Job Openings
Job Openings, Volume 13, Issue 6, 2017
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52 questions. Select a question to see its response table.
- Do you have a current job opening that you are trying to fill?
- Do you have just one job opening or more than one? About how many?
- When was the last time you had a job opening?
- Is/Was this a full-time or part-time job?
- Is/Was the job seasonal or temporary?
- How long has/was this job (been) open (before you filled it)?
- Are/Were you trying to replace someone or is/was it a new position?
- Has turnover in this job been a problem?
- What is/was the starting hourly wage or annual salary?
- Will/Did this person also receive tips, bonuses, or commissions above the wage or salary?
- Will/was total compensation (be) above average for your work force, below average or about average?
- Does/Did this job have promotion possibilities?
- Does/Did this job require experience? Is/Was experience preferred or is/was no experience needed?
- Placing/Placed an ad(s) in a newspaper
- Spreading/Spread the opening by word-of-mouth
- Putting/Put a sign in the window
- Using/Use a private employment agency
- Placing/Placed a listing on an Internet job placement site
- Placing/Placed an ad(s) in a trade publication or newsletter
- Contacting/Contacted a school about the opening
- Using/Used a government job placement service
- Asking/Asked current employees to help find someone
- How many qualified applicants are/were there for the job? Are/were there lots of qualified applicants, some qualified applicants, few qualified applicants, or no qualified applicants?
- What is/was the most important reason applicants are/were not qualified?
- Lack of job-specific or occupational skills
- Poor job and/or work history
- Lack of social or people skills
- Ensuring applicants are not illegal immigrants
- Inflated wage and/or benefit expectations
- Lack of basic English, communication, and/or math skills
- Poor attitude
- Inappropriate appearance
- Drug use, including failed drug tests
- Do you ask for, and check out, job references for people you plan to hire?
- Do you conduct background checks, criminal or credit, on people you plan to hire?
- In the last three years have you received a “does-not-match” letter from the Social Security Administration saying that the Social Security name and/or number of one of your employees does not match its Social Security records? Has this happened ________?
- Though the law does not require it, do you always, usually, sometimes or never make a photocopy of the ID that new employees present to show who they are and that they are eligible to work?
- How long do you usually retain an employee’s completed I-9 form after the employee has stopped working for you?
- In the last three years, has a government official asked to see one or more of your employee’s I-9s?
- How many full-time employees, including tipped employees, do you currently pay the minimum wage or less?
- How many part-time employees, including tipped employees, do you currently pay the minimum wage or less?
- Do you currently pay any of your employees less than $12 per hour?
- Do you currently pay any of your employees less than $15 per hour?
- Would a minimum wage increase to $15 phased in over the next 3 years have a negative impact, positive impact or no impact on your business?
- Lower earnings
- Decrease the number of employees
- Reduce employees’ hours
- Prevent filling an open position
- Raise prices
- Increase wages
- Increase the use of less expensive or part-time workers
- How would a $15 minimum wage affect the wages of your workers earning above $15?
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Volume 13, Issue 6, 2017
ISSN 1534-8326
Holly S. Wade
NFIB Research Center
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