Survale, the leading provider of candidate and employee experience management solutions, and the 14th annual CandE Benchmark Research and Awards Program, now part of Survale, today revealed the 66 companies from around the world to be recognized for candidate experience excellence as winners of 2025 Global Candidate Experience Awards.
This year 110 companies hiring around the world registered to participate in the 2025 Global CandE Awards Benchmark Research and Awards Program, which ultimately collected the thoughts and experiences of over 66,000 job candidates. The largest study of its kind, the CandE Benchmark Research Program has evaluated responses from over 2,000 global employers and nearly 1.9 million job seekers since 2011.
Winners were identified through a comprehensive data analysis based on their job candidates' satisfaction survey scores. To qualify, each company committed to a statistically significant candidate response minimum, where the proportion of respondents who were not hired met or exceeded a set standard. The final analysis included four key rating questions that had a significant impact on determining the winners: the candidates' overall ranking of their candidate experience, whether or not they would reapply to the organization in the future, whether or not they would refer other job seekers to the organization in the future, and how the candidates would change their business relationship status with the organization going forward based on their experience. The above analysis resulted in a final CandE Score for each participating organization.
This year 66 organizations big and small across multiple industries will receive 76 CandE Awards due to having the highest positive candidate experience ratings in North America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Asia-Pacific (APAC); and Latin America. The CandEs continue its mission of helping companies focus on Candidate Experience and the business value it brings to an organization.
The 58 North American winners include Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Alliance Technical Group, Assurant, Atlantic Health System, BASF, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Bright Horizons, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Clean Harbors, Compassion International, Crum & Forster, CSAA Insurance Group, CVS Health, D2L, Delaware North, Doane Grant Thornton LLP, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc, EchoStar, Edward Jones, Enterprise Mobility, Entrada Therapeutics, Erie Architectural Products, Family Care Center LLC, Ford Motor Company, Freese and Nichols, GALLO, GuideWell, Hoag Health System, Humana, Inc., Ingevity, Keurig Dr Pepper, KeyBank, Lyric, MetLife, Netsmart Technologies, Inc, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Northwell Health, Norton Healthcare, Perkins & Co., Progress Residential, Progressive Insurance, Prudential Financial, Room & Board, Schneider Electric, Sorenson Communications, Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Texas Oncology, The Friedkin Group, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tulane University, Two Six Technologies, U.S. Bank, U.S. Pharmacopeia, United Health Services Hospitals, Inc., UST, UTHealth Houston, WM, and YKK AP America Inc. The 9 EMEA winners are Compassion International, Delaware North, Enterprise Mobility, Schneider Electric, Societe Generale, Syneos Health, Telent Technology Services Ltd, Tokio Marine HCC, and UST. The 6 APAC winners are Diligent, EchoStar, IDP Education Ltd, Persistent Systems, Schneider Electric, and UST. The 3 Latin America winners are Diligent, Parex Resources Colombia AG Sucursal, and Schneider Electric.
"When the economy is uncertain, candidates remember how you made them feel. Improving the experience isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s a long-term investment in relationships and the ultimate impact on businesses," said Kevin Grossman, VP of Benchmark Research at Survale. "Transparency, along with consistent communication and feedback loops at every stage of the recruitment process, are always critical differentiators in our research and can equate to positive business outcomes and employment brands. Congratulations to the 2025 CandE Winners for improving their candidate experience."
You can find the complete listing of 2025 CandE Winners listed by final ranking on the Survale CandE Winner page. CandE-winning companies are also asked about their unique approach to improving the candidate experience through case study questions that will be used for our research reports, as well as to be considered for the Most Innovative Candidate Experience Improvement Awards to be given away at this year’s virtual CandE Awards ceremony, October 30, 2025. The ceremony registration is open for all recruiting leaders and their teams to learn more about our program.
