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Candidate experience survey email

Asks for structured feedback on the hiring process after a decision, whatever the outcome: how long it takes, how to access it, how answers are handled, and why it matters.

  • Made forEmployers · Recruiters
  • Reading time~1 min
  • What's includedA complete, personalizable message you can copy or send from Diiirect.
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The template

Subject: How was your experience interviewing with {{Company name}}?

Hi {{Candidate name}},

Your process for the {{Role title}} role has wrapped up, and we have one last ask — this one entirely for your benefit and the next candidate's: how was it, really?

We're asking everyone who went through the process, whatever the outcome. Honest answers from people we didn't hire are, frankly, the most valuable ones.

The practical bits

  • Time: about {{Survey length — e.g., four minutes}}, mostly multiple choice with room for candor.
  • How: {{How to access the survey — e.g., a separate email from our survey platform arriving today}}.
  • Handling: responses are {{How responses are treated — e.g., reviewed in aggregate and never attached to your candidacy record}} — nothing you say affects future applications.

And this isn't a feedback black hole: {{One sentence on a real change made from past survey feedback}}.

If you'd rather say it in your own words, just reply to this email instead. Thank you — genuinely — for the time you've already given us.

{{Your name}} {{Your title}}, {{Company name}}

Not legal advice

This template is provided for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Laws differ by jurisdiction and change over time — have a qualified professional review any document before you rely on it.

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