Hiring the best candidates in 2026: what hiring teams should look for, and how sponsorship widens your shortlist
Almost half of candidates keep job hunting after they’ve accepted an offer. Every interview has two sides deciding whether to say yes, and in 2026, the candidate is often the harder one to convince. Landing the right hire takes more than a strong shortlist: it takes knowing what to look for, moving at pace, and looking beyond the usual candidate pool.
Alec Stanwell from CV-Library shows what candidates judge you on, and what to judge them on in return. William Murch from Borderless Immigration covers the hire that falls through because the best candidate needs a visa, and how sponsorship turns it into a yes.
What you’ll leave with
- What the best candidates and employers want in 2026, and the small moments in your process that make candidates walk away
- What sponsoring a hire involves step by step, which roles still qualify after the July 2025 rule changes, and why it’s more manageable than most teams assume
- How to forecast and request the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) allocation your hiring plans need, and what the Home Office looks at before granting more
Join us on Thursday 19 November at 11am (UK time) for the session.
Meet the speakers
William Murch
Partnership Lead
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Having Borderless handle the compliance side gave us peace of mind. The transparency of the platform and expert advice from their team made a huge difference
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Using Borderless has helped WessexCare streamline our sponsorship process while bringing down our legal costs. The platform provides a quick &easy way to sponsor migrant workers and gives me peace of mind that we're compliant with immigration law.
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Borderless has transformed how we manage sponsorship and compliance. Instead of juggling spreadsheets and manual reminders, we now have complete visibility across our sponsored workers.
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Running a restaurant means we can’t afford delays in hiring. Borderless has simplified sponsorship so we no longer worry about missed deadlines or paperwork errors. The system keeps us compliant with Home Office rules and frees up time to focus on our staff and customers.
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Borderless has enabled us to focus on our core business and hire high-quality team members through a streamlined sponsorship process. The user-friendly platform allows us to track everything effortlessly, eliminating paperwork.
Health & Care
The obvious benefits are time savings and better management of finances. Before, if someone resigned we had to use agency to fill the gap because candidates wouldn’t arrive for months.
Health & Care
The whole process is hassle free and very light from my perspective. I love the transparency & control I now have
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With Borderless, we streamlined our recruitment and immigration processes, saving time and money while eliminating the need for third party lawyers.
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