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1. How important are each of the following recruiting-related initiatives to you in the next 12-months?

  Very important Important Neither important nor unimportant Unimportant Very unimportant Don't know
Improve use of technology for tracking candidates?
Improve candidate communication (CRM)?
Add assessment and screening to your recruiting process?
Refine your current screening and assessment process?
Measure and track recruiting process more effectively?
Build a more effective and interactive recruiting web site?
Identify/create your organization's employment brand?
Execute on an employment marketing strategic plan?
Develop a research capability?
Broaden candidate sources?
Develop a talent community?
Spread the employment brand globally?
Broaden sourcing to include global candidates?
Move part or all of recruiting to a third-party?

2. How much do you agree or disagree that the following issues are challenging to your organization this year?

  Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Don't know
Sourcing enough candidates that meet our quality criteria?
Dealing with hiring managers in defining positions and realistically determining qualifications?
Workforce planning and coping with uncertain and/or fluctuating headcount demands?
Assessing realistically and reducing turnover?
Reaching a global candidate market?

3. How would you rate your organization in each of the following areas compared against the best you have seen, experienced, or heard about?

  Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Don't know
Workforce planning (anticipating and planning for talent needs)?
Sourcing capability, especially for scarce and/or strategic talent?
Assessment (having a formal screening & assessment process linked to performance and turnover)?
Candidate communication quality, breadth and quantity?
Talent pool/community development (number and quality of potential candidates in your talent community)?
Metrics (ability to track and report key information)?
Onboarding (process of helping new hires assimilate and become productive)?

4. Which best describes your organization?

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

5. Please indicate your relative occupation category?

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Recruiter
Training/employee development
HR Generalist
Contract Recruiter
Manager or Director of Staffing or HR
Human Resources Vice President or SVP
Owner/President
Consultant
Other, please specify...

6. Please indicate your experience level in the industry.

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

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8. Please indicate the total number of hires your organization makes on average per year.

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9. Please indicate the total number of college hires your organization makes on average per year.

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10. Please indicate the location in which you work.

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Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Mid-Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MS, ND, NE, SD)
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
Canada
Europe
Asia
Australia/New Zealand
Central America
South America
Other, please specify...

11. Please select your company's industry.

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12. Please provide your contact information below.

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Company name:

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