Monthly CandE Pulse Survey - October 2024 Question Title * 1. What primary recruiting and hiring initiatives/activities are you focused on this month? (select all that apply) Current Technology Stack Optimization Employee Referrals Recruiting Events Recruitment Marketing Screening and Interviewing Diversity and Inclusion New Technology Implementation Internal Mobility / Retention Application Process Social Recruiting Preboarding / Onboarding Analytics and Data Management Employer Branding Candidate Experience Career Site Development Targeted Sourcing Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. How are you accomplishing these recruiting initiatives/activities this month? (select all that apply) Outsourcing (individual consultants and/or consulting firms) Candidate and/or Employee Survey Feedback New Leadership Improving Recruiting Processes Current Staffing Flexible Work Schedules (remote/hybrid) Outsourcing (staffing agencies) More Staffing Outsourcing (recruitment process outsourcing) New Technologies Current Technologies Other (please specify) Question Title * 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) Question Title * 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) Question Title * 5. Have you increased or decreased the size of your recruiting team this month? Increased Decreased No Change Not Sure Question Title * 6. Have you increased or decreased the size of your overall recruiting budget this month? Increased Decreased No Change Not Sure Question Title * 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 Question Title * 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 No Not Sure We're currently not utilizing any AI recruiting technologies We plan to purchase AI recruiting technologies in the future Question Title * 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 Question Title * 10. What is your current industry? Aerospace & Defense Agriculture Arts & Entertainment Automotive Aviation Basic Materials Biotech Construction Consumer Goods Education Employment Services Energy & Utilities Finance & Insurance Food & Beverages Government (public sector) Healthcare Hospitality Industrial Goods Manufacturing Non-Profit Pharmaceutical Real Estate Services Technology Transportation Other (please specify) Done