Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce - Florida Workforce Needs Study 2.0 - Survey Part Two

3. Did you participate in the Florida Workforce Needs Study 2.0 - Survey Part One between January 2022 and May 2022? 
  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No
• I don't recall

4. What is your primary industry? *This question is required.

• Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
• Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
• Utilities
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Wholesale Trade
• Retail Trade
• Transportation and Warehousing
• Information
• Finance and Insurance
• Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Management of Companies and Enterprises
• Administrative Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care and Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
• Accommodation and Food Services
• Other Services (Except Public Administration)
• Public Administration

6. How many employees work out of this location (on-site and remote)?  *This question is required.

• 1-10
• 11-50
• 51-200
• 201-500
• More than 500

7. Thinking about the following steps in the talent acquisition/retention process, how have things changed in the past six months?
  *This question is required.

Space Cell	Easier	About the Same	More Difficult
Identifying candidates	Identifying candidates: Easier	Identifying candidates: About the Same	Identifying candidates: More Difficult
Securing interviews	Securing interviews: Easier	Securing interviews: About the Same	Securing interviews: More Difficult
Hiring	Hiring: Easier	Hiring: About the Same	Hiring: More Difficult
Retaining employees	Retaining employees: Easier	Retaining employees: About the Same	Retaining employees: More Difficult

8. Thinking about the following steps in the talent acquisition/retention process, how do you anticipate things will change in the next six months? *This question is required.

Space Cell	Easier	About the Same	More Difficult
Identifying candidates	Identifying candidates: Easier	Identifying candidates: About the Same	Identifying candidates: More Difficult
Securing interviews	Securing interviews: Easier	Securing interviews: About the Same	Securing interviews: More Difficult
Hiring	Hiring: Easier	Hiring: About the Same	Hiring: More Difficult
Retaining employees	Retaining employees: Easier	Retaining employees: About the Same	Retaining employees: More Difficult

9. In the Florida Workforce Needs Study 2.0 - Survey Part One, employers identified factors playing a role in the challenge(s) their organization experienced when recruiting talent. Please indicate if you anticipate these factors will get better, worse, or stay the same over the next year.
  *This question is required.

Space Cell	Get better	Stay the same	Get worse
Increased competition among businesses	Increased competition among businesses: Get better	Increased competition among businesses: Stay the same	Increased competition among businesses: Get worse
Recruiting talent	Recruiting talent: Get better	Recruiting talent: Stay the same	Recruiting talent: Get worse
Workforce skills/knowledge	Workforce skills/knowledge: Get better	Workforce skills/knowledge: Stay the same	Workforce skills/knowledge: Get worse
Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates	Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates: Get better	Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates: Stay the same	Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates: Get worse
General COVID-19 related issues	General COVID-19 related issues: Get better	General COVID-19 related issues: Stay the same	General COVID-19 related issues: Get worse

10. Which of these job types presents the most difficulty in hiring? *This question is required.

• Executive Leadership
• Management
• Sales
• HR/Accounting/Finance
• Information Technology (IT)
• Professional/Technical (other than IT)
• Skilled Trades (please specify in the "other" field below)
• Administrative/Clerical
• General Labor
• Other (Please Specify):

11. For the job type you have identified as the most difficult to hire, what level of skills or credentials are required? 
  *This question is required.

• None
• High School Diploma/GED
• Apprenticeship
• Industry-Recognized Certificate/Technical Training
• Associate's Degree (2-year)
• Bachelor's Degree (4-year)
• Graduate/Professional Degree

12. If the job type you noted as most difficult to hire requires a certification/licensure, how does this impact hiring?
  *This question is required.

• The licensure requirements make hiring more difficult
• The licensure requirements do not make hiring more difficult 
• N/A – job type does not require certification/licensure

13. For the job type you have identified as the most difficult to hire, rank these factors in terms of their challenge in talent recruitment (1 representing the most significant challenge among the list and 10 representing the least significant challenge). *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
Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 1 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 2 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 3 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 4 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 5 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 6 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 7 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 8 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 9 out of 10	Rank Difficulty meeting the salary expectations of candidates as 10 out of 10
General COVID-19 related issues	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 1 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 2 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 3 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 4 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 5 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 6 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 7 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 8 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 9 out of 10	Rank General COVID-19 related issues as 10 out of 10
Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 1 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 2 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 3 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 4 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 5 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 6 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 7 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 8 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 9 out of 10	Rank Increased competition among businesses recruiting talent as 10 out of 10
Lack of access to childcare	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 1 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 2 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 3 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 4 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 5 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 6 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 7 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 8 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 9 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to childcare as 10 out of 10
Lack of access to transportation	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 1 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 2 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 3 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 4 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 5 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 6 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 7 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 8 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 9 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to transportation as 10 out of 10
Lack of access to affordable housing	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 1 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 2 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 3 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 4 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 5 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 6 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 7 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 8 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 9 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to affordable housing as 10 out of 10
Lack of access to workforce training programs	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 1 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 2 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 3 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 4 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 5 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 6 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 7 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 8 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 9 out of 10	Rank Lack of access to workforce training programs as 10 out of 10
Lack of awareness of open positions	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 1 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 2 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 3 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 4 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 5 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 6 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 7 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 8 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 9 out of 10	Rank Lack of awareness of open positions as 10 out of 10
Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote)	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 1 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 2 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 3 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 4 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 5 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 6 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 7 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 8 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 9 out of 10	Rank Unable to meet the candidates’ work location preferences (hybrid or remote) as 10 out of 10
Workforce skills/knowledge	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 1 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 2 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 3 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 4 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 5 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 6 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 7 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 8 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 9 out of 10	Rank Workforce skills/knowledge as 10 out of 10

15. Would your company be willing to hire credentialed/licensed talent out of high school (with no post-secondary education and training)?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

16. Does your company offer an internship and/or apprenticeship program?
  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

From where does your company source interns and/or apprentices?
  *This question is required.

• 4-Year Universities
• State Colleges
• Trade Schools
• Technical Institutions
• Re-Entry Programs
• CareerSource

17. Does your company consider candidates with basic employability skills and offer re-skilling, or on-the-job training, to address your workforce needs? 
  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

18. Does your company offer formal employer-led training/work-based learning for current employees?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

Is that formal employer-led training/work-based learning state funded?
  *This question is required.

• Yes, entirely
• Yes, partially
• No

19. How often has your organization assessed job descriptions and minimum hiring requirements in the last year?
  *This question is required.

• Very frequently
• Somewhat frequently
• Rarely
• We have not assessed job descriptions and minimum hiring requirements in the last year

20. Has your business increased reliance on contract or “gig” workers in the past year as a response to hiring difficulties? *This question is required.

• Yes, significantly
• Yes, somewhat
• No, not at all

21. Does your company explore talent outside of Florida to fill open positions (for either relocation or remote work from state of residence)? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

22. Has your company considered moving out of Florida to meet labor needs? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

23. Has increased hiring difficulty led your company to explore automation?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

What areas of your organization have you/are you considering automating? *This question is required.

• Customer Relationship Management
• Document Management
• Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
• HR/Payroll
• Inventory Control
• Project Management
• Other (Please Specify): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

24. Are you aware of state and/or federal programs to help train employees? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

25. How, if at all, are these COVID-related factors negatively impacting your ability to attract and retain workers? *This question is required.

Space Cell	Not Applicable	Not at All	Somewhat	Substantially so	Unknown
Employee Remote Work	Employee Remote Work: Not Applicable	Employee Remote Work: Not at All	Employee Remote Work: Somewhat	Employee Remote Work: Substantially so	Employee Remote Work: Unknown
Early Retirements	Early Retirements: Not Applicable	Early Retirements: Not at All	Early Retirements: Somewhat	Early Retirements: Substantially so	Early Retirements: Unknown
Employer Vaccination Requirements	Employer Vaccination Requirements: Not Applicable	Employer Vaccination Requirements: Not at All	Employer Vaccination Requirements: Somewhat	Employer Vaccination Requirements: Substantially so	Employer Vaccination Requirements: Unknown
Reduced Immigration (smaller labor pool)	Reduced Immigration (smaller labor pool): Not Applicable	Reduced Immigration (smaller labor pool): Not at All	Reduced Immigration (smaller labor pool): Somewhat	Reduced Immigration (smaller labor pool): Substantially so	Reduced Immigration (smaller labor pool): Unknown
Employee's Caregiving Responsibilities	Employee's Caregiving Responsibilities: Not Applicable	Employee's Caregiving Responsibilities: Not at All	Employee's Caregiving Responsibilities: Somewhat	Employee's Caregiving Responsibilities: Substantially so	Employee's Caregiving Responsibilities: Unknown

26. Would your company be willing to participate in focus groups/interviews in-person?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No
• Willing to participate in virtual focus group rather than in-person
• Not sure at this time

Would your company like to be considered for hosting an on-site focus group? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No