GLR Periodic Potpourri Survey

Thank you for taking a few minutes to provide some feedback on some of the following current trends and issues facing recruiters today.

Some questions may not be applicable to third-party, contracted, or outsourced recruiting service firms. If this applies to you, please complete the survey as best as possible.

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1. Which of the following do you consider the most effective sourcing method for professional hires you currently use? 2. If this has changed over the past 12-18 months, please indicate what USED TO BE your best sourcing method. 3. Which of the following do you consider the most effective sourcing method for diversity hires? 4. Which of the following are used by your organization as a standard or automated response to all job seekers after their application or resume has been received? 5. On average, how long does it take your organization to respond to all job seekers after their initial resume or job profile has been received?

Choose one:

For the next two questions, please consider the following definition for talent pool:

A pre-screened, at least partially qualified group of potential employees who have expressed interest in your organization but are currently not being actively considered or recruited for a position by your organization.

6. Does your organization currently have a "talent pool" resource or database?

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7. How frequently does your organization actively communicate with candidates in your talent pool?

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8. How often do you use outside/third-party/contracted recruiting services?

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9. How does your organization select third-party vendors?

Choose all that apply:
Based on previous experiences
Based upon referrals from colleagues/management
Formal RFP/request for proposal process
In partnership with internal purchasing department
Not applicable
Don't know

10. Are you using Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or other written agreements internally with hiring managers?

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11. Are you using Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or other written agreements externally with third parties?

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12. If applicable, which of the following best describes your organization's web-based pre-screening tool?

Choose one:
Home grown/custom/in-house
Third-party product
Part of an ATS (applicant tracking system)
Not applicable/do not use web-based tool
Don't know
Other, please specify...

13. If your web-based pre-screening tool is from a third party or is part of an ATS (applicant tracking system), please indicate the name of the product and vendor or provider.

14. Please indicate your level of involvement with your organization's new hire onboarding, orientation, or assimilation program?

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15. Which of the following are the 2 most important metrics to your management? 16. Considering the same list as above, which is the most important metric to your management?

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17. Are you aware of the metrics definitions and data collection efforts being conducted by Staffing.org?

Choose one:
Yes
No (Go to question #19)
Don't know (Go to question #19)

18. If you answered yes to the previous question, do you contribute to Staffing.org's survey?

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19. What best describes the organizational structure of your HR department? 20. In the last 3 months, how has the size of your recruiting staff changed?

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21. In the next 6 months, how do you think the size of your recruiting staff change?

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22. On average, how many professional requisitions is each recruiter currently handling?

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23. How is this different from this same time one year ago?

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24. Research functions do competitive analysis of other company's staff, pre-source candidates, locate potential candidates based on positions held or experience/education, and develop lists of people that can be contacted and recruited. Which best describes the size of your internal recruiting research function?

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25. In the next 12 months, how will the number of new professional hires change?

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26. In the next 12 months, how will the number of new college hires change?

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27. Which of the following are considered the most important or critical HR/recruiting-related issues facing your organization?

Choose all that apply:
Finding skilled talent
Retention of key personnel
Training and development of needed skills
Management/leadership skills
Performance management
Internal promotions/career movement
Other, please specify...

28. Considering the same list, which is the MOST important or critical issue?

Choose one:
Finding skilled talent
Retention of key personnel
Training and development of needed skills
Management/leadership skills
Performance management
Internal promotions/career movement
Other, please specify...

29. Which best describes your organization?

Choose one:
Corporate/government HR department
Agency/Executive Search/third-party recruiter
Other HR business service provider
Consultant
Other, please specify...

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