2017 Hiring Trends Survey Thank you for participating in our Hiring Trends Survey. Your individual responses are confidential.If you would like to receive a copy of the survey summary and analysis, be sure to enter your contact information below. Please tell us about your organization: Question Title * 1. Industry (check all that apply) Active Performance Fashion Lifestyle Natural Foods Natural Products (non-food) Non-Profit Outdoor Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Channels (check all that apply) Wholesale Retail Ecommerce Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Number of employees 1 2-5 6-15 16-25 26-50 51-100 101-500 501-3,000 3,001-10,000 Over 10,000 Question Title * 4. Company size Pre-revenue Less than $1 million $2-10M $11-25M $26-50M $51-100M $101-250M $251-500M $501M-1B Over $1B Don't know Cannot share Please tell us about yourself: Question Title * 5. What is your level in the organization? C-Level Vice President Director Manager Individual Contributor Administrative Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. Which of the following best describes your job function (check all that apply)? Creative Executive Finance Human Resources Marketing Manufacturing Operations Product Design Product Development Product Management Sales Supply Chain Other (please specify) Please tell us about your hiring. Question Title * 7. In 2017, we expect our hiring to: Increase significantly Increase slightly Stay the same Decrease slightly Decrease significantly Question Title * 8. If you expect your hiring to change, what is driving that change? Question Title * 9. Rank these hiring priorities in order of importance 1 2 3 4 Improve quality of hire 1 2 3 4 Reduce time to fill 1 2 3 4 Reduce cost per hire 1 2 3 4 Improve retention of key talent Question Title * 10. Rank the effectiveness of the following hiring tools for your organization: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Company job board 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 External job boards - niche 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 External job boards - general 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LinkedIn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other social networking tools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Networking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Employee referrals Question Title * 11. How has the ability to identify and hire top talent changed in the last twelve months? Become easier No change Become more difficult Question Title * 12. What are the main INTERNAL challenges in hiring top talent? (check all that apply) Ability to offer competitive compensation Ability to offer competitive benefits Quality of employer brand Internal hiring process is not structured Internal decision making process delays hires Lack of internal resources Speed of hiring process Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. What are the main EXTERNAL challenges in hiring top talent? (check all that apply) Finding qualified candidates Candidate ability/willingness to relocate High cost of living in your location Diversity in the candidate pool Competition for talent Candidates with multiple offers or counter offers Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. Rate the level of difficulty in finding top talent in the following functions at the EXECUTIVE level: Very easy Easy Neutral Difficult Very difficult Creative Creative Very easy Creative Easy Creative Neutral Creative Difficult Creative Very difficult Digital Commerce Digital Commerce Very easy Digital Commerce Easy Digital Commerce Neutral Digital Commerce Difficult Digital Commerce Very difficult General Management General Management Very easy General Management Easy General Management Neutral General Management Difficult General Management Very difficult Finance Finance Very easy Finance Easy Finance Neutral Finance Difficult Finance Very difficult Human Resources Human Resources Very easy Human Resources Easy Human Resources Neutral Human Resources Difficult Human Resources Very difficult Marketing Marketing Very easy Marketing Easy Marketing Neutral Marketing Difficult Marketing Very difficult Operations Operations Very easy Operations Easy Operations Neutral Operations Difficult Operations Very difficult Product Design Product Design Very easy Product Design Easy Product Design Neutral Product Design Difficult Product Design Very difficult Product Development Product Development Very easy Product Development Easy Product Development Neutral Product Development Difficult Product Development Very difficult Product Management Product Management Very easy Product Management Easy Product Management Neutral Product Management Difficult Product Management Very difficult Sales Sales Very easy Sales Easy Sales Neutral Sales Difficult Sales Very difficult Supply Chain Supply Chain Very easy Supply Chain Easy Supply Chain Neutral Supply Chain Difficult Supply Chain Very difficult Question Title * 15. Rate the level of difficulty in finding top talent in the following functions at the MID to SENIOR level: Very easy Easy Neutral Difficult Very difficult Creative Creative Very easy Creative Easy Creative Neutral Creative Difficult Creative Very difficult Digital Commerce Digital Commerce Very easy Digital Commerce Easy Digital Commerce Neutral Digital Commerce Difficult Digital Commerce Very difficult General Management General Management Very easy General Management Easy General Management Neutral General Management Difficult General Management Very difficult Finance Finance Very easy Finance Easy Finance Neutral Finance Difficult Finance Very difficult Human Resources Human Resources Very easy Human Resources Easy Human Resources Neutral Human Resources Difficult Human Resources Very difficult Marketing Marketing Very easy Marketing Easy Marketing Neutral Marketing Difficult Marketing Very difficult Operations Operations Very easy Operations Easy Operations Neutral Operations Difficult Operations Very difficult Product Design Product Design Very easy Product Design Easy Product Design Neutral Product Design Difficult Product Design Very difficult Product Development Product Development Very easy Product Development Easy Product Development Neutral Product Development Difficult Product Development Very difficult Product Management Product Management Very easy Product Management Easy Product Management Neutral Product Management Difficult Product Management Very difficult Sales Sales Very easy Sales Easy Sales Neutral Sales Difficult Sales Very difficult Supply Chain Supply Chain Very easy Supply Chain Easy Supply Chain Neutral Supply Chain Difficult Supply Chain Very difficult Question Title * 16. On what percentage of hires do you partner with executive search firms at each of the following position levels? Never Less than 10% 10-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100% Always C-Level C-Level Never C-Level Less than 10% C-Level 10-25% C-Level 26-50% C-Level 51-75% C-Level 76-100% C-Level Always Vice President Vice President Never Vice President Less than 10% Vice President 10-25% Vice President 26-50% Vice President 51-75% Vice President 76-100% Vice President Always Director Director Never Director Less than 10% Director 10-25% Director 26-50% Director 51-75% Director 76-100% Director Always Manager Manager Never Manager Less than 10% Manager 10-25% Manager 26-50% Manager 51-75% Manager 76-100% Manager Always Individual Contributor Individual Contributor Never Individual Contributor Less than 10% Individual Contributor 10-25% Individual Contributor 26-50% Individual Contributor 51-75% Individual Contributor 76-100% Individual Contributor Always Please tell us about your employer brand: Question Title * 17. How would you rate your level of internal resources for recruiting manager and director level roles? Adequate Neutral Inadequate We do not have dedicated internal recruiting resources Question Title * 18. Do you engage with outside resources to augment your internal recruiting for manager and director level roles? No, we do not need to No, but we would like to Yes Thank you for participating in our survey.To receive a copy of the survey summary and analysis, please enter your contact information below. Question Title * 19. Enter your contact information. Name: Company: Email Address: Done
