Monthly CandE Pulse Survey - October 2024

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* 1. What primary recruiting and hiring initiatives/activities are you focused on this month? (select all that apply)

Preboarding / Onboarding

Current Technology Stack Optimization

Candidate Experience

Analytics and Data Management

Employer Branding

New Technology Implementation

Screening and Interviewing

Application Process

Internal Mobility / Retention

Social Recruiting

Employee Referrals

Targeted Sourcing

Diversity and Inclusion

Recruiting Events

Recruitment Marketing

Career Site Development

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How are you accomplishing these recruiting initiatives/activities this month? (select all that apply)

Improving Recruiting Processes

Candidate and/or Employee Survey Feedback

More Staffing

Outsourcing (recruitment process outsourcing)

New Leadership

Current Technologies

Flexible Work Schedules (remote/hybrid)

Outsourcing (individual consultants and/or consulting firms)

Current Staffing

New Technologies

Outsourcing (staffing agencies)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is your company hiring status this month? (select all that apply)

We're hiring

We've frozen hiring

We're laying off

We're redeploying employees

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What job types are you currently hiring for this month? (select all that apply)

Contract

Hourly

Entry Level

Professional

Management

Senior Leadership

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have you increased or decreased the size of your recruiting team this month?

Increased

Decreased

No Change

Not Sure

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* 6. Have you increased or decreased the size of your overall recruiting budget this month?

Increased

Decreased

No Change

Not Sure

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* 7. Overall, how do you think candidates will rate your recruiting process and candidate journey today from pre-application to onboarding? (scale of 1-4 stars with 1 being the lowest and 4 being the highest)

Lagging – We’re not doing a very good job overall in recruiting and throughout the candidate journey

Improving – We’re improving in some areas of recruiting and the candidate journey

Competing – We’re competitive in many areas of recruiting and the candidate journey

Leading – We're highly effective and competitive in recruiting and throughout the candidate journey

Lagging – We’re not doing a very good job overall in recruiting and throughout the candidate journey

Improving – We’re improving in some areas of recruiting and the candidate journey

Competing – We’re competitive in many areas of recruiting and the candidate journey

Leading – We're highly effective and competitive in recruiting and throughout the candidate journey

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* 8. Are recruiting technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) helping you to optimize and improve your recruiting and hiring efforts (for example, sourcing, screening, candidate communications, interview scheduling, etc.)?

Yes

Not Sure

We're currently not utilizing any AI recruiting technologies

We plan to purchase AI recruiting technologies in the future

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* 9. What is your company's current employee size?

Up to 500

501-2,500

2,501-5,000

5,001-10,000

10,001-25,000

25,001-100,000

Over 100,000

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* 1. What primary recruiting and hiring initiatives/activities are you focused on this month? (select all that apply)

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* 2. How are you accomplishing these recruiting initiatives/activities this month? (select all that apply)

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* 3. What is your company hiring status this month? (select all that apply)

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* 4. What job types are you currently hiring for this month? (select all that apply)

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* 5. Have you increased or decreased the size of your recruiting team this month?

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* 6. Have you increased or decreased the size of your overall recruiting budget this month?

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* 7. Overall, how do you think candidates will rate your recruiting process and candidate journey today from pre-application to onboarding? (scale of 1-4 stars with 1 being the lowest and 4 being the highest)

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* 8. Are recruiting technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) helping you to optimize and improve your recruiting and hiring efforts (for example, sourcing, screening, candidate communications, interview scheduling, etc.)?

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* 9. What is your company's current employee size?

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* 10. What is your current industry?