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* What is your age?
 
Under 18 years
 
18-24
 
25-34
 
35-44
 
45-55
 
55-64
 
65-74
 
75 years or older
 
 
 
* What is your gender?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
* What state do you live in?
 
 
 
* Which of the following best describes your current job title?
 
C-level
 
Executive, Non-HR
 
Executive, HR
 
Hiring Manager
 
HR, Non-Executive
 
Recruiter
 
Director/Branch Manager
 
Owner
 
Owner/Operator, Franchise
 
None of the above
 
 
 
* Which of the following best describes your involvement in hiring new employees?
 
I am solely responsible for hiring all new employees
 
I am a hiring manager for my company
 
I am a member of my company’s HR team
 
I work for a staffing agency or recruiting company
 
I am not involved in any hiring process
 
 
 
* What is the total number of permanent employees in your company?
 
1-19
 
20-49
 
50-99
 
100-249
 
250-499
 
500-999
 
1,000-2,500
 
2,500-4,999
 
Over 5,000
 
 
 
* How would you categorize your company?
 
Small Business
 
Middle Market/Medium Size Business
 
Enterprise
 
Staffing/Recruiting Company
 
Franchise
 
 
 
* Which industry best describes your company’s area of specialization?
 
 
 
* What are your organization’s top staffing challenges for 2012? Select all that apply.
 
Being able to retain top talent
 
Don’t have the budget to recruit
 
Worker burnout
 
Competing with other organizations for top talent
 
Can’t find high skilled applicants
 
Being able to provide upward mobility
 
Don’t have the time to recruit
 
Strengthening our employment brand after layoffs or other cut backs
 
Maintaining productivity levels
 
Building awareness of our company
 
Being able to provide competitive compensation
 
Do not have any staffing challenges for 2012
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Other than staffing challenges, what are your main business challenges for 2012?
   
 
 
 
* Does your company, at your location, plan to increase, decrease or make no change in its number of full-time, permanent employees in all of 2012 compared to 2011?
 
Increase
 
Decrease
 
No change
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
* Which areas does your organization plan to add full-time, permanent employees in, at your location? Check all that apply.
 
Administrative
 
Legal
 
Engineering
 
HR
 
Research/Development
 
Business Development
 
Marketing
 
Production
 
Sales
 
Customer Service
 
Accounting/Finance
 
Information Technology
 
Creative/Design
 
Do not plan on adding any jobs
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* How do you expect your recruiting budget to change in 2012 compared to 2011?
 
Increase
 
Decrease
 
No change
 
 
 
* What recruitment resources does your company currently use to find potential employees? Please select all that apply.
 
Social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)
 
Banner advertising
 
Social and professional networking sites
 
Career fairs
 
Paid search
 
Staffing firms/recruiters
 
Newspaper classifieds
 
Online job sites
 
Employee referrals

 
 
By what percent will you be increasing your spend on the following recruitment resources in 2012?
0% 1-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100% N/A
* Newspaper classifieds
* Paid search
* Social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)
* Career fairs
* Employee referrals
* Online job sites
* Social and professional networking sites
* Staffing firms/recruiters
* Banner advertising
 
 
By what percent will you be decreasing your spend on the following recruitment resources in 2012?
0% 1-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100% N/A
* Career fairs
* Online job sites
* Staffing firms/recruiters
* Paid search
* Social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)
* Employee referrals
* Banner advertising
* Social and professional networking sites
* Newspaper classifieds
 
 
 
* When making a major investment in a recruiting solution or resource, which departments or positions are involved in the purchase decision process? Select all that apply.
 
Marketing
 
Human Resources
 
CFO
 
CTO
 
Finance
 
CEO
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* You mentioned that you use online job sites for recruiting. Which of the following sites do you currently use for recruiting? (Select all that apply)
 
Monster
 
Jobs2Web
 
Facebook
 
CareerBuilder
 
LinkedIn
 
Craigslist
 
SimplyHired
 
Indeed

 
 
On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is “not at all likely” and 10 is “extremely likely”, how likely is it that you would recommend each brand to a friend?
 
 
How valuable do you feel each of these offline tactics are as a source of information about products and services for your business?
Not valuable at all Not very valuable Neutral Somewhat valuable Extremely valuable
* Phone calls
* Letters, postcards and catalogs
* Radio/TV ads
* Print newsletter
* Newspaper/magazine stories
* Tradeshows or other events
* Newspaper/magazine ads
 
 
 
On average, how many hours per week do you spend looking at offline marketing tactics as a source of information about products and services for your business?
 
Less than an hour
 
1-3 hours
 
4-6 hours
 
7-10 hours
 
More than 10 hours a week
 
 
How valuable do you feel each of these online tactics are as a source of information about products and services for your business?
Not valuable at all Not very valuable Neutral Somewhat valuable Extremely valuable
* Videos
* LinkedIn
* Email ads
* Twitter
* Webinars/Webcasts
* Educational website/online resource center
* Audio podcasts
* Search (e.g. Bing, Google, Yahoo!)
* Email newsletters
* Forum or chat room
Not valuable at all Not very valuable Neutral Somewhat valuable Extremely valuable
* Facebook
* Banner ads/ads on websites
* White papers
* Blogs
* Social networks
* Ads on your cellphone or PDA
 
 
 
On average, how many hours per week do you spend looking at online marketing tactics as a source of information about products and services for your business?
 
Less than an hour
 
1-3 hours
 
4-6 hours
 
7-10 hours
 
More than 10 hours a week
 
 
 
* How often would you prefer to receive communication from a vendor regarding products or services for your business?
 
Daily
 
2-3 times per week
 
Once a week
 
2-3 times per month
 
Once a month
 
Less than once a month
 
Never
 
 
 
* How often would you prefer to receive communication from a vendor regarding educational materials?
 
Daily
 
2-3 times per week
 
Once a week
 
2-3 times per month
 
Once a month
 
Less than once a month
 
Never
 
 
 
* What is the most important factor to you when you are considering a purchase for your business?
 
Designed specifically for my company’s needs
 
Personal relationship with vendor
 
Price
 
Reliable
 
Provides value to my company
 
Leading brand name
 
Post-sale service and support
 
Easy to buy and use
 
None of the above
 
 
 
* Have you ever purchased CareerBuilder products from the CareerBuilder website?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Not yet, but have considered purchasing
 
 
 
* What was your main reason for purchasing CareerBuilder products from their website?
 
Convenience
 
Prefer to buy things online in general
 
Quickness
 
Do not like my CareerBuilder representative
 
Could not get in touch with my CareerBuilder representative
 
Don’t know my CareerBuilder representative
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* You said that you have never purchased products off the CareerBuilder website, why not?
 
Didn’t know you could purchase off the website
 
Do not like making purchases online
 
Prefer to purchase products through my sales rep
 
Other
 
 
 
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