Category Archives: Candidate Experience

A Recruiter’s Guide To Improving the Candidate Interview Experience

During the interview process, candidates work hard to make a positive first impression—researching your company before meeting, taking time away from a current role, preparing interview materials and more. As the employer …

Candidate Experience

How to Create a New Hire Onboarding Checklist

You’ve found the perfect candidate, and now it’s time to turn them into a new employee. While bringing in a new teammate is exciting for recruiters and hiring managers alike, putting together an effective onboarding program can be quite a challenge. Coordinating schedules, planning training sessions and compiling the correct paperwork can be labor-intensive, and […]

Candidate Experience

8 Ways to Improve Your Internship Program

Consider your internship program an investment in your company’s next generation of talent. Whether you’re creating a new internship program or are updating your current one, incorporate the below eight initiatives into your strategy to …

Campus Recruitment

Ask the Expert: Should You Expect Candidates To Send You A Thank You Note?

Earlier this year, the internet exploded over a viral tweet from a hiring manager who claimed she doesn’t extend offers to candidates unless they send a thank you note. The Twittersphere revolted in full force, with pushback ranging from job seekers who were upset that something as arbitrary as a thank you note could override […]

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Congrats to the 2019 CandE Award Winners

Each year, Talent Board identifies a select number of organizations to receive a Candidate Experience (CandE) Award. One of the most prestigious awards in talent acquisition, this year’s CandE Awards recognize 65 major companies that were found to provide thousands of job seekers with an exemplary experience, as rated by the candidates themselves. More than […]

Candidate Experience

How to Teach Soft Skills to Your Interns & Entry-Level Employees

Move over millennials. Generation Z is here, and they’re entering the workforce in droves. According to Business Insider, Generation Z is the “youngest, most ethnically-diverse, and largest generation in American history, comprising 27% of the US population.” This generation, armed with social causes both near and far, grew up with digital technology, the Internet, and […]

Candidate Experience