The Panel runs a candidate sentiment Survey for The Currency twice yearly to assess candidates’ attitudes to specific topics. The candidates surveyed were from junior management to the C-suite level in the IT, finance, accounting, legal, HR, banking, and ESG professions. Some 1,634 candidates completed the survey. The candidates were presented with a multiple-choice answer for every question. We compare the answers in the summer 2025 survey to the last survey, in which we asked the same questions. The survey had a free-text box at the end, and close to 10 per cent of the candidates chose to give us…