Alex Arnot's Recruitment Sector Barometer, in association with leading industry publication Recruiter, is THE quarterly survey to help owners and directors of recruitment businesses understand how the industry is performing and how your company compares. 

All you have to do is enter your work email (if you want the results) and then select your answer for each of the quick-fire questions. It will take you less than 3 minutes. It is 100% confidential and the results are emailed (free) to all recruitment company owners and directors who leave their email below and complete the survey.

Thank you for taking the time to complete it. If you have any questions about the survey please email richard@aardvarkcommunications.co.uk (marketing manager). If you have questions about improving your recruitment business my email is aarnot@mynonexec.com.

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* 1. To receive the results please enter your work email address:

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* 2. How do your business’ prospects for the coming year compare with 12 months ago?

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* 3. What do you expect to happen to headcount over the next quarter?

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* 4. How do you expect net profit for the next 12 months will compare with net profit for the previous 12 months?

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* 5. How did you perform against your revenue target for the most recent quarter?

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* 6. How are your average fee rates compared to 12 months ago?

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* 7. What is happening to the time from initial briefing to candidates being appointed?

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* 8. Compared with the same period last year, how well do you expect each of the following areas of your business to perform over the coming quarter?

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Contingent recruitment
Executive search
Permanent roles
Temporary roles
Contract roles

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* 9. How are average debtor days (number of days it takes to get paid) compared with 12 months ago?

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* 10. Select the top three business challenges you currently face:

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* 11. Tell us about your business (please check all that apply)

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* 12. What sector(s) do you recruit for? (please check all that apply)

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