“Candid felt like the only platform letting me cut through the noise”
Beth Prior
October 3, 2025
How Marketing Manager, Emile found confidence with Candid
Emile recently landed a role as Marketing Manager at 125 Data and Insights.
Here’s how he went from running digital marketing for Loungers, to traveling across Asia to discovering Candid at just the right time.
🚗From Loungers to life on the road
Emile loved his time at Loungers, but after years of fast-paced work he took a step back to travel with his partner.
Even while away, he kept one eye on the hospitality landscape. That’s when Candid first caught his attention.
“I found that other listings websites that were hospitality focused, for example like Caterer or something they didn’t offer any kind of personalisation to them. They never showed me anything that was actually relevant to me working on the back end of operations.”
Emile, Marketing Manager @ 125 Data & Insights
“Candid was the opposite of that. It was showing me things that I felt would fit me.”
👀Signing up early and spotting the difference
Emile joined Candid’s beta while traveling and noticed the impact immediately.
“ I thought it felt like I was getting served things that were really cool and really relevant to me. Instead of me spending hours digging and crawling through the noise of everything ‘hospitality’. Candid was the opposite to that. It was showing me things that I felt would fit me.”
That relevance gave him confidence.
“It just feels like it’s the only platform that’s letting you cut through the noise.If you want to stay in the industry, it feels like the only platform that’s going to give you solid options for who you are and what you’re looking for.”
Fewer roles, better matches
Like many candidates, Emile had to rethink what “success” looked like in job searching.
“I did have to put myself through a mindset change because I understood that when you’re getting served highly personalised options, you’re not going to get a lot of options but realistically getting a lot of options isn’t always productive. In fact it’s rarely productive.”
Candid helped him focus on quality over quantity.
“When you go into the room with someone, that kind of direct conversation feels so much more productive than having sent 20 emails out into the ether. Just having one active conversation as an applicant, you feel like you’re being heard more regularly. So even though you’re not getting the volume come through, you are in more regular contact with prospective employers.”
Emile, Marketing Manager @ 125 Data & Insights
🔓Why staying open matters
For Emile, the biggest win has been keeping perspective.
“I mean most people are open to conversation, it helps you to be aspirational really because you could be in a role that you love but there are going to be other opportunities out there that are just going to be equally as rewarded.”
Emile, Marketing Manager @ 125 Data & Insights
👐🏻Emile’s advice for job seekers?
His tip for anyone new to Candid? Take your time. Be honest. The more you share about who you really are, the better the platform can work for you.
💥Time to get Candid
If you’re looking for opportunities that feel like you – where you don’t need a CV, just a sense of what makes you tick – start with Candid.
Effective Date: 09.07.2025 Last Updated: 09.07.2025
Welcome to Candid’s Refer-a-Legend scheme – our way of rewarding you for growing a community of incredible hospitality talent.
These Terms & Conditions outline how the referral rewards work, what you need to do to qualify and the fine print we need to cover to keep things fair for everyone involved.
1. Who Can Take Part The Refer-a-Legend scheme is open to all Candid users who:
Have signed up as a candidate.
Are based in the UK.
Have a unique referral link generated by the Candid platform.
2. How It Works You complete your Candid profile.
Receive your unique referral link via email and/or in your dashboard.
You share your link with your network via WhatsApp, socials, email, text… wherever you like.
When someone signs up using your link and completes their candidate profile, it counts as a referral.
You’ll receive updates as your referrals come through, and rewards will be unlocked as you hit key milestones.
Note: Referral links must be shared organically. Paid promotion, bulk messaging or use of bots/automated scripts is not permitted.
3. Reward Milestones You’ll earn rewards based on the number of successful candidate sign-ups using your unique link:
3 Sign-ups
Community Builder badge on your candidate profile, visible to employers
5 Sign-ups
Exclusive Candid merch drop delivered to your door (UK only)
10+ Sign-ups
Upgrade to Candid Champion badge + invite to join our private community group
Referral leads to interview
Receive a £25 voucher each as a thank-you from the Candid team
4. The Small Print (But Important!)
Referrals must be genuine new users who haven’t previously registered on Candid (duplicate or spam accounts won’t be counted).
Referral links must be shared organically (e.g. through personal messages or social posts). Paid promotion, bulk messaging, or automated scripts are not allowed.
We reserve the right to monitor, verify or disqualify any referral if fraudulent or suspicious activity is detected.
Physical rewards (e.g. merch) can only be shipped within the UK. Rewards are non-transferable, have no cash value, and cannot be exchanged or resold.
The £25 voucher will be issued digitally via email. Voucher options are selected at Candid’s discretion.
A referral voucher is considered when the referred candidate is progressed by an employer via the Candid platform.
Referral milestones and reward structures may be reviewed or updated at any time. If changes occur, we’ll communicate them in advance.
Candid reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Refer-a-Legend scheme at any time. If we do, we’ll give reasonable notice via email or platform update.
We process referral data in line with our Privacy Policy. No personal information about your referrals will be shared without their consent.
5. When Will I Receive My Rewards? Badges are added to your profile automatically once a milestone is hit.
Merch and voucher rewards will be processed within 14 days of reaching your milestone.
You’ll receive an email confirmation with next steps when a reward is unlocked.
6. Data & Privacy We process your referral data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Rest assured:
Your referrals’ data remains private
No personal information will be shared without consent
We remain GDPR-compliant and committed to protecting your data
7. Need Help or Have a Question?
We love hearing from our community!
If something’s unclear or you want to chat about your referral progress, drop us a message:
