Candidate experience checklist

Guide to the perfect candidate experience

The checklist to optimize your candidate experience throughout your recruitment process.
The experience of candidates is a crucial issue for companies today. Whether you respond positively or negatively to an application, it is necessary for each candidate to have a positive image of your company, at the risk of negatively impacting your employer brand in a lasting way.

Pre-application : to promote your business
Candidacy : to offer a fast and smooth experience
Interview : to ensure a good match with your candidates
Offer : to ensure a good offer experience
Onboarding : to facilitate the integration of your future employees
Employee experience : to retain your employees

A concrete overview of what you will find in this guide

“A bad experience travels: disappointed candidates talk about it to their network.”
“A good experience facilitates the integration of your employees and encourages them to get involved.”

The candidate experience is essential.
In a context where the shortage of talent is becoming a real challenge for recruitment, you cannot afford to give a negative image of your company. In fact, offering a quality candidate experience allows you to stand out from the competition and boost your recruitments.

Precise step-by-step guide to the candidate experience:

• Pre-application
• Candidacy
• Interview
• Offer
• Onboarding
• Employee experience

Be attentive even before applying
The pre-application phase is an opportunity to promote your company and your job opportunities through various channels (website, recruitment platforms, social networks...) and in particular thanks to AI-driven targeted advertising. A large share of the candidates who click on “apply” give up before finishing.