Contact: My Experience With Executive Recruiters
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  1. Executive Recruiter's Prospect/Candidate Survey
  This short (20 questions) survey is targeted to individuals who have been contacted or presented by an executive recruiter on behalf of their corporate client. If you are an individual who has experience working with an executive recruiter to provide information, referrals, references or have yourself served as a candidate, we appreciate your participation in this survey. Our goal is provide executives an opportunity to speak out about their experiences with recruiters and offer ideas for improvement. Your participation is extremely important and will be held in the strictest confidence. For those who wish to include their contact information (optional) rest assured none of this information will be ever be released.
  1. Please indicate your history of contact with executive recruiters: (multiple selection allowed)
       		 
 
  2. Your current role:
       		 
 
  3. Select the type of firms you've been in contact with? (multiple selections allowed)
       		 
 
  4. If you've worked with large firms, how would you rate the experience?



 		 
 
  5. If you've worked with smaller firms (boutiques) or individual recruiters, how would you rate the experience?



 		 
 
  6. In general, how do you feel you've been treated by executive recruitment firms?
       		 
 
  7. Describe your overall impression of executive recruiters (no need to offer suggestions at this point)
  
 
  8. Describe a particular experience that made you feel this way about executive recruiters
  
 
  9. Please rate areas where recruiters can improve in the way they treat contacts and candidates:
 
1 (not in need of improvement) 2 (in need of slight improvement) 3 (good as is) 4 (needs much improvement) 5 (desperately needs improvement)
Respond to my overture
Respect my confidentiality
Respect my time
Be forthcoming about my assessment
Be honest about the opportunity
Be honest about my chances
Communicate more often
Hold my hand throughout the process
Prepare me for the interview
Prepare me for the opportunity
Follow up with me
 
 
  10. In your experience do you feel recruiters demonstrated a sincere interest in your professional career?
  
 
  11. When you are not engaged with them on a search project, do executive recruiters periodically follow up with you?



 		 
 
  12. When asked to schedule, travel, and incur expenses on behalf of the opportunity, do you feel you were treated well?
       		 
 
  13. Do you feel executive recruiters fairly and effectively manage your expectations throughout the process?
       		 
 
  14. When reaching out to an executive recruiter (being pro-active), what kind of response to you expect?
       		 
 
  15. What effort do you make, if any, to grow your exposure to executive recruiters? (select all that apply)
       		 
 
  16. If you could suggest improvements for executive recruiters' treatment of candidates and other contacts, what suggestions would you make, if any?
  
 
  17. Please feel free to describe any experience with an executive recruiter to illustrate your overall impression. You may use names or companies as they will be held in the strictest confidentiality. You may opt to use other designations at your discretion.
  
 
  18. Would you like to nominate a specific recruiter or firm as exemplary in its treatment of you?
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  19. Would you like to nominate a recruiter or firm as one in great need of improvement in its treatment of you?
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  20. Optional: Would you like to identify yourself and receive results of this survey to be distributed in the near future? (leave blank if not - all information is confidential) You may enter some or all of the information requested below.
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