Women In Food Safety

We would like to hear from you!

To support women professionals in the food safety industry, The Women in Food Safety Group will be hosting a "We Asked, You Answered- The Voice of Women In Food Safety" panel session at The Food Safety Consortium on November 5th kindly sponsored by Glanbia and CMX.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could take 5 minutes to answer this survey to let us know some details of how you've navigated your career in food safety and share some industry work experiences and feelings on various situations. This survey results will be shared and discussed by food safety women-leaders (Cindy Jiang - McDonald's, Lisa Robinson - Ecolab, and Allison Jennings - Amazon) during our panel session on November 5th. We welcome and need your support to shape the future together!

Your feedback is important to us! Please follow #womeninfoodsafety on LinkedIn for future updates.

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* 1. Would you please tell us your gender?

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to disclose

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* 2. How long have you worked in the food industry?

0-2 years

2-5 years

5-8 years

8-15 years

15+ years

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* 3. What position do you currently hold?

Administrative/entry level

Management level

Senior Executive

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do (did) you feel adequately prepared when you started your first job after graduating from school?

Yes

I don't know (please indicate reasons)

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* 5. What would you consider as obstacles when entering the job market? (can choose more than one)

Don't know where to start

Lack of connection to company experienced employees (e.g. finding mentors, professional network)

Lack of connection to industry during school

Feel I lack credentials to meet the job requirements (e.g. experience, certifications)

Don't know what qualifications the industry is looking for

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Do you understand the importance of networking?

Yes, I can master the situation

No, I don't know how to start building my network

No, I don't understand what is a professional network

Comments

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* 7. What are (were) you expecting at your first job (ranking from 1-5 that you think is more important to you, 5 being most important)?

	1 (least important)	2	3	4	5 (most important)
Competitive salaries	Competitive salaries 1 (least important)	Competitive salaries 2	Competitive salaries 3	Competitive salaries 4	Competitive salaries 5 (most important)
Opportunities to grow	Opportunities to grow 1 (least important)	Opportunities to grow 2	Opportunities to grow 3	Opportunities to grow 4	Opportunities to grow 5 (most important)
Opportunities to use what you have learned from school	Opportunities to use what you have learned from school 1 (least important)	Opportunities to use what you have learned from school 2	Opportunities to use what you have learned from school 3	Opportunities to use what you have learned from school 4	Opportunities to use what you have learned from school 5 (most important)
Social networking opportunities	Social networking opportunities 1 (least important)	Social networking opportunities 2	Social networking opportunities 3	Social networking opportunities 4	Social networking opportunities 5 (most important)
Subject matter expertise	Subject matter expertise 1 (least important)	Subject matter expertise 2	Subject matter expertise 3	Subject matter expertise 4	Subject matter expertise 5 (most important)

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you are in a hiring position, what are you expecting when hiring fresh graduate employees (Ranking from 1-5 that you think is more important to you, 5 being most important)?

	1 (least important)	2	3	4	5 (most important)
Solid technical skills	Solid technical skills 1 (least important)	Solid technical skills 2	Solid technical skills 3	Solid technical skills 4	Solid technical skills 5 (most important)
Solid soft skills	Solid soft skills 1 (least important)	Solid soft skills 2	Solid soft skills 3	Solid soft skills 4	Solid soft skills 5 (most important)
Fresh new ideas/thoughts	Fresh new ideas/thoughts 1 (least important)	Fresh new ideas/thoughts 2	Fresh new ideas/thoughts 3	Fresh new ideas/thoughts 4	Fresh new ideas/thoughts 5 (most important)
Complete the tasks as instructed	Complete the tasks as instructed 1 (least important)	Complete the tasks as instructed 2	Complete the tasks as instructed 3	Complete the tasks as instructed 4	Complete the tasks as instructed 5 (most important)
Experience through internships	Experience through internships 1 (least important)	Experience through internships 2	Experience through internships 3	Experience through internships 4	Experience through internships 5 (most important)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Is diversity within a company important to you?

Yes

I don't know

Please explain the reason

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* 10. What has been the most significant barrier in your career?

Work/life demands

Feeling of glass ceiling

Education/degree

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What do you attribute to your success?

Education/degree

On the job experience

Self-learning/motivation

Finding/working with a mentor

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What is the life and career-changing pivot point that concerns you the most?

Extensive travels

Motherhood, taking care of family members

Relocation

Job Reassignments/promotions

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What programs do you think support better work-life INTEGRATION within an organization?

Flexible time/working location

Flexible/unlimited PTO

Job-sharing/part time

Others (please specify)

Others/Comments

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* 14. Have you ever felt stuck at least once in your position throughout your career/job?

Yes

Comments

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* 15. Where are you home-based?

United States

Canada

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Are you working for the food safety and quality department directly?

Yes

No (please specify the department)