OMB Approved
No. 3206-0236
U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
CENTER FOR TALENT SERVICES
ORGANIZATIONAL BRANDING ASSESSMENT
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. The purpose of this survey is to find out how you feel about your job and to assess your opinions of other jobs/industries. This information will be used to assist OPM’s Center for Talent Services (CTS) in developing employment brands for other public agencies.
All responses will be strictly confidential. Your individual responses will be provided to CTS and its vendor partner, and will be combined with responses from others to develop summary reports. No one within your organization will have access to your individual responses. Although participation in this exercise is voluntary, your input is critical for ensuring that the results accurately capture a broad range of opinions.
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT
We estimate completing this survey takes an average of 40 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions, obtaining the needed data, and reviewing the requested information. Send comments regarding our estimate or any other aspect of this survey, including suggestions for reducing completion time, to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Center for Talent Services, Melissa Krost, 75 Spring Street, SW, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30303. The OMB Number 3206-0236 is currently valid. OPM may not collect information, and you are not required to respond, unless this number is displayed.
Part I. Current Job & Overall Motivators and Attitudes
What is the name of your current employer?
How would you characterize the nature of your employer’s business?
Private Industry
Public Sector
O ther – Please specify
What is the primary business of your current employer?
Construction/Real Estate
Finance/Insurance
Food/Agriculture
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Public Services/Education/Recreation
Retail
Services
Technology/Communications
Transportation/Energy/Storage
Wholesale
O ther – Please specify
What is your primary job function in your current position?
Professional (for example, scientist, engineer, psychologist, attorney, etc.)
Administrative (for example, personnel mgmt., budget, contracting, procurement specialist, etc.)
Technician
Clerical (for example, support staff, executive secretary, etc.)
Skiller Trades/Blue Collar
O ther – Please specify
How long have you been employed by your current employer?
< 1 year
1 to 3 years
3 to 5 years
5 to 10 years
10 to 20 years
> 20 years
Before you began working for your current employer, what initially made you seek employment there? (mark all that apply)
Salary
Benefits
Workplace Environment
Type of Work
Reputation in the industry
Career growth opportunities
Location
O ther – Please specify
In what industries/jobs have you worked in the past? (mark all that apply)
Construction/Real Estate
Finance/Insurance
Food/Agriculture
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Public Services/Education/Recreation
Retail
Services
Technology/Communications
Transportation/Energy/Storage
W holesale
Other – Please specify
How did you first become aware of job openings at your current organization?
Company website
Industry/association websites
Word of mouth
Recruiter
Job Fair
O ther – Please specify
What sources did you use to learn more about the organization? (mark all that apply)
Company website
Industry/association websites
Contacted current employees
Contacted company customers
O ther – Please specify
Why did you ultimately decide to join the organization? (mark all that apply)
Salary
Benefits
Organization’s Mission
Workplace Environment
Type of Work
Challenge
Reputation in the industry
Career growth opportunities
Location
O ther – Please specify
Did you consider working for the government at that time?
Yes
No
Please use the following space to describe the most important characteristics of what would make a job perfect or ideal for you.
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An employer has many responsibilities – to its customers, to its shareholders, and to its employees. Please use the following space to describe what you believe are an employer’s three most important responsibilities to its employees.
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Part II. Impressions/Opinions of Current Work and Environment
For the following items please indicate your level of agreement with the statement regarding your organization, your work environment, or the work that you do.
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Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neither Disagree nor Agree |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
Do Not Know |
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For the following items please indicate how important each is in your motivation to remain with your current organization.
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Not Important |
Somewhat Important |
Important |
Very Important |
Extremely Important |
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Please use the following space to describe what you like most about your organization, the work environment, and the work that you do.
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Please use the following space to describe what you would do to change your organization, the work environment, or the work that you do if you were in given the opportunity.
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Part III. Competitive Job Offers/Alternate employers
What would another organization need to do to attract you to work for them? (mark all that apply)
Offer signing bonuses
Offer better/certain benefits
Offer a better salary
Offer a different/better type of work
O ther – Please specify
What kinds of organizations would you or have you considered working for? (mark all that apply)
Federal government agencies
State/Local government agencies
Non-profits
Consulting
Private Industry
Self-employment
O ther – Please specify
What factors would motivate you to consider working for the government? (mark all that apply)
Salary
Benefits
Serving my country
Workplace environment
Type of work
Reputation in the industry
Career growth opportunities
Location
O ther – Please specify
Please use the following space to indicate whether you have considered taking a government position and any factors that influenced your decision whether or not to pursue a government position over a comparable non-government position.
Part IV. ASSESSMENT of Competitive Messaging/Advertising
Instructions
This part of the focus group deals with the examination of competitive messaging and advertising. After looking at the provided sample advertisement or webpage, please answer the following questions.
What is the main message this ad/webpage is trying to communicate?
For the following items please indicate your level of agreement with the statement regarding the ad or web page.
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Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neither Disagree nor Agree |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
Do Not Know |
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Please use the following space to describe what, if anything, you liked about the ad/webpage.
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Please use the following space to describe what, if anything, you disliked about the ad/webpage and to make any suggestions for improving the ad/webpage.
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Part V. Media Habits
Where do you typically get your news? (mark all that apply)
Websites
Technical societies
Conferences
Television
Magazines
Newspapers
J ournals
Other – Please specify
What TV stations do you watch most often for news coverage?
Network News (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC)
CNBC
CNN
Headline News
MSNBC
O ther – Please specify
What websites would you use the next time you are looking for a job?
CareerBuilder.com
Monster.com
Facebook, LinkedIn, or other social networking site
USAJOBS.gov
O ther – Please specify
Please use the following space to describe any industry-specific sources you would utilize in the future if looking for a new job.
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PART VI. DEMOGRAPHICS
The following questions are asked for statistical purposes only. None of the data collected will be used to identify you in any way. Your responses are greatly appreciated.
Are you:
Male
Female
What is your age?
18-22
23-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
60+
Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
Yes
No
Please select the racial category or categories with which you most closely identify (mark all that apply).
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
What is your highest level of education?
High school graduate or GED
Attended college, no degree
Associate degree or equivalent (2 years of college)
College graduate (bachelor’s degree)
Some graduate school, no degree
Master’s degree
Doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., J.D., Ed.D., etc.)
This concludes the survey. Thank you for your participation.
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Part I |
Author | lvolentine |
Last Modified By | MEWindsor |
File Modified | 2009-05-20 |
File Created | 2009-05-20 |