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From which perspective are you answering the survey?* Select response perspective Company recruiting employees for its own needs Recruitment agency / HR company recruiting for clients RPO / HR outsourcing provider working for a client Independent recruiter / headhunter Other perspective
Company size* Select company size 1–9 people 10–49 people 50–249 people 250–499 people 500+ people
Employment structure* Select employment structure Mainly manual / production roles Mainly office / specialist roles Approximately half and half
Company industry* Select company industry Production IT, technology Retail, e-commerce Business services Finance, insurance Construction Transport, logistics HoReCa, tourism Healthcare, care Education Marketing, media Professional and consulting services Energy and utilities Agriculture and food Public sector and administration Real estate Arts, entertainment and sport Other
In which main markets does your company operate or recruit? Select up to 3. Dominant work model* Select work model On-site Hybrid Remote Depends on the role
Recruitment scope* Select recruitment scope Local Regional Nationwide International
Company ownership Select company ownership Polish Foreign Mixed
Your role in the company* Select your role Management board / owner / C-level HR / recruitment Other role
Recruitment agency / recruitment company size Select agency size 1–5 people 6–20 people 21–50 people 51–100 people 100+ people
How many recruiters actively manage recruitment processes? Select the number of recruiters 1 recruiter 2–5 recruiters 6–10 recruiters 11–25 recruiters 26+ recruiters
How many recruitment processes do you conduct per year? Select recruitment scale Up to 20 21–50 51–100 101–300 301–1000 Over 1000 Hard to say
Which recruitment model is dominant? Select recruitment model Permanent recruitment Temporary work Outsourcing / RPO Executive search / headhunting High-volume recruitment Mixed model
What type of clients do you recruit for most often? Select the dominant client type Micro and small companies Medium-sized companies Large companies Corporations Startups / technology companies Public institutions Various, with no dominant group
What are your answers based on? Select the basis for your answers Based on many projects for different clients Based on one dominant client Based on our own agency as an employer Hard to determine clearly
In which areas do you recruit most often? Select up to 3. 1. How do you currently assess the labour market from your perspective?* 2. Has recruitment become harder or easier than a few years ago?* 3. Which statement best describes the company's current staffing situation?* 4. Are you currently recruiting?* 5. Which roles are currently the hardest to recruit for? Select up to 3. 6. How long does it usually take you to hire the right person?* 7. What makes recruitment most difficult for you? Select up to 3. 8. Do you see market polarisation: many candidates, but few good matches?* 9. How do you assess your company's recruitment effectiveness compared with the market?* 10. What percentage of applications are usually well matched to the role?* 11. How has the number of candidates changed recently?* 12. How has candidate quality changed recently?* 13. What do you value more in recruitment?* 14. Do candidates receive feedback from you?* 15. Which recruitment channels do you use most often? Select up to 3. 16. What problems do you see with current recruitment channels? Select up to 3. 17. Which skills do candidates most often lack? Select up to 3. 18. How often does the description of skills in a CV not match reality?* 19. What are your hiring plans for the coming months?* 20. How does the economic situation affect staffing decisions? Select up to 3. 21. How have salaries changed in your company?* 23. How has employee productivity changed?* 24. What limits productivity the most? Select up to 3. 25. How has employee turnover changed?* 26. What poses the greatest risk to employee retention? Select up to 3. Are clients pausing or delaying recruitment more often than before? What most often blocks clients' hiring decisions? Select up to 3. Are companies more cautious about hiring today than 12 months ago? 27. Does the company use AI in its daily work?* 28. In your opinion, how will AI affect the number of jobs?* 29. In which areas does or could AI help the company? Select up to 3. 30. How much of a challenge is working with the younger generation of employees for the company?* 31. What role do or could foreign workers play in your company?* 33. In what proportion of job ads that you publish or manage can candidates see the salary or salary range directly in the job ad?* 34. In the last 12 months, have you published or kept a job ad active even though there was no approved decision to hire for that role at the time?* 35. Has your company reduced its workforce in the last 3 months?* 36. How has your budget for recruitment and candidate acquisition changed compared with the previous year?* 37. Have your company's rules on remote work and office attendance changed in the last 12 months?* 35. In the last 3 months, have you observed workforce reductions among clients for whom you conduct recruitment? 36. How have clients' budgets for external recruitment services changed over the last 12 months? 37. What trend regarding remote work and office attendance are you currently observing among clients?