Flash Survey: Your Workforce Challenges

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* 1. Please check all of the challenges that impact recruiting and retaining your workforce.

Training/Skills Gap in candidates.

Lack of candidates applying.

Employees have difficulty finding adequate or reliable child care.

Applicants not showing up for interviews.

Employees not showing up for work or showing up on time.

Employees not able to find adequate housing.

Employees lack adequate transportation to work.

Language barriers between employee and employer.

Employer needs assistance with marketing and advertising open positions.

Employer needs assistance with social media and knowledge of how to use social media in marketing open positions.

Employees leave jobs after training invested by employer. High turnover of employees.

Difficulty offering competitive pay and benefits.

Employees lack soft skills such as communication skills, conflict management, responsibility, courtesy, teamwork capacity, time management, work ethic, etc.

Difficulty determining which recruitment strategy is the most effective.

Please list additional challenge not listed above.

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* 2. Please check all of the strategies and resource you use to recruit and retain your workforce.

Internal company website

Mitchell Chamber and Development Job Search Page through Chamber Master

Radio ads

Printed local newspaper ads

Printed newspaper ads outside of Mitchell

Social media - Facebook

Social media - Twitter

Social media - Linkedin

Social media - Instagram

Social media - other (TikTok, Snap Chat)

Social media - paid ads

SD Department of Labor website

Attend Job Fair(s)

Indeed

Monster

Handshake - Mitchell Area Development Workforce offers this platform

12Twenty - Mitchell Tech offers this platform

Hiring Bonus

Relocation Bonus

Longevity Bonus

Housing Allowance

Referral bonus to current employees

Company Onsite Hiring Event

Inclusive and friendly work culture (Celebrations, Recognitions, Specific and Frequent Feedback)

Paid time off for community/volunteer service

Mentorships

Increased wages and benefits

Inclusive and welcoming onboarding/training

Please list additional strategies you have used to recruit or retain your workforce.

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* 3. Please check the strategies and resources you know have proven successful in recruiting and retaining your workforce.

Company website

Radio ads

Social Media - Free

Social Media - Paid Ads

Employee Referral Bonus

Inclusive and friendly work culture

Indeed

Monster

Handshake - Mitchell Area Development, DWU

12Twenty - Mitchell Tech

College/University Job Posting

Mitchell Chamber and Development Web Page through Chamber Master

Hiring Bonus

Relocation Bonus

Housing Allowance

Onsite company hiring event

Attend Job Fair

Mentorships

Company onboarding/training of new employees

Newspaper advertisement - Mitchell

Newspaper advertisement - Outside of Mitchell

SD Department of Labor Website

Increased wages and/or benefits

Paid time off for community/volunteer service

Longevity Bonus

Please include any other successful strategies and resources you have found in recruiting and retaining your workforce.

Flash Survey: Your Workforce Challenges

Question Title

* 1. Please check all of the challenges that impact recruiting and retaining your workforce.

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* 2. Please check all of the strategies and resource you use to recruit and retain your workforce.

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* 3. Please check the strategies and resources you know have proven successful in recruiting and retaining your workforce.

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* 4. How many job openings do you currently have?