners include companies such as Survale, Schneider Electric, UST, Enterprise Mobility, and Compassion International, with several organizations receiving recognition in multiple regions.

Kevin Grossman, VP of Benchmark Research at Survale, emphasized the importance of candidate experience, stating that transparency, consistent communication, and feedback loops throughout the recruitment process serve as critical differentiators that can lead to positive business outcomes. The complete listing of 2025 CandE winners by final ranking is available on the Survale CandE Winner page.

The CandE-winning companies are also participating in case study research that will contribute to industry reports and consideration for Most Innovative Candidate Experience Improvement Awards, which will be presented at the virtual CandE Awards ceremony on October 30, 2025. The program continues its mission of helping companies recognize the business value of candidate experience and its impact on organizational success.