This survey an effort by a broad group of partners working together to increase employment in the Climate Workforce in Vermont, including supporting improved recruitment and retention of workers.  Results of the survey will be publicly available.   Learn more at https://www.eanvt.org/climate-workforce/. 

Employers completing this survey will be eligible to be added to a raffle for a $150 prize draw.

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* 1. What services does your business provide (check all that apply):

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* 2. In the past 2 years, have you had to turn away business because of staffing shortages?

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* 3. Including you, how many people are currently employed by your company?

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* 4. Rank, in order of priority/difficulty, your biggest challenges in hiring new employees

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* 5. Rank, in order of priority/difficulty, your biggest challenges in retaining employees:

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* 6. (Optional) If you ranked "other" highly in the previous 2 questions, please describe what those challenges are.

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* 7. What skills, competencies, and credentials are most important for new employees at your company?

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* 8. What have been your most successful ways to recruit new workers who are successful in your business and stay in their jobs?  (Do they come from certain training programs? Job Boards? etc?)

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* 9. How do you train your new workers (check all that apply)?  

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* 10. How many staff would you hire if you could find people to hire with the needed skills? Please include both new positions you would hire because of industry growth and replacement positions you would hire to replace people leaving: attrition, retirements, transfers, promotions.

  New and Replacement hires - next 12 months New and Replacement hires - 13-36 months
Entry level/trainee technicians
Electricians
Plumbers
Skilled Carpenters
Office/Administrators
Crew Managers
Project Managers
Other: (what skills and how many?)
Other: (what skills and how many?)
Other: (what skills and how many?)
Other: (what skills and how many?)

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* 11. What are your average wages:

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* 12. Which of the following benefits does your company offer?

  For entry-level new hires For senior-level new hires
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time off
Bonus Program
Retirement Match Program
Professional Development
Flexible hours or 4 day/10 hour work week
Other
Not sure

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* 13. Is there anything else you would like us to take into consideration in growing Vermont’s climate workforce?

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* 14. (Optional) If you would like to enter the raffle for a $150 prize draw, please share your name and e-mail here.
Please also state if you would NOT like to be added to our e-mail list to be informed about the outcomes of this survey and related opportunities.

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