Trailblazing Workforce Employer Survey

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* 1. Employer Information

Name of Respondent

Employer

Email address

Postal Code

Phone Number

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* 2. What is your industry? North American Industry Classification (NAICS)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Mining

Utilities

Construction

Wholesale trade

Retail trade Transportation and Warehousing

Information

Finance/Insurance

Real estate

Professional, Scientific, Technical

Management of company enterprises

Admin, waste management, remediation services

Educational

Healthcare social services

Arts Entertainment, recreation

Accommodations /food services

Other services

Public administration

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* 3. How many employees do you currently have on staff? Please indicate for all four identified employment types.

	1-10	11-50	51-100	100+
Full Time	Full Time 1-10	Full Time 11-50	Full Time 51-100	Full Time 100+
Part Time	Part Time 1-10	Part Time 11-50	Part Time 51-100	Part Time 100+
Casual	Casual 1-10	Casual 11-50	Casual 51-100	Casual 100+
Seasonal	Seasonal 1-10	Seasonal 11-50	Seasonal 51-100	Seasonal 100+

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* 4. During the past 3 years, has your workforce expanded or shrunk?

Grown by 20+

Grown by 10-20

Grown by 1-10

No Change

Shrank by 1-10

Shrank by 10-20

Shrank by 20+

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* 5. During the next 1-3 years, how much do you plan to expand or shrink your workforce

Grow by 20+

Grow by 10-20

Grow by 1-10

No Change

Shrink by 1-10

Shrink by 10-20

Shrink by 20+

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* 6. What are your top workforce challenges. Please check all that apply

Attracting employees

Retaining employees

Training and developing employees

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What occupations are you recruiting for? Select all that apply. Canada's National Occupational Codes (NOC).

Management occupations

Business, finance and administrative occupations

Natural and applied science and related occupations

Health occupations

Occupations in education, law & social, community & government services

Occupations in arts, culture, recreation & sport

Sales & service occupations

Trades, transports & equipment operators & related occupations

Natural resources, agriculture & related occupations

Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

None of the above

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* 8. What are the barriers to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce? Please check all that apply.

Housing

Qualified Candidates

Transportation

Community Safety

Childcare

Compensation Expectations

Work Ethic

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you have training needs that are currently not being met in the community?

Yes

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* 10. What employee retention tactics have you found most successful? Select all that apply.

Pay Raises and Bonuses

Health Benefits

Training and Development

Vacation Time

Work from Home

Corporate Culture

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What recruitment tactics have you found to be successful? Check all that apply

Hiring new Canadians

Temporary Foreign Worker program

Hiring people with disabilities

Retraining people from other industries

Recruiting through Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook etc)

Recruiting through WorkBC

Recruiting through Job Boards (Kijiji, Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Monster etc.)

Promoting from within

Word of Mouth

Posting in the Newspaper

Hiring students and recent grads

Other (Please Specify)

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* 12. Do you utilize any of the following employee attraction tools that have been developed by the City of Quesnel? Choose all that apply.

Relocation Guide

Resident Attraction Video Series - Hello, Quesnel and Work in Quesnel

Work in Quesnel Landing Page

None of the above

Other (Please Specify)

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* 13. Are you investing in housing to address workforce challenges

Yes, we currently own or lease housing units for our employees

Yes, we are in the process of developing housing solutions for our employees

No, but we are interested in exploring opportunities

Other (please specify)

Trailblazing Workforce Employer Survey

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* 1. Employer Information

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* 2. What is your industry? North American Industry Classification (NAICS)

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* 3. How many employees do you currently have on staff? Please indicate for all four identified employment types.

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* 4. During the past 3 years, has your workforce expanded or shrunk?

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* 5. During the next 1-3 years, how much do you plan to expand or shrink your workforce

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* 6. What are your top workforce challenges. Please check all that apply

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* 7. What occupations are you recruiting for? Select all that apply. Canada's National Occupational Codes (NOC).

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* 8. What are the barriers to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce? Please check all that apply.

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* 9. Do you have training needs that are currently not being met in the community?

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* 10. What employee retention tactics have you found most successful? Select all that apply.

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* 11. What recruitment tactics have you found to be successful? Check all that apply

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* 12. Do you utilize any of the following employee attraction tools that have been developed by the City of Quesnel? Choose all that apply.

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* 13. Are you investing in housing to address workforce challenges

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* 14. In your opinion, what is the most important thing that the City of Quesnel can do to support local workforce development?