What Makes a Great Candidate Experience

What Makes a Great Candidate Experience Why is the candidate experience so important? Well if you want to attract and hire the best employees, then youre going to have to do something to impress them in the hiring process! The individuals experience throughout this phase will be reflective of what it is like to work for the organisation, so its as essential for you to make a positive impression as an employer, as it is for the candidate to sell themselves as the best person for the job. If a candidate has a bad  experience with a particular company; for example poor communication, or a lack or organisation, then it is likely they will look elsewhere.  So if you want to hire superstars, youre going to have to wow them from the very start! So what can companies do to make the candidate experience as good as possible? We asked the Undercover Recruiter community what their thoughts are on the topic and heres what they had to say: Kelsey Sorensen Healthcare Recruiter at Pride Health Listening to the candidate and having the candidate feel like you really understand them and what they are looking for and wanting in a position. Nothing is worse than pushing a candidate in the wrong direction for the sake of money or because you dont have an opportunity that meets what they are looking for! Robin Renée Blanc I was flown in for an interview and when I checked in at the hotel, I was given a small gift bag. It came with a note from the department where I was interviewing, and had a bottle of water, some mints and hard candies, a few snacks (granola bar, etc.), a pen with the school mascot, and a couple more school logo trinkets. It was a great surprise and made me feel welcomed. Elza dos Santos Senior Recruiter at  MasterWord Services Hospitality, because if you cant treat people well when putting your best foot forward, how will you after hiring them? East Side Staffing New York based HR Recruitment Firm Its going above and beyond to make a candidate feel welcome at each step of the interviewing process. Kindness. Generosity.  Think of this way: Without treating candidates exceptionally well in the process, theyll go elsewhere. Its THAT important! Helen Blaszczyk Head of Client Solutions at  t-PHI Use techniques that are fair, transparent more specific to the role they’ll be doing. Dont be boring. Be immersive! e-Volving There are many but we think feedback is very important. Keeping candidates in the loop at all times. Yellow Monkey Marketing agency for corporate non profit organisations They have to have a spark, some raw grit to get stuck in and be a success!