Global Recruiting Trends Survey

Thank you for taking a few minutes to provide some feedback on global or international recruiting trends.

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. Considering the future of your organization over the next three years, rate how important recruiting candidates FROM other countries will be to meeting your recruiting goals.

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2. Considering the future of your organization over the next three years, rate how important recruiting candidates IN other countries will be to meeting your recruiting goals.

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3. Please indicate which best describes how your organization's global or international recruiting is managed.

Choose all that apply:
	Processes are common and integrated into our overall recruiting practices
	Processes are local and separated from our overall recruiting practices
	Governance and/or policies are managed from the corporate level
	Governance and/or policies are managed at the local/regional level
	Don't know
	Other, please specify...

4. Which of the following best describes how your organization's talent strategy or mission is managed globally?

Choose one:
	We do not have a talent strategy that is commonly understood
	Universally adopted across all regions
	Each region operates under their own strategy/mission
	There is a blend between corporate elements with regional flexibility to adapt
	Other, please specify...

5. Which of the following best describes your recruiting budget?

Choose one:
	Budget allocated for US recruiting only, no separate global budget, each country/region has its own budget
	Budget allocated for US and global recruiting, controlled at corporate
	Budget allocated for US and global recruiting, controlled regionally/locally
	Don't know
	Other, please specify...

6. What percent of your organization's overall recruiting budget is used on global recruiting?

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7. If you are a US-based recruiter, how frequently do you source global candidates for US-based positions?

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8. If you are a US-based recruiter sourcing global candidates for US-based positions, do you anticipate your international or global recruiting efforts in 2006 to...

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9. If you are an international recruiter, how frequently do you source candidates from other countries or regions for your local positions?

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10. If you are an international recruiter sourcing candidates from other countries or regions for your local positions, do you anticipate your international or global recruiting efforts in 2006 to...

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11. If you have an Applicant Tracking System, which of the following best describes how it is implemented and managed?

Choose one:
	The same throughout the world with required adaptations for local/regional laws, etc.
	Only implemented in the US.
	Different systems are in use in different countries and regions. No corporate oversight.
	Don't know/not applicable
	Other, please specify...

12. Please indicate if your recruiting web site or your Applicant Tracking System is available to candidates in each of the following languages.

	Web site	Applicant Tracking System	Both	Neither/none
English
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
French
German
Hindi/Urdu
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Malay-Indonesian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Vietnamese

Please list any other language(s) and which technology (your recruiting web site or your Applicant Tracking System) it is written in.

13. If your recruiting web site is in English only, which best describes your organization's plans to make your recruiting web site available in other languages?

Choose one:
	No multilingual plans in the foreseeable future
	No multilingual plans in 2006, but expect to do so in the next 2-3 years
	Will add other languages in 2006
	Don't know

14. If your Applicant Tracking System is in English only, which best describes your organization's plans to make your applicant tracking system available in other languages?

Choose one:
	No multilingual plans in the foreseeable future
	No multilingual plans in 2006, but expect to do so in the next 2-3 years
	Will add other languages in 2006
	Don't know

15. What are top TWO biggest obstacles to implementing a global web site?

Please choose only TWO:
	Budget/Cost
	Governance
	Legalities
	Motivation of recruiting leadership
	Lack of perceived benefit/need
	Belief that candidates do not have access
	Other, please specify...

16. What are top TWO biggest obstacles to implementing a global Applicant Tracking System?

Please choose only TWO:
	Budget/Cost
	Governance
	Legalities
	Motivation of recruiting leadership
	Lack of perceived benefit/need
	Belief that candidates do not have access
	Other, please specify...

17. Outside of the US, what types of screening tools are used to qualify candidates?

Choose all that apply:
	Panel interview
	One-on-one interview
	IQ test
	Personality test
	Skills test
	Handwriting analysis
	Reference checking
	Criminal background check
	Credit background check
	Education background check
	Assessment center
	Other, please specify...

18. Please indicate from where your organization tracks its recruiting metrics.

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19. What percentage of your total employee base is global?

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20. Over the last fiscal year, what percentage of your hires was comprised from each of the following categories of people OUTSIDE of the US?

	None	Less than 5%	6 - 10%	11 - 25%	26 - 50%	51% or more	Don't know
Full-time
Hourly
Part-time
College/university graduates

21. If you are a US-based recruiter sourcing candidates from other countries for US-based jobs, what types of positions are you most frequently looking to fill?

Choose all that apply:
	Targeted, specialized, highly skilled technical position, i.e. software engineer with Oracle expertise
	General, highly skilled technical position, i.e. general software engineer or medical doctor
	Targeted, specialized, non-technical professional (i.e. chartered accountant/CPA, project manager, etc.)
	General, non-technical professional (i.e. HR, marketing, etc.)
	Senior leadership/management
	Other, please specify...

22. Which best describes your firm's current college recruiting activities?

Choose one:
	No college recruiting at all
	College recruiting in local markets only
	College recruiting globally, including US
	College recruiting in selected regions and countries
	Don't know

23. Tell us about the issues you are facing with regard to global recruiting. Use the space provided to share your successes, issues, problems, concerns, or questions on the issue.

24. What is your role regarding recruiting for your organization?

Choose one:
	College recruiter
	General recruiter
	Hiring manager
	Staffing/HR individual contributor
	Staffing/Recruiting manager
	Staffing/Recruiting director
	HR Vice President
	Other, please specify...

25. Please indicate where your organization is based or headquartered.

Choose one:
	United States
	Canada
	Europe
	Asia
	Australia/New Zealand
	Central America
	South America
	Other, please specify...

26. Please indicate your experience level in the industry.

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27. Please indicate the total number of people your organization employs.

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28. Please indicate the approximate size of your company (gross revenues):

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