Florida Workforce Needs Survey 2.0 - Part One

3. Over the past year, has your company had trouble recruiting qualified applicants for open positions?
  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No
• Dependent on position

4. Have any of the following factors played a role in the challenge(s) your organization has experienced when recruiting talent? Please select all that apply:
  *This question is required.

• Workforce skills/knowledge
• General COVID-19 related issues
• Economic conditions
• Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent
• Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates
• Lack of access to childcare
• Lack of access to transportation
• Lack of access to affordable housing
• Lack of access to workforce training programs
• Lack of awareness of open positions
• Other (please specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
• N/A

5. Have you found that some employees or candidates at your company are unwilling to accept jobs, increased hours, or other advancements fearing they would lose certain government benefits? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

6. Is your company planning to hire new employees over the next year?
  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No
• Maybe
• Undecided

7. Has your company’s employment level changed over the past year? *This question is required.

• Yes, we have more employees than we did a year ago
• No, we have approximately the same number of employees
• Yes, we have fewer employees than we did a year ago

8. Generally speaking, what role(s) is your organization looking to hire? Select all that apply:
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• Executive leadership
• Management
• Sales
• HR/Accounting/Financial Services
• Analytics
• Marketing/Community Relations
• Technical/STEM
• Administrative
• Other (please specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

9. For new staff, is your company hiring positions that will be housed “on-site,” remote, or hybrid? Select all that apply.
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• On-site
• Remote
• Hybrid
• Dependent on role (please specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

10. Has the change in the workplace landscape affected the quality of applicants for your organization?

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• Yes, we have noticed a better pool of applicants
• Yes, we have experienced a drop off in the level of applicants
• No, applicant pool has remained consistent with past experience

11. How does your company engage in talent recruitment? Select all that apply:
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• Website job boards (Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, etc.)
• Internal recruiting team
• External recruiting team
• Partnerships with local career resources (ex. CareerSource Florida)
• Job recruitment fairs
• Local state colleges (formerly known as community colleges)
• Universities
• Word of mouth
• Company website
• Social media
• Re-entry programs
• Veterans associations/Services
• Other (please specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

12. National workforce shortages have impacted nearly every business; what measures has your company taken to mitigate these challenges? Please select all that apply: *This question is required.

• Revised compensation and benefits package
• Increased investment in employee training and development
• Employed or increased retention incentives
• Automated functions
• Increased reliance on temporary employment agencies
• Increased investment in outsourcing
• Contracted workforce output (including, but not limited to, turning down business opportunities or a reduction of hours of operation)
• Reduced education or skills requirements for perspective candidates
• Other (please specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

13. In recruiting new employees, what skills/characteristics (regardless of position) are most important to your organization? Please rank the following skills/characteristics in order of importance from 1-10:
  *This question is required. Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Communication and collaboration skills	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 1 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 2 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 3 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 4 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 5 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 6 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 7 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 8 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 9 out of 10	Rank Communication and collaboration skills as 10 out of 10
Reliability	Rank Reliability as 1 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 2 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 3 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 4 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 5 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 6 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 7 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 8 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 9 out of 10	Rank Reliability as 10 out of 10
Problem-solving skills	Rank Problem-solving skills as 1 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 2 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 3 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 4 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 5 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 6 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 7 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 8 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 9 out of 10	Rank Problem-solving skills as 10 out of 10
Time management	Rank Time management as 1 out of 10	Rank Time management as 2 out of 10	Rank Time management as 3 out of 10	Rank Time management as 4 out of 10	Rank Time management as 5 out of 10	Rank Time management as 6 out of 10	Rank Time management as 7 out of 10	Rank Time management as 8 out of 10	Rank Time management as 9 out of 10	Rank Time management as 10 out of 10
Creativity	Rank Creativity as 1 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 2 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 3 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 4 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 5 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 6 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 7 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 8 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 9 out of 10	Rank Creativity as 10 out of 10
Customer service skills	Rank Customer service skills as 1 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 2 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 3 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 4 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 5 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 6 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 7 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 8 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 9 out of 10	Rank Customer service skills as 10 out of 10
Leadership	Rank Leadership as 1 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 2 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 3 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 4 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 5 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 6 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 7 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 8 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 9 out of 10	Rank Leadership as 10 out of 10
Public speaking	Rank Public speaking as 1 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 2 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 3 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 4 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 5 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 6 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 7 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 8 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 9 out of 10	Rank Public speaking as 10 out of 10
Loyalty	Rank Loyalty as 1 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 2 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 3 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 4 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 5 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 6 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 7 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 8 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 9 out of 10	Rank Loyalty as 10 out of 10
Professionalism	Rank Professionalism as 1 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 2 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 3 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 4 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 5 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 6 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 7 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 8 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 9 out of 10	Rank Professionalism as 10 out of 10

15. Does your company have internal skills development programs?
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• Yes
• No
• Not at the moment, but plan to implement over the next year

If you selected “Yes,” how do you select staff for participation in the programs? 
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• Staff self selects based on opportunities and availability
• Management or leadership identifies team member for participation
• Participation is mandatory depending on role
• Other

17. Does your company engage in external training to support employee growth?
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• Yes
• No

If “yes,” through which medium? Please select all that apply.
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• Formal, customized training provided by a third party
• General online training from a third party
• Seminars or conferences
• Other (please specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

18. Does your company require certifications or degrees for employment?
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• Yes, dependent on role
• No
• Certifications and degrees are considered, but not explicitly required

19. If your company either requires or considers post-secondary education or training, which of the following are applicable? Please select all that apply. 
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• Apprenticeship
• Industry license
• Post-secondary certificate
• Technical training/Certification
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Graduate degree
• Other (please specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

21. Does your company work with educational institutions to provide input on skills training that would benefit your organization? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

22. Would your company like to have greater input in educational training conducted throughout the education continuum? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

23. What broad areas would you like educational providers to enhance their focus on? *This question is required.

• Hard/Technical kills
• Soft/Social and emotional Skills
• Both

24. Please rank the following areas in terms of where your organization prioritizes talent acquisition investments. Please rank the following areas in order of importance from 1-4: *This question is required. Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4
Recruiting new talent	Rank Recruiting new talent as 1 out of 4	Rank Recruiting new talent as 2 out of 4	Rank Recruiting new talent as 3 out of 4	Rank Recruiting new talent as 4 out of 4
Training new talent	Rank Training new talent as 1 out of 4	Rank Training new talent as 2 out of 4	Rank Training new talent as 3 out of 4	Rank Training new talent as 4 out of 4
Training and developing existing, in-house talent	Rank Training and developing existing, in-house talent as 1 out of 4	Rank Training and developing existing, in-house talent as 2 out of 4	Rank Training and developing existing, in-house talent as 3 out of 4	Rank Training and developing existing, in-house talent as 4 out of 4
Outsourcing to organizations with specialized talent	Rank Outsourcing to organizations with specialized talent as 1 out of 4	Rank Outsourcing to organizations with specialized talent as 2 out of 4	Rank Outsourcing to organizations with specialized talent as 3 out of 4	Rank Outsourcing to organizations with specialized talent as 4 out of 4

26. Do you feel that Florida’s education and workforce training systems produce talent that is ready to provide value to your company upon first day of employment? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No
• Dependent upon position

28. Does your company participate in any local, state, or federally supported workforce programs? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No
• Unfamiliar with the opportunities available and would like to learn more