Survey: Hiring in a Recession

This survey will be used to find out what skills are being hired during a recession, and how candidates and employers are connecting during a downturn. While all findings will be shared in public, although your personal identity will remain private. Thanks for participating --Jeremiah Owyang

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Your First and Last Name This will not be shared with others, and is just used for survey confirmation

Your email address * This will not be shared with others, and is just used for survey confirmation

Title of new position *

Industry *

Is this a full time, part time, contract, or other position? *

Which Month were you hired? *

Which year were you hired? *

Are you currently employed? *

How long were you actively looking for a job? *

What skills were important in the job position? * Describe why your skillset was important to obtaining the job: Example, tech skills, programming, or experience with marketing

What training or self education did you do to get this job Did you take any classes, read books, attended conferences to get this job?

Total Compensation * How flexible was compensation? When you tally up all benefits, equity, salary, or billable hours, how far was the final offer that you accepted?

I ultimately accepted compensation LESS than what I considered "market" range
I ultimately accepted compensation AVERAGE than what I considered "market" range
I ultimately accepted compensation MORE than what I considered "market" range
I don't know
Other:

What advice would you give to job seekers?

How has the job market changed since the recession? What will you do to stay current?

What skills are needed for business and tech workers in a recession?