BASF awarded for highest standards in overall candidate experience

One of 50 companies recognized by the Talent Board

FLORHAM PARK, NJ October 29, 2015 -- BASF was recognized for providing an exceptional candidate experience in the 2015 North American Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards from the Talent Board. This is the third consecutive year that BASF has been awarded the distinction.

The Talent Board established the CandE Awards as a recognition and benchmarking program to evaluate and recognize organizations that produce outstanding candidate experiences. In order to compete for the award, each firm completed a multi-dimensional survey designed to capture and evaluate the nominated company’s recruitment processes and practices. The firms that met the award program’s baseline for candidate experience are then invited to participate in the second round of the competition, which involves surveying a random sampling of the company’s 2015 candidates. Following this round, the 50 companies with the highest scores were ranked as winners.

“Attracting and retaining top talent is more important than ever in today’s competitive job market,” said Bernadette Palumbo, Director of Talent Acquisition and University Relations at BASF. “Through a simple and transparent hiring process, we keep candidates informed every step of the way. We also ensure that they know who BASF is and what we stand for. Having a diverse and inclusive culture that engages candidates from all industries and generations is inherent in our core values, and continues to bolster our reputation as a workplace of choice.”

In addition to recognizing companies that provide a world-class candidate experience, the program also identifies best practices and creative solutions that other companies and the larger community can learn from and implement in their recruitment practices. BASF in particular prides itself on its robust careers page, candidate satisfaction surveys and online tracking system for interviewees.

For more information on career opportunities with BASF, visit https://www.basf.com/us/en/company/career.html.

About the Talent Board

Talent Board is a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience. The organization, awards program and its sponsors are dedicated to recognizing the candidate experience offered by companies throughout the entire recruitment cycle and to forever changing the manner in which job candidates are treated. More information can be accessed at http://www.thetalentboard.org.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20.6 billion in 2014. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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