The 10-Minute Candidate Experience (CX) Audit
< 1 minute | Posted 19 January, 2026

The 10-Minute Candidate Experience (CX) Audit

How to Master a Multi-Layered Approach to Hiring Success

A practical checklist for recruitment teams 

Run this 10-minute audit to quickly uncover where your candidate experience is helping or quietly hurting your recruitment outcomes. Candidate experience is no longer a nice-to-have. It directly influences application rates, drop-offs, offer acceptance, and employer brand. Often, the biggest issues are not obvious.

They sit in small moments across job ads, applications, communication, and interviews. Most recruitment teams do not need a complete process overhaul. They need clarity on where friction exists and what to fix first.

That is exactly what this audit is designed to do.

Built from more than 20 years of recruitment experience, the 10-Minute Candidate Experience Audit helps HR and TA teams step back and objectively assess their process from the first job ad through to closure and follow-up.

You will review:

Each section takes just two minutes. If you cannot confidently answer “yes” to a question, that is a clear CX improvement opportunity. At the end, you will have a simple scorecard that shows:

No theory. No jargon. Just practical insight you can act on immediately.
Ready to see what candidates really experience?
Complete the free 10-Minute Candidate Experience Audit and get a clear, honest view of your recruitment process through a candidate’s eyes.