Candidate Experience Survey Template
Measure how candidates experienced your hiring process.
What this survey is for
Improve your employer brand and recruiting funnel.
Example questions
- 1
How easy was our application and interview process?
CES
- 2
Communication throughout the process was clear and timely.
Opinion scale
- 3
How would you rate your overall candidate experience?
Rating
- 4
How could we improve our hiring process?
Open text
- Send the candidate experience survey at the moment it's most relevant to the respondent.
- Keep it short — every extra question lowers completion.
- Always include at least one open-text question so AI can surface themes.
- Segment responses by audience and touchpoint to find what to fix first.
- Close the loop with respondents when you act on their feedback.
Frequently asked questions
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