WEDDLE’s conducts continuous research into the experience of employers and recruiters online and the quality of the sourcing and recruiting resources they find there. We would very much like to have your input, so please take a couple of minutes to answer the following questions.

What percentage of your total openings are posted online?

Please Select 0% 1-10% 11-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-90% 91-100%

What percentage of your new hires are sourced online?

Please Select 0 1-5% 6-10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-75% 76-90% 91-100%

How would your rate the caliber of your new hires sourced online?

Among our best employees
Above average employees
Average employees
Below average employees
A hiring mistake
No opinion

Of the openings posted online, where are the majority posted?

Your own Web-site
A single job board
Multiple job boards
Your own Web-site and one job board
Your own Web-site and multiple job boards
One or more social networking sites
Your own Web-site and one or more social networking sites
Your own Web-site, one or more job boards and one or more social networking sites

Of the openings posted online, were they mostly:

Entry-level professional positions
Mid-level professional positions
Senior-level professional positions
Managerial positions
Executive positions
Administrative positions
Retail positions
Hourly positions
Contract and part time positions

Of the openings posted online, how would you rate the diversity of applicants?

Excellent
Above Average
Average
Below Average
Poor
Don't know

In general, which activity at a job board or career portal yields the best quality candidates? (Please select one option only)

Posting a job
Searching the resume database
Networking at the site's bulletin board/discussion area
Placing a banner ad linked to your corporate career site
Sponsoring on-site content with a link to your corporate career site
Placing contextual ads within relevant site content
Other (please specify)

How many different job boards and career portals do you use for job posting and/or resume search?

Please Select 0 1 2-5 6-8 9-10 11-15 15+

In general, which job boards are most helpful? (Please select one option only)

General purpose job boards (e.g., Monster.com, HotJobs.com)
Niche sites that specialize by career field or industry
Niche sites that specialize by geographic focus
Association sites with job boards
Job boards at employersﾒ own sites
Vertical search engines that specialize in jobs (e.g., Indeed, Simply Hired, GetTheJob)
Other (please specify)

How helpful has the Internet been in your recruiting efforts?

Somewhat helpful
Very helpful
No more helpful than other tools
Not helpful

(Optional) Are you male or female?

Optional Male Female

(Optional) How old are you?

Optional 20-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-55 65+

Which sourcing strategy provides the best quality applicants?

Posting jobs on your own Web-site
Posting jobs on a commercial job board
Advertising jobs in newspapers
Advertising jobs in association/professional print publications
Career fairs
Using a staffing firm
Networking at business/professional events
Using social networking sites
Advertising in the search results on search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo!)
Your employee referral program
Other (please specify)