Workforce and Hiring Trends Survey Question Title * 1. In the next six months, what do you see as the biggest drivers for hiring? Keeping up with business growth and demand Employee turnover Seasonal hiring needs Don't plan to hire Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What is your biggest hiring challenge right now? Lack of time to hire Shortage of qualified talent Budget/payroll constraints The cost of hiring (recruitment advertising expenses) Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. In what specific areas are you seeing the biggest skills gap with available job candidates? General labor Skilled workers Admin/Clerical IT/Engineering Accounting/Finance Human Resources Executive/Management Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. How effective are each of the following recruitment tools? Extremely Effective Somewhat Effective Not Very Effective Not at all Effective Unsure – Have Never Used In house recruiters In house recruiters Extremely Effective In house recruiters Somewhat Effective In house recruiters Not Very Effective In house recruiters Not at all Effective In house recruiters Unsure – Have Never Used Staffing/Recruiting firms Staffing/Recruiting firms Extremely Effective Staffing/Recruiting firms Somewhat Effective Staffing/Recruiting firms Not Very Effective Staffing/Recruiting firms Not at all Effective Staffing/Recruiting firms Unsure – Have Never Used Monster Monster Extremely Effective Monster Somewhat Effective Monster Not Very Effective Monster Not at all Effective Monster Unsure – Have Never Used CareerBuilder CareerBuilder Extremely Effective CareerBuilder Somewhat Effective CareerBuilder Not Very Effective CareerBuilder Not at all Effective CareerBuilder Unsure – Have Never Used Indeed Indeed Extremely Effective Indeed Somewhat Effective Indeed Not Very Effective Indeed Not at all Effective Indeed Unsure – Have Never Used Simply Hired Simply Hired Extremely Effective Simply Hired Somewhat Effective Simply Hired Not Very Effective Simply Hired Not at all Effective Simply Hired Unsure – Have Never Used LinkedIn LinkedIn Extremely Effective LinkedIn Somewhat Effective LinkedIn Not Very Effective LinkedIn Not at all Effective LinkedIn Unsure – Have Never Used Facebook Facebook Extremely Effective Facebook Somewhat Effective Facebook Not Very Effective Facebook Not at all Effective Facebook Unsure – Have Never Used Twitter Twitter Extremely Effective Twitter Somewhat Effective Twitter Not Very Effective Twitter Not at all Effective Twitter Unsure – Have Never Used Classified Ads Classified Ads Extremely Effective Classified Ads Somewhat Effective Classified Ads Not Very Effective Classified Ads Not at all Effective Classified Ads Unsure – Have Never Used Job Fairs Job Fairs Extremely Effective Job Fairs Somewhat Effective Job Fairs Not Very Effective Job Fairs Not at all Effective Job Fairs Unsure – Have Never Used Referrals Referrals Extremely Effective Referrals Somewhat Effective Referrals Not Very Effective Referrals Not at all Effective Referrals Unsure – Have Never Used Company job board Company job board Extremely Effective Company job board Somewhat Effective Company job board Not Very Effective Company job board Not at all Effective Company job board Unsure – Have Never Used Question Title * 5. How do you see your hiring needs changing in the next 6 months? Increasing substantially Increasing a little Staying the same Declining a little Declining substantially Question Title * 6. What types of employment solutions will you use to fill your hiring needs? Full-time employees Temporary/contract staff Freelance/consultants Outsourcing Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. What is the principle industry of your organization? Agriculture, Mining Construction Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Government Health Care Hospitality Internet/Technology Manufacturing Retail Professional Services Transportation Communications, Utilities Nonprofit Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. What is the size of your organization? 1-10 employees 11-25 employees 26-50 employees 51-100 employees 101-500 employees 501-1,000 employees Over 1,000 employees Question Title * 9. How is your company preparing for the Affordable Care Act? (if you're unsure please just write unsure). Question Title * 10. Do you feel you have enough information to prepare for the coming changes with the Affordable Care Act? Yes, we have a good grasp on what will be required. No, we still don't fully understand the coming changes. Done
