Emeritus Board Member

Elaine Orler

Given my profession as a recruiting consultant, my friends, and friends-of-friends, and friends-of-friends-of-friends, are always sharing their job-seeker experiences with me. I end up shaking my head way too often. And I can also say that it is not just about how employers behave, candidates play a big part in creating a positive candidate experience. The Talent Board project is a passion for me. It is a vehicle to highlight companies that are setting an example of good business practice.

Emeritus Board Member

Joseph P. Murphy

I have been a long-time student of and advocate for evidence-based practices for the business process called staffing. While flow and yield metrics are interesting, performance outcomes and brand experience are critical. It was easy to align with the mission of the Candidate Experience Awards, we began measuring applicant reactions in 1998. Working with the Talent Board is a natural extension of my passion for metrics and assisting organizations on a journey of discovery and positive change.

President, Board Member

Kevin W. Grossman

The need to transform their recruiting tactics and elevate the candidate experience should be a pressing concern for any company. The fact is, we’re all perpetual candidates as well as potential customers regardless of generation or gender, skill set or experience, and negative experiences could add up to millions of dollars of lost revenue. By using the platform of the CandE Awards and the research data, we can help more organizations uncover the process changes and tools that enable them to deliver on improving candidate experience and their business bottom line.

Global Program Director

Ron Machamer

When I went looking for my first job, I must have submitted 40-50 job applications online to a variety of companies, never to hear back on any of them. Only a handful of companies had even acknowledged receiving my application. When I started working for the Talent Board years later, I learned I was not alone; many candidates were subjected to this ‘blackhole’ of applying and never hearing back about their status. It’s great to see companies seeing the value and business impact of a great candidate experience, and it is very rewarding working for a company that is showing why you should treat your candidates right.

Director of Learning Programs and Advisory Services

Christy Andrews

Having now been on both sides of the Candidate Experience, I believe that when a company elevates its Candidate Experience, it will positively affect the bottom line. When I became a Recruiter, I found an archaic and broken system that left many candidates with no answers. My search started on how I could make applying for a job with my company better, and I found The Talent Board and the CandE Awards. The Talent Boards’ message made sense to me. Make the Candidate Experience priority in Recruiting and the results are undeniable. I like to think of the Candidate Experience as a journey from first look to first day with clear communication throughout the entire experience.

Finance and Operations Manager

Kelly Long

Writer/Editor

Mike Civiello

I’ve had some great experiences as a candidate and I’ve had some pretty lousy ones too.  The real shame of this is that my lousy experiences would have been so much better if the employers had done a couple of simple things like responding to my application or not rescheduling my interview two or three times or just giving me a tiny bit of honest feedback about how I did in the interview.  Every day, literally thousands of people have these same poor experiences — unnecessarily.  That’s why I’m so proud to be working with Talent Board and its partners to help elevate the quality of the candidate experience.