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[What to Do When 38% of Candidates Are Walking Away From AI Interviews](/content/candidate-experience/ai-candidate-experience-staffing-opportunity/ "What to Do When 38% of Candidates Are Walking Away From AI Interviews"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
May 5, 2026
Key takeaways:
Nearly half of U.S. candidates have either walked away from a hiring process that used AI or say they would, according to...
[Why Candidate Engagement Is Collapsing Just as Hiring Speeds Up](/content/hiring/hiring-candidate-engagement-hiring-speed-gap-2026/ "Why Candidate Engagement Is Collapsing Just as Hiring Speeds Up"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
April 28, 2026
Key takeaways:
Companies screened candidates 13% faster in 2025 and cut time-to-fill by four days, but candidate experience scores averaged just 2.9 out of...
[Turn Your Referral Bonus Into a Referral Engine](/content/guest-posts/turn-your-referral-bonus-into-a-referral-engine/ "Turn Your Referral Bonus Into a Referral Engine"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
February 9, 2026
Most staffing agencies offer a referral bonus. The best ones have built referral engines using automated referral management.
The difference shows up in your bottom...
[How To Stop Renting Talent and Start Building Equity](/content/guest-posts/how-to-stop-renting-talent-and-start-building-equity/ "How To Stop Renting Talent and Start Building Equity"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
January 29, 2026
There’s a database sitting in your ATS right now that’s worth millions of dollars. And you’re probably ignoring it.
Most agencies spend thousands every month...
[The Hidden Workforce Your Competition Can’t Find](/content/guest-posts/the-hidden-workforce-your-competition-cant-find/ "The Hidden Workforce Your Competition Can’t Find"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
January 23, 2026
The best candidates in your market aren’t on Indeed. They’re not scrolling LinkedIn Jobs. They’re not responding to your postings.
They’re working. They’re satisfied (enough)...
[Employers Are Hiring Faster But Struggling With Candidate Engagement, Experience: Employ Inc.](/content/hiring/employers-are-hiring-faster-but-struggling-with-candidate-engagement-experience-employ-inc/ "Employers Are Hiring Faster But Struggling With Candidate Engagement, Experience: Employ Inc."/index.html)
Candidate Experience
January 16, 2026
New hiring benchmark data from Employ Inc.'s 2026 Hiring Benchmarks Report analyzing over 6,600 companies (Employ Inc. customers) highlights key shifts in how organizations...
[66% of Recruiters Say Finding Talent Is Harder, Though Applications Have Doubled](/content/hiring/66-of-recruiters-say-finding-talent-is-harder-though-applications-have-doubled/ "66% of Recruiters Say Finding Talent Is Harder, Though Applications Have Doubled"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
January 9, 2026
Key takeaways:
Applications doubled since 2022, yet 80% of job seekers feel unprepared, and 66% of recruiters can't find qualified candidates. With 93% of...
[Building Loyalty That Lasts: Q&A With Employment Solutions Ohio on Creating Candidate Connections That Span Decades](/content/conferences/building-loyalty-that-lasts-qa-with-employment-solutions-ohio-on-creating-candidate-connections-that-span-decades/ "Building Loyalty That Lasts: Q&A With Employment Solutions Ohio on Creating Candidate Connections That Span Decades"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
September 25, 2025
At this year's Avionté CONNECT conference, we caught up with Christy Carter and Maty Macaulay from Employment Solutions Ohio, a firm that's become renowned...
[Broken Processes Are a Stumbling Block for Filling Critical Frontline Roles](/content/candidate-experience/broken-processes-are-a-stumbling-block-for-filling-critical-frontline-roles/ "Broken Processes Are a Stumbling Block for Filling Critical Frontline Roles "/index.html)
Candidate Experience
September 18, 2025
Key takeaways:
Friction, not disinterest, drives losses: Long, complex applications and inefficient interview processes are causing candidates to drop off, despite high urgency from...
[From Career Sites to Social Media: How Candidate Experience Is Changing in 2025](/content/candidate-experience/from-career-sites-to-social-media-how-candidate-experience-is-changing-in-2025/ "From Career Sites to Social Media: How Candidate Experience Is Changing in 2025"/index.html)
Candidate Experience
September 11, 2025
The staffing industry is entering an era where candidates behave more like informed consumers than passive job seekers. According to the 2025 HireClix Candidate...