Socially-distanced hiring and onboarding

An MTA survey

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* 1. How would you describe your business? (Select one option)

Media or publishing business

Information or data provider

Software or technology company

Conferences and events

Consultancy

Education and training

Home entertainment

Live entertainment

Marketing or communications agency

Financial services or investment

Retail or e-commerce

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Does the bulk of your revenue come from: (Select one option)

Consumers

Business or professional clients

Academic customers

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How has your hiring changed since the start of lockdown? (Select one option)

I am hiring more people than before

My hiring plans are unchanged

I am recruiting fewer people but still making some hires

I have stopped recruiting new people altogether

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* 4. If you are recruiting, at which levels? (Select all that apply)

Executive or C-Level

Senior management

Mid-senior level

Entry level/junior

N/A

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* 5. If you are recruiting, how has your hiring procedure changed? (Select all that apply)

Socially-distanced, in-person interview

One-to-one video interviews or presentations

Group/committee video interviews or presentations

Only hiring people previously known to the business

N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How confident are you hiring someone without having met them face-to-face? (Select one option)

I am more confident than with in-person recruitment

I am just as confident as before

I am slightly less confident in my recruitment decisions

I am much less confident in my recruitment decisions

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* 7. How confident are you in your remote onboarding processes? (Select one option)

I am more confident than with in-person onboarding

I am just as confident as before

I am less confident than before

If you are less confident, which specific difficulties have you encountered during the remote onboarding process?

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* 8. Which areas are of most concern to you when hiring remotely? (Select all that apply)

Core competencies/skills required for the job

Professionalism, work ethic etc.

Management style

Teamwork, communication style, soft skills etc.

Wider cultural fit within the business

Other (please specify)

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* 9. In which of these areas have you received appropriate training? (Select all that apply)

Remote/video interviewing

Day-to-day remote management

Remote onboarding processes

Remote dispute/conflict resolution

Remote disciplinary procedures

None of the above

Socially-distanced hiring and onboarding

An MTA survey

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* 1. How would you describe your business? (Select one option)

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* 2. Does the bulk of your revenue come from: (Select one option)

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* 3. How has your hiring changed since the start of lockdown? (Select one option)

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* 4. If you are recruiting, at which levels? (Select all that apply)

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* 5. If you are recruiting, how has your hiring procedure changed? (Select all that apply)

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* 6. How confident are you hiring someone without having met them face-to-face? (Select one option)

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* 7. How confident are you in your remote onboarding processes? (Select one option)

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* 8. Which areas are of most concern to you when hiring remotely? (Select all that apply)

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* 9. In which of these areas have you received appropriate training? (Select all that apply)

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* 10. Please add any further comments here: