NFIB: The Voice of Small Business - National Small Business Poll

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1		Do you have a current job opening?
	1a		Do you have just one job opening or more than one? About how many?
	2		When was the last time you had a job opening?
	6		Is/Was this a full-time or part-time job?
	7		Is/Was the job seasonal or temporary?
	8		How long has/was this job (been) open (before you filled it)?
	9		Are/Were you trying to replace someone or is/was it a new position?
	10		Has turnover in this job been a problem?
	11		What is/was the starting hourly wage or annual salary? (Salary translated into hourly wage.)
	11a		Will/Did this person also receive tips, bonuses, or commissions above the wage or salary?
	11b		After an initial waiting period, will/was the person in this job (be) offered health insurance?
	11c		Will/was total compensation (be) above average for your work force, below average or about average?
	12		Does/Did this job have promotion possibilities?
	13		Does/Did this job require experience?
	14A		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Placing/Placed an ad(s) in a newspaper
	14B		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Spreading/Spread the opening by word-of-mouth
	14C		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Putting/Put a sign in the window
	14D		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Using/Use a private employment agency
	14E		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Placing/Placed an ad(s) on an Internet job placement site
	14G		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Contacting/Contacted a school about the opening
	14H		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Using/Used a government job placement service
	14I		(How are/did you recruit(ing) to fill the job?) Asking/Asked current employees to help find someone
	15		How many qualified applicants are/were there for the job?
	15a		What is/was the most important reason applicants are/were not qualified?
	16A		(evaluate pool of applicants) Lack of job-specific or occupational skills
	16B		(evaluate pool of applicants) Poor job and/or work history
	16C		(evaluate pool of applicants) Lack of social or people skills
	16D		(evaluate pool of applicants) Ensuring applicants are not illegal immigrants
	16E		(evaluate pool of applicants) Inflated wage and/or benefit expectations
	16F		(evaluate pool of applicants) Lack of basic English, communication, and/or math skills
	16G		(evaluate pool of applicants) Poor attitude
	16H		(evaluate pool of applicants) Inappropriate appearance
	16I		(evaluate pool of applicants) Drug use, including failed drug tests
	17		Do you ask for, and check out, job references for people you plan to hire?
	18		In the last three years have you received a “does-not-match” letter from the Social Security Administration saying that the Social Security name and/or number of one of your employees does not match its Social Security records?
	19		Though the law does not require it, do you always, usually, sometimes or never make a photocopy of the ID that new employees present to show who they are and that they are eligible to work?
	20		How long do you usually retain an employee’s completed I-9 form after the employee has stopped working for you?
	20a		In the last three years, has a government official asked to see one or more of your employee’s I-9s?