Skilled Trades Talent-to-Industry Exchange - Combined

Please complete your survey by Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at 5 p.m.

Information from this survey will be combined to reflect the trends, challenges and opportunities in the construction and industrial trades. Combined results will be published in a labor analysis and made available to regional educational organizations, policy makers, and economic development professionals. Individual company data will not be included in the published labor analysis. Any questions or concerns regarding this survey may be directed to Sheri Gonzales Warren at 816-701-8308.

The workforce questions will be used to inform curriculum/program development activities of regional education providers across the educational continuum – from preschool through college. The final analysis is also expected to inform outreach strategies to strengthen the talent pipeline. Your input will provide important data to guide development of educational programs that will produce trained workforce for the construction and industrial trades. The survey is expected to take 10 minutes or less.

Many thanks in advance for your participation.

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* 1. Including both full- and part-time employees, what is the average number of employees in your KC metro operations this year?

1 to 9 employees

10 to 49 employees

50 to 99 employees

100 to 249 employees

250+ employees

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* 2. Compared to one year ago, would you say the number of employees has:

Increased

Decreased

Stayed about the same

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* 3. What is your annual corporate revenue?

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* 4. How many employees, if any, do you anticipate adding to your company in the next 3 years?

Plan to reduce staff

Zero

1-5

6-24

25-99

Over 100

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* 5. If you anticipate job growth, what are the most important factors contributing to it?

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* 6. Approximately what percent of your staff positions require no more than:

Less than a high school diploma

Only high school diploma

Some post high-school training but less than an associate degree

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or beyond

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* 7. If you were to hire today, approximately what percent of the positions would require:

Less than a high school diploma

Only high school diploma

Some post high-school training but less than an associate degree

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or beyond

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* 8. Do you find it difficult to recruit diverse candidates?

Yes

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* 9. Do you find it difficult to retain diverse candidates?

Yes

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* 10. Please specify if you know of a particular subcategory of trade that is more harshly affected (ex: finish carpenters vs trim carpenters).

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* 11. Where have you found your most recent hires?

Online/Social Media

Job Fairs

Schools

Word of Mouth

Other (please specify)

The next few questions are about general entry-level occupations.

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* 12. What is the average length of vacancy for entry-level positions at your company?

Less than 30 days

30-59 days

60-89 days

90-119 days

Over 120 days

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* 13. In the last year, how often have you needed to recruit workers from outside the region for entry-level positions?

Not at all

Rarely

Occasionally

Frequently