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Section 1 of 4
About Your Organization
Help us understand your organization so we can identify patterns across employer types and industries.
Your privacy matters. This survey is completely confidential. No identifying information is required. Contact details shared at the end are stored separately and never linked to your answers.
1. Which best describes your role?*
CEO / Executive Director
HR Director / Manager
Hiring Manager
Workforce Development Lead
Operations Manager
Business Owner
Other
2. What industry are you in?*
Hospitality and Tourism
Healthcare
Logistics and Warehousing
Technology
Education
Construction and Trades
Nonprofit and Government
Retail
Finance and Professional Services
Other
3. How many employees does your organization have?*
1 to 10
11 to 50
51 to 250
251 to 1,000
1,000 or more
Section 2 of 4
Your Workforce Transitions
Employers are navigating transitions too. This section helps us understand the workforce challenges your organization is managing right now.
4. Which workforce transitions are you currently managing? (Select all that apply)*
Employee retirements
Succession planning gaps
High turnover
Skill shortages
AI and automation adoption
Institutional knowledge loss
Hiring pipeline challenges
Internal mobility and promotion
Workforce reentry hiring
Other
5. What is the most urgent workforce challenge you are facing right now?
6. How confident are you in your organization's ability to navigate these workforce transitions?*
1 = Not confident at all5 = Extremely confident
Section 3 of 4
Where You Are Getting Stuck
This section helps us understand where employers need better tools and support.
7. What is the hardest part of finding and retaining qualified talent right now?
8. What do you wish job candidates understood better about your hiring process or your workplace?
9. Where do you currently go for workforce development support? (Select all that apply)
Workforce development orgs
Staffing agencies
Community colleges
Internal HR and training
Industry associations
Online platforms
Peer networks
We manage on our own
Other
10. What has wasted the most time, money, or effort in your hiring or retention efforts?
Section 4 of 4
Looking Forward
Final questions about what would most help your organization navigate workforce transitions.
11. One year from now, what would a workforce win look like for your organization?
12. What workforce support or tool would make the biggest difference for you today?
13. Would you be open to a follow-up conversation about workforce navigation tools?*
Yes, I am open to it
No thank you
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Your response contributes to the Know Degree Needed® Economic Navigation Dataset and helps us build tools that work for employers and workers alike.
We will use this research to develop the Future of Work Intelligence Briefing and the Economic Navigation Engine.
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This survey is conducted by Know Degree Needed LLC as part of the Transition Intelligence Project workforce research initiative. All responses are anonymous. No personally identifiable information is required. Contact details voluntarily provided are stored separately from survey responses and are never sold, shared with third parties, or linked to individual answers. Data is used solely for workforce intelligence research and the development of the Know Degree Needed® Economic Navigation Dataset.
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