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Employment Survey for Jobseekers and Employers
Which best describes your employment situation?
Actively seeking new employment
Periodically browsing the job boards
Not looking, but always open to opportunities
Happy where I am; Not interested in anything else
I prefer:
Agency positions
In-House positions
Freelance/Contract Work
I find the amount of job openings aligned with my experience:
Plentiful
Sufficient/Average
Few and far between
Don't know; not looking
As an employer/hiring authority, we: (mark all that apply)
Currently have open positions we're trying to fill
Plan to hire in the next 6 months
Plan to reduce headcount
Are keeping the status quo
We currently employ:
less than 10 people
11-25
26-50
51-100
101+
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In the battle for talent, we: (mark all that apply)
Hang a "Help Wanted" sign on the front door
Post open positions on job boards
Utilize a dedicated and experienced in-house recruiter
Rely on HR to source and refer qualified candidates
Engage 3rd-party recruiting firms
Engage specialized recruiters in our field
Recruit at job fairs and/or industry trade shows & conferences
Use our corporate website to attract and engage prospects
Use PPC or CPM ads
Advertise on the radio or tv
Advertise in print
We have a difficult time: (mark all that apply)
Hiring talented employees
Retaining employees
Managing recruiting costs
Managing employment costs (benefits, payroll, overhead)
Deciding what to stock the snack table with
We've made the best hires resulting from candidates who typically are: (mark all that apply)
Lined up at our front door waiting to interview
Referred to us by job ads
Sitting at home on the couch eating Cheetos, waiting for one of our recruiters to call
Currently an independent, but open to a W-2 with us
In between projects
Working diligently for their current employer
Shotgunning their resume to us and all our competitors
Referred to us by recruiting firms
Referred to us by internal employees

Other:

I would be interested in a service provider: (mark all that apply)
Who will gift wrap my next hire and deliver him or her to my office
Who will build and manage a human capital supply chain for me so I don't have to start from scratch every time I want to hire
Who will manage my recruiting efforts cradle to grave (from job profile development to onboarding of new hire)
Who will build a database of internet marketing prospects for me
Who will discreetly fill a sensitive position for me
Who will post, cross-post, and re-post my job openings until filled
Who will screen my candidates for me so I don't have to review a gazillion unqualified resumes

Other:

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