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A Questionnaire on the Next Generation of Remote Sensing Professionals in Canada

The following questionnaire aims to understand the professional landscape of remote sensing, the current state of the job market, and post-diploma training of students and early career young professionals (up to 5 years post-degree) who use remotely sensed data. Please answer the following short questions (should take no more than 15 minutes). All responses are collected anonymously and no personal information is attributed to the questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire will be discussed at CSRS 2020 during the students and young professionals (SYP) networking event. 
1.What is your current level of education (completed or in progress)? 
2.Are you currently employed?
3.Who is your employer?
4.If you are working, are you working at your dream job?
5.What do you think the biggest innovation will be in remote sensing in the next 5-10 years? 
6.What do you think the most important topic in remote sensing will be in the next 5-10 years?
7.Describe in 1-2 sentences, what you think are the biggest challenges facing remote sensing today
8.With regards to up and coming graduates and young professionals, does your company or organization have a good connection with post-secondary institutions and recently trained (or in training) highly qualified personnel (HQP)?
9.Do you think that it is worthwhile to have bilingual personnel working in your organisation?
10.Do you think that it is worthwhile to have personnel with PhDs working in your organisation?
11.Using a scale of 1 to 5, have you personally worked with students or young professionals as interns in your company or organization?
1 Little to no experience
2
3 Some experience 
4
5 lots of experience
N/A
12.What do you consider to be the most valuable learning opportunity for students and post-doctoral fellows while at university?
13.On a scale of 1 to 5, do you believe that recently graduated professionals at the undergraduate level are well-prepared for a successful career in remote sensing?
1 Least prepared 
2
3 
4
5 Most prepared
N/A
14.On a scale of 1 to 5, do you believe that recently graduated professionals at the Masters  level are well-prepared for a successful career in remote sensing?
1 Least prepared 
2
3 
4
5 Most prepared
N/A
15.On a scale of 1 to 5, do you believe that recently graduated professionals at the Ph.D. level are well-prepared for a successful career in remote sensing?
1 Least prepared 
2
3 
4
5 Most prepared
N/A
16.From your experience, for recent university graduates at the undergraduate level, which of the following skills need to be improved upon (via post-secondary training)? (select all that apply)
17.From your experience, for recent university graduates at the graduate level, which of the following skills need to be improved upon (via post-secondary training)? (select all that apply)
18.On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being least confident, 5 being most confident, from your experience, do you believe that newly graduated  undergraduate  students entering technical jobs in remote sensing have the skills to answer problems using remotely sensed data that are of interest to your organization?
1 Least confident 
2
3 
4
5 Most confident 
N/A
19.On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being least confident, 5 being most confident, from your experience, do you believe that newly graduated Masters students entering technical jobs in remote sensing have the skills to answer problems using remotely sensed data that are of interest to your organization?
1 Least confident 
2
3 
4
5 Most confident 
N/A
20.On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being least confident, 5 being most confident, from your experience, do you believe that newly graduated PhD  students entering technical jobs in remote sensing have the skills to answer problems using remotely sensed data that are of interest to your organization?
1 Least confident 
2
3 
4
5 Most confident 
N/A
21.What is the biggest (or worst) resume blooper that you’ve experienced (or heard about from a colleague)? Please explain.
22.What is the biggest (or worst) interview blooper that you've experienced (or heard about from a colleague)? Please explain.
23.Do you or your colleagues consider posts on social media when looking for someone new to join your organization?
24.What would you recommend as the most important for students and young professionals to do before attending a job interview at your organization?
25.Do you believe that it is acceptable for students and young professionals to contact professionals within your organization for career opportunities?
26.Does your organization advertise all positions?
27.Do you have other questions or thoughts that you would like us to discuss at this student and young professionals learning and networking event?