Benchmark Your Early Talent Program Practices
Is your early talent pipeline program working? Can you prove it with data? The LDP Survey contains data collected from the world’s flagship employers of early talent, including metrics on program structure, management practices, retention rates, evaluation measures, curriculum elements, compensation rates, and much more. Participate in the survey and get the results for free.
The collection period for the 2026 LDP Survey is now closed. Participants will be sent reports in late Q4/early Q1. Didn’t participate? Click below to get one of our legacy reports.
EARLY TALENT PROGRAM BENCHMARKING DATA
Ever wanted to see how your early talent development program compares to others? Perhaps you’re getting questions from senior management on what “other” programs are doing?
The LDP Survey (both the North America, and Europe editions) offers organizations an opportunity to benchmark their practices against peers at no cost. The most recent North American edition of the survey captured data on 169 programs from 97 participant organizations.
Developed in consultation with early talent program managers and recruiters from around the world, The LDP Survey has been collecting comprehensive data on program structure, compensation, recruiting, training, retention, budgeting, off-boarding, staffing, program evaluation, and many other practices in early career talent development programs every two years since 2015.
In 2023, LDP Connect also launched the LDP Survey Europe Edition: Survey of Graduate Development Program Practices for programs primarily based in Europe. The 2025 version results will be released in June 2025.
The collection period for the 6th Edition of the North American survey is now closed. The collection period for next the Europe edition will begin in Fall 2026. Click the buttons below to purchase benchmarking data or to participant and unlock a free copy of the results.
NORTH AMERICAN PROGRAM DATA
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The collection period for the North American Edition of the LDP Survey is NOW CLOSED. Reports to participants will be provided in late Q4/early Q1. Need data now? Click below to access existing reports.
EMEA PROGRAM DATA
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The collection period for the Europe Edition of the LDP Survey is NOW CLOSED. Participants have been sent a free copy of the results. Didn’t participate? Click below to purchase the results reports.
Data on Programs Across 10 Functional Areas
FAQ's
Why benchmark your early talent program?
It’s important that early talent development program managers track multiple success metrics when evaluating the progress of their programs. Without data, program success becomes a matter of anecdote, and continued investment difficult to justify. Program managers regularly review these metrics with program sponsors and other senior stakeholder. Benchmarking allows program managers to assess their program’s success and characteristics against peer programs at other organizations. Senior stakeholder often want to know how their early talent programs compare to others like them when evaluating the return on their investment.
Where does the LDP Survey early talent program data come from?
Every two years, LDP Connect send a survey to its community asking for program-specific data on its early talent program practices and success metrics. The LDP connect community is comprised of organizations of all sizes and with many different types of early talent programs. The collected results are compiled in function-specific reports and provided at no charge to participating organizations. Results are also available to non-participants for purchase.
How often is the LDP Survey run and how do I participant?
LDP Connect has been capturing early talent program benchmarking data in the LDP Survey since 2015. Participants receive a free copy of the results report corresponding to the functional area of the program they report on. (For example, if they share data on their Engineering early talent program, they get a free copy of the summarized results for all Engineering programs.) The collection period runs every two years, and then next one will open in May 2025. If you’d like to be notified when the collection period opens please click here.
