IOD survey on business skills

Thank you for giving us a few minutes to give us your views. We are hoping to understand ways in which the IoD can support the island's skills infrastructure to develop a population with the right expertise, competence and education to drive long-term economic success.

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1. How many people does your business employ in Guernsey?

5-20

21-50

>50

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2. To what extent does your team have the right skills to help your business succeed?

It doesn't because we can't find them

It doesn't but we're not hiring at the moment

The team is good enough

We have a brilliant team to drive success

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3. How easy has it been to find good candidates when you recruit?

	Very hard	Often hard	Very mixed	Mostly easy	Very easy
Basic soft skills e.g. communication	Basic soft skills e.g. communication Very hard	Basic soft skills e.g. communication Often hard	Basic soft skills e.g. communication Very mixed	Basic soft skills e.g. communication Mostly easy	Basic soft skills e.g. communication Very easy
What's lacking?
Specialist skills e.g. technical	Specialist skills e.g. technical Very hard	Specialist skills e.g. technical Often hard	Specialist skills e.g. technical Very mixed	Specialist skills e.g. technical Mostly easy	Specialist skills e.g. technical Very easy
What's lacking?
Relevant experience e.g. sector	Relevant experience e.g. sector Very hard	Relevant experience e.g. sector Often hard	Relevant experience e.g. sector Very mixed	Relevant experience e.g. sector Mostly easy	Relevant experience e.g. sector Very easy
What's lacking?
Candidate expectations e.g. salary	Candidate expectations e.g. salary Very hard	Candidate expectations e.g. salary Often hard	Candidate expectations e.g. salary Very mixed	Candidate expectations e.g. salary Mostly easy	Candidate expectations e.g. salary Very easy
What's lacking?