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* What is your personal level of involvement in hiring decisions?
 
Have full responsibility for hiring
 
Have significant involvement in the decision
 
Have informal involvement in the decision
 
Have no involvement in the decision
 
 
 
* How many full-time employees are at your company?
 
1-19
 
20-49
 
50-99
 
100-249
 
250-499
 
500-999
 
1,000-1,999
 
2,000-4,999
 
Over 5,000
 
 
 
* Do you work for a recruiting/staffing agency or executive search firm?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* Which industry best describes your company’s area of specialization?
 
 
 
* What are the top staffing challenges in your industry for 2012? Please select all that apply.
 
Being able to retain top talent
 
Can’t find high skilled applicants
 
Competing with other organizations for top talent
 
Building awareness of our company
 
Worker burnout
 
Strengthening our employment brand after layoffs or other cut backs
 
Don’t have the time to recruit
 
Being able to provide competitive compensation
 
Being able to provide upward mobility
 
Maintaining productivity levels
 
Don’t have the budget to recruit
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Other than staffing challenges, what is the main challenge your particular industry faces in 2012?
   
 
 
 
* Do you feel your company’s industry is growing, declining or staying the same in 2012?
 
Growing
 
Declining
 
Staying the same as last year
 
 
 
* You said you feel your company’s industry is growing in 2012, by approximately how much is it growing?
 
Up to 25%
 
25-50%
 
51-75%
 
76-100%
 
More than 100%
 
 
 
* You said you feel your company’s industry is declining in 2012, by approximately how much is it declining?
 
Up to 25%
 
25-50%
 
51-75%
 
76-100%
 
More than 100%
 
 
 
* Does your company, at your location, plan to increase, decrease or make no change in its number of full-time, permanent employees in all of 2012 compared to 2011?
 
Increase
 
Decrease
 
No change
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
* You said your company is planning to increase their number of full-time, permanent employees in 2012. How many positions do you think your company will add in 2012?
 
Less than 10
 
10-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
More than 50
 
 
 
* Which areas does your organization plan to add full-time, permanent employees in, at your location? Please select all that apply.
 
Management
 
Accounting/Finance
 
Production
 
HR
 
Creative/Design
 
Legal
 
Engineering
 
Research/Development
 
C-Level
 
Marketing
 
Information Technology
 
Customer Service
 
Sales
 
Administrative
 
Business Development
 
Entry Level
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* You said your company is planning to make no changes in its number of full-time, permanent employees in 2012. If a position is vacated in 2012, will your company look to fill that position in 2012?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
* Does your company currently have open positions for which you cannot find qualified candidates?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Unsure
 
 
 
* Which positions, if any do you currently have trouble finding qualified candidates? Please select all that apply.
 
C-Level
 
Engineering
 
Accounting/Finance
 
Information Technology
 
Legal
 
Customer Service
 
Management
 
Research/Development
 
Entry Level
 
Sales
 
HR
 
Marketing
 
Business Development
 
Production
 
Creative/Design
 
Administrative
 
Don’t have trouble finding candidates
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* How difficult is it to find talent today versus 6 months ago?
 
Much more difficult
 
Somewhat more difficult
 
About the same level of difficulty
 
Somewhat easier
 
Much easier
 
 
 
* How difficult is it to find talent today versus 1 year ago?
 
Much more difficult
 
Somewhat more difficult
 
About the same level of difficulty
 
Somewhat easier
 
Much easier
 
 
 
* Which if any of the following positions do you continuously recruit for? Please select all that apply.
 
Marketing
 
Business Development
 
HR
 
Administrative
 
Management
 
Creative/Design
 
Production
 
Information Technology
 
Accounting/Finance
 
Engineering
 
Customer Service
 
Entry Level
 
C-Level
 
Research/Development
 
Legal
 
Sales
 
Do not continuously recruit for any positions
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* How do you expect your recruiting budget to change in 2012 compared to 2011?
 
Increase
 
No change
 
Decrease
 
 
 
* What recruitment resources does your company currently use to find potential employees? Please select all that apply.
 
Banner advertising
 
Social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)
 
Career fairs
 
Online job sites
 
Staffing firms/recruiters
 
Employee referrals
 
Social and professional networking sites
 
Newspaper classifieds
 
Paid search
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Have you utilized any new resources within the past year to find talent?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Not sure
 
 
 
* Of the following recruitment resources, which are new resources that you have used in the last 6 months to find talent?
 
Online job sites
 
Social and professional networking sites
 
Employee referrals
 
Career fairs
 
Paid search
 
Social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)
 
Staffing firms/recruiters
 
Have not used any new resources in the last 6 months
 
Newspaper classifieds
 
Banner advertising
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Of the following recruitment resources, which ones are you using more to recruit for hard to fill positions? Please select all that apply.
 
Newspaper classifieds
 
Career fairs
 
Social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)
 
Employee referrals
 
Paid search
 
Banner advertising
 
Staffing firms/recruiters
 
Social and professional networking sites
 
Online job sites
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* You mentioned that you use online job sites for recruiting. Which of the following sites do you currently use for recruiting?
 
Craigslist
 
CareerBuilder
 
Monster
 
Jobs2Web
 
Indeed
 
SimplyHired
 
LinkedIn
 
Facebook

 
 
How do you feel about each of the following brands? Please select an answer for each one.
Hate it Don't like it No opinion Like it Love it N/A
* LinkedIn
* CareerBuilder
* Indeed
* Monster
* Jobs2Web
* Craigslist
* Facebook
* SimplyHired
 
 
On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is “not at all likely” and 10 is “extremely likely”, how likely is it that you would recommend each brand to a friend? If you are not familiar with a particular brand or do not use a brand, select "N/A".
Not at all likely 1 2 3 4 Neutral 6 7 8 9 Extremely Likely N/A
* CareerBuilder
* Monster
* LinkedIn
* Jobs2Web
* Indeed
* Facebook
* Craigslist
* SimplyHired
 
 
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Neither Agree or Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree
* We have difficulty keeping top talent
* In our industry, we have a shortage of qualified candidates
* Our industry is expected to perform better in 2012 compared to 2011
* We provide career development training for our employees
* Our industry is expected to grow in the next few years
* It takes our company longer to find talent than it did before
* We are continuously recruiting for positions
* We know/understand what our competition is doing
* We have a hard time beating our competition
* Our industry is embracing new technology
 
 
 
* Does your company have a mobile strategy in place to find talent?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
* Does your company utilize a workforce planning strategy where you align the needs and priorities of the organization with those of the workforce to ensure you have suitable access to talent?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
* How far in advance do you know that you will have an opening at your company for which you will need to hire?
 
Less than a month
 
1-3 months
 
3-6 months
 
6-9 months
 
9-12 months
 
More than a year
 
 
Below is a list of skills that candidates may or may not possess. Please indicate how important each of these skills are for candidates to have when looking for work in your particular industry.
Not at all important Somewhat unimportant Neutral Somewhat important Very important
* Passion/Energy
* Creativity
* Communication skills
* Loyalty
* Professionalism
* Willingness to learn
* Multicultural sensitivity/awareness
* Leadership/Management skills
* Analytical/Research skills
* Computer/technical literacy
Not at all important Somewhat unimportant Neutral Somewhat important Very important
* Multi-tasking
* Planning/Organizing
* Honesty/Integrity
* Self-Confidence
* Dedication/Hard-working
* Positive Attitude
* Dependability/Reliability
* Problem Solving/Reasoning
* Flexibility/Adaptability
* Teamwork
* Self-Motivated/Independent Worker
 
 
 
* When making a new hire, how much time is spent on the entire recruitment processes?
 
Less than week
 
1-3 weeks
 
A month
 
2-3 Months
 
3-6 Months
 
More than 6 months
 
 
 
* You said it takes less than a week to make a new hire. How much of that time is allocated to the following recruitment processes? Please give a specific percentage of time for each process adding up to 100%. If you do not spend any time on a particular process, please enter 0.
Job definition and analysis
Advertising open jobs
Research
Candidate Sourcing
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
Assessments
Candidate Liaison
Offer processing
Background checks
Onboarding
Compliance
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* You said it takes 1-3 weeks to make a new hire. How much of that time is allocated to the following recruitment processes? Please give a specific percentage of time for each process adding up to 100%. If you do not spend any time on a particular process, please enter 0.
Job definition and analysis
Advertising open jobs
Research
Candidate Sourcing
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
Assessments
Candidate Liaison
Offer processing
Background checks
Onboarding
Compliance
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* You said it takes a month to make a new hire. How much of that time is allocated to the following recruitment processes? Please give a specific percentage of time for each process adding up to 100%. If you do not spend any time on a particular process, please enter 0.
Job definition and analysis
Advertising open jobs
Research
Candidate Sourcing
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
Assessments
Candidate Liaison
Offer processing
Background checks
Onboarding
Compliance
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* You said it takes 2-3 months to make a new hire. How much of that time is allocated to the following recruitment processes? Please give a specific percentage of time for each process adding up to 100%. If you do not spend any time on a particular process, please enter 0.
Job definition and analysis
Advertising open jobs
Research
Candidate Sourcing
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
Assessments
Candidate Liaison
Offer processing
Background checks
Onboarding
Compliance
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* You said it takes 3-6 months to make a new hire. How much of that time is allocated to the following recruitment processes? Please give a specific percentage of time for each process adding up to 100%. If you do not spend any time on a particular process, please enter 0.
Job definition and analysis
Advertising open jobs
Research
Candidate Sourcing
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
Assessments
Candidate Liaison
Offer processing
Background checks
Onboarding
Compliance
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* You said it takes more than 6 months to make a new hire. How much of that time is allocated to the following recruitment processes? Please give a specific percentage of time for each process adding up to 100%. If you do not spend any time on a particular process, please enter 0.
Job definition and analysis
Advertising open jobs
Research
Candidate Sourcing
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
Assessments
Candidate Liaison
Offer processing
Background checks
Onboarding
Compliance
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* Are there any steps in the process of hiring a candidate that you wish you could reduce the amount of time spent? Please select which steps you wish you could cut or save time on.
 
Candidate Sourcing
 
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
 
Assessments
 
Background checks
 
Advertising open jobs
 
Offer processing
 
Job definition and analysis
 
Candidate Liaison
 
Research
 
Onboarding
 
Compliance
 
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
 
None of the above
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Are there any steps in the process of hiring a candidate that you wish you could increase the amount of time spent? Please select which steps you wish you could cut or save time on.
 
Background checks
 
Assessments
 
Job definition and analysis
 
Offer processing
 
Candidate Liaison
 
Research
 
Advertising open jobs
 
Compliance
 
Onboarding
 
Screening/Interviewing Candidates
 
Candidate Sourcing
 
Working with recruiters/staffing agencies
 
None of the above
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Thinking about your company’s newest hire, how long did it take you to fill the position? Please include in the time frame from when the position was advertised to when an offer was accepted.
 
Less than week
 
1-2 weeks
 
2-3 weeks
 
4-5 weeks
 
5-6 weeks
 
6-7 weeks
 
7-8 weeks
 
8-9 weeks
 
9-10 weeks
 
More than 10 weeks
 
 
 
Thinking about your company’s newest hire, how long were you anticipating it would take to fill the position? Please include the time frame from when the position was advertised to when you anticipated an offer would be accepted.
 
Less than week
 
1-2 weeks
 
2-3 weeks
 
4-5 weeks
 
5-6 weeks
 
6-7 weeks
 
7-8 weeks
 
8-9 weeks
 
9-10 weeks
 
More than 10 weeks
 
 
 
* Thinking about your company’s newest hire, do you remember the university, college or educational institution they attended?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* On average, does it typically take you more or less time than you anticipate to fill an open position at your company?
 
More
 
Less
 
Takes as long as we anticipate
 
 
 
* How do you currently determine competitive compensation for your industry? Please select all that apply.
 
Online sites like Salary.com
 
Government sites (BLS.gov)
 
Occupational Outlook Handbook
 
Look at what others in our industry are posting as compensation for similar jobs
 
Publications (Salary Guide, etc.)
 
Ask people in my network
 
Consult with staffing/recruiting companies
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* When applicants are being considered for a position at your company, how are their salary expectations aligned with what your company is offering?
 
Applicant’s salary expectation is usually higher than what we are offering
 
Applicant’s salary expectation is usually lower than what we are offering
 
Applicant’s salary expectation is usually in line with what we are offering
 
 
 
What is your age?
 
Under 18 years
 
18-24
 
25-34
 
35-44
 
45-55
 
55-64
 
65-74
 
75 years or older
 
 
 
* What is your gender?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
* What state do you live in?
 
 
 
* Which of the following best describes your current job title?
 
Executive, HR
 
HR, Non-Executive
 
Director/Branch Manager
 
Owner/Operator, Franchise
 
Executive, Non-HR
 
Recruiter
 
Hiring Manager
 
C-level
 
Owner
 
Other
 
 
 
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