We are conducting this particular survey to better understand the needs of West Michigan Triangle Region employers and how to increase the employment of African  Americans.  This survey will take approximately 15 minutes.

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* 1. What is the principal industry sector of your organization?

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* 2. Guesstimate What percentage of your employees are African American?

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* 3. Rank largest percentage of African American employees by EEO Category

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* 4. Approximately, how many full-time employees currently work for your organization?

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* 5. Approximately, how many part-time employees currently work for your organization?

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* 6. How likely are you to hire more employees in the next twelve months?

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* 7. Approximately, How many people will you hire within next 12 months based on EEO categories?

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* 8. Provide sample job titles of hires within the past or next 12 months.

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* 9. What percentage of your workforce will retire in the next 5 years?

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* 10. What are your plans to replace retiring employees?

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* 11. Please rate your difficulty in finding skilled candidates for entry and mid-level positions.

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* 12. How Long does it take to hire entry and mid-level positions?

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* 13. What skills are most difficult to find in a new employee?

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* 14. Which Social/ Soft skills do you struggle with finding within the African American Population

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* 15. What type of technical/ vocational skills does your company seek that are difficult to find within the African American population? (check all that apply)
 

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* 16. Do you require any pre-employment checks? (check all that apply)

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* 17. When hiring entry level positions, what type of educational attainment do you require? (check all that apply)

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* 18. When hiring entry-level positions, what level of experience do you require?

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* 19. Does your company provide technical/vocational training and/or apprenticeship to employees?

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* 20. Does your company provide social/soft skill training to employees?

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* 21. What barriers African Americans face in securing employment within your  tech oriented careers? (check all that apply)

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* 22. Any success stories you can share regarding hiring African Americans?

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* 23. Title of person completing this survey?

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* 24. Desire someone to contact you regarding this survey

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