Mastering Candidate Experience: Creative & Digital | COAR S2-E5
From Confessions of a Recruiter by xrecruiter.io
March 29, 2026 · 55 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of candidate experience and management in recruitment, featuring insights from Ryan Kelly of Creative Natives.
Send us Fan Mail Ghosting, dropouts, slow feedback, messy shortlists, and clients who “just want the CVs” aren’t random problems. They’re symptoms of a process that doesn’t build trust early and doesn’t make the work visible. We’re joined by Ryan Kelly from Creative Natives to talk about candidate management and candidate control in a way that’s practical, human, and built for the 2026 recruitment market. We get into employer value proposition and employer branding that actually moves the ne...
People in this episode
Guest: Ryan Kelly
Topics covered
- candidate experience
- recruitment process
- employer branding
- candidate management
- trust building
Keywords
- candidate experience
- recruitment
- employer branding
- trust
- candidate management
- 2026 recruitment market
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Creative Natives
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