Survey of Corporate Hiring and Training Practices For Information Technology Personnel

Part One: Retention, Job Boards, Recruiting Abroad, Fulfillment Of Openings, & Internships

• Percentage Of Organizations That Offer Cash Bonuses To IT Personnel Who Successfully Refer Other IT Workers To The Organizations
  
• Mean Cash Bonus Given To IT Personnel Who Successfully Refer Other IT Workers To The Organizations, Based On The Subset Of Organizations Who Give Such Bonuses
  
• Mean Pay Increase For IT Personnel Over The Past Two Years
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Subscribe To Internet Job Boards Of Any Kind
  
• Mean Number Of Internet Job Boards To Which The Organizations Subscribe, Based On The Subset Of Organizations That Subscribe To Internet Job Boards
  
• Mean Number Of Internet Job Boards To Which The Organizations Subscribe That Are Largely Or Exclusively
  
• Concerned With Information Technology Personnel (Based On The Subset Of Firms That Subscribe To Internet Job Boards?)
  
• Percentage Of U.S.-based Organizations That Recruit IT Personnel In Canada
  
• Percentage Of U.S.-based Organizations That Recruit IT Personnel In The United Kingdom
  
• Percentage Of U.S.-based Organizations That Recruit IT Personnel In Australia
  
• Percentage Of U.S.-based Organizations That Recruit IT Personnel In Israel
  
• Percentage Of U.S.-based Organizations That Recruit IT Personnel In Ireland
  
• Percentage Of U.S.-based Organizations That Recruit IT Personnel In India
  
• Percentage Of U.S.-based Organizations That Recruit IT Personnel In Countries Other Than Those Listed Above
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through Promotion Or Retraining Of Current Employees
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through New Hires From The U.S.A.
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through New Hires From Foreign Countries
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through Use Of Independent Contractors Or Freelancers
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through Use Of Temps From Temp Agencies
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through Use Of Value Added Resellers/Consultants
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through Outsourcing To Foreign Countries
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through Additional Work Time For Existing Employees
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' New IT Positions And Labor Needs That Is Fulfilled Through Means Other Than Those Listed Above
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Offer Internships In IT Areas
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Offer Paid Internships In IT Areas, Based On The Subset Of Organizations That Offer Internships In IT Areas At All
  
• Mean Hourly Rate Paid To Interns In IT Areas, Based On The Subset Of Organizations That Offer Paid Internships In IT Areas
  

Part Two: Attitude Towards Distance Learning, Technology Job Fairs, College &Technical School Recruitment Policies, & Attrition

• Percentage Of Organizations That Have Formal Arrangements With Distance Learning Providers To Furnish Their Personnel With Information Technology Courses
  
• Mean Number Of Employees Per Organization That Have Taken One Or More Distance Learning Courses Within The Past Year
  
• Percentage Or Organizations That Have Sponsored Technology Job Fairs
  
• Percentage Or Organizations That Have Sponsored Technology Job Fairs Over The Internet
  
• Mean Number Of College Recruiters Maintained By The Organizations
  
• Mean Number Of Campus Visits Made Each Year By The Organizations' College Recruiters, Based On The Subset Of Organizations That Maintain College Recruiters
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations' Campus Visits That Are Accounted For By Efforts To Attract Information Technology Workers, Based On The Subset Of Organizations That Maintain College Recruiters
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Make Recruiting Visits Specifically For The Purpose Of Recruiting Information Technology Personnel
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires In Information Technology Fields That Are Recent Graduates Of Two-Year Colleges
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires In Information Technology Fields That Are Recent Graduates Of Four-Year Colleges
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires In Information Technology Fields That Are Recent Graduates Of Technically Oriented Graduate Programs
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires In Information Technology Fields That Are Recent Graduates Of Non-Technically Oriented Graduate Programs
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires In Information Technology Fields That Are Recent Graduates Of Non-Degree Certificate Programs From Colleges
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires In Information Technology Fields That Are Recent Graduates Of Non-Degree Certificate Programs From A For-Profit Institution
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires In Information Technology Fields That Are Recent Graduates Of Degree Or Non-Degree Programs Other Than Those Listed Above
  
• Mean Percentage Of Individuals That The Organization Hires From Colleges And Technical Institutions For Information Technology Jobs That Hold Degrees In Art, Philosophy, Or Humanities
  
• Mean Percentage Of Individuals That The Organization Hires From Colleges And Technical Institutions For Information Technology Jobs That Hold Degrees In Economics Or Business
  
• Mean Percentage Of Individuals That The Organization Hires From Colleges And Technical Institutions For Information Technology Jobs That Hold Degrees In Computer Science
  
• Mean Percentage Of Individuals That The Organization Hires From Colleges And Technical Institutions For Information Technology Jobs That Hold Degrees In The Social Sciences
  
• Mean Percentage Of Individuals That The Organization Hires From Colleges And Technical Institutions For Information Technology Jobs That Hold Degrees In A Major Other Than Those Listed Above
  
• Mean Percentage Of Information Technology Employees That Were Hired Within The Past Year
  
• Mean Percentage Of Information Technology Workers That Have Left The Organization Within The Past Year
  
  

Part Three: Training Organizations, Recruiters, Testing & Retraining, & Advertising

• Percentage Of Organizations That Have Used IBM Education & Training, A Corporate High Technology Training Organization, Within The Past Two Years
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Have Used Oracle Education, A Corporate High Technology Training Organization, Within The Past Two Years
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Have Used Achieve Global, A Corporate High Technology Training Organization, Within The Past Two Years
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Have Used Franklin Covey, A Corporate High Technology Training Organization, Within The Past Two Years
  
• Mean Amount The Organization Spent In The Past Year On All For-Profit Organizations To Provide Information Technology Training To The Organizations Personnel
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations Information Technology Hires That The Organization Acquired Through A Recruiting Firm Within The Past Year
  
• Mean Commission Paid To Recruiters As A Percentage Of The First Year Salary Of The Hire
  
• Percentage Of Companies That Increased Use Of Recruiters For Information Technology Hires
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Administer A Test To Determine Aptitude For Information Technology Positions To Current Or Potential Organization Workers Who Are Not Presently In Information Technology Jobs But May Be Transferred To Or Trained For Such Jobs
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations Information Technology Job Opening That Might Be Described As: Needing Basic Skills In Programming Languages, Or Relational Database Usage, Or Internet Management Skills That A Reasonably Intelligent Person Might Be Able To Acquire In A Short, Focused Training Course Lasting Just A Few Weeks
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations New Hires For Lower Level Positions That Can Be Describes As Graduates Of "Fast-Track" Programs That Are Generally Completed In A Thirty To Sixty Week Period
  
• Mean Number Of Workers The Organization Employs On Special H-1B Visas Designed For Foreigners With Technical And Computer Skills
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Have Made An Effort To Offer Part Time Or Consulting Assignments In Information Technology To Retirees Of The Company
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Advertise Information Technology Positions In Magazines
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Advertise Information Technology Positions In College Newspapers
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Advertise Information Technology Positions In Newspapers
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Advertise Information Technology Positions By Direct Mail
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Advertise Information Technology Positions Via The Internet
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Advertise Information Technology Positions Via Radio Or Television
  
• Mean Number Of Hires The Organization Plans To Acquire Over The Next Year To Work Primarily In Internet Related Positions
  
• Mean number Of Hires The Organization Plans To Acquire Over The Next Year To Work Primarily In Extranet Related Positions
  
• Mean Number Of Hires The Organization Plans To Acquire Over The Next Year To Work Primarily In Client-Server Related Positions
  
• Mean Number Of Hires The Organization Plans To Acquire Over The Next Year To Work Primarily In LAN Or WAN Related Positions
  
• Mean Number Of Hires The Organization Plans To Acquire Over The Next Year To Work Primarily In Database Operation Or Database Development Positions
  
• Mean Number Of Hires The Organization Plans To Acquire Over The Next Year To Work Primarily In Year Two Thousand Problem Related Positions
  
• Mean Number Of Hires The Organization Plans To Acquire Over The Next Year To Work Primarily In Copyright Information Related Positions (Writers, Public Relations, Web Content, Developers, Librarians, On-Line Searchers)
  

Part Four: Tuition Payment & Reimbursement, Corporate Universities, & Contracts With Colleges

• Percentage Of Organizations That Offer Any Form Of Tuition Reimbursement For College Courses For Any Information Technology Workers
  
• Mean Percentage Of The Organizations Information Technology Workers That Are Currently Taking Outside College Credit Courses That The Organization Pays For
  
• Mean Percentage The Organizations Saves Off The "List Price" On Negotiated "Volume Discount" Agreements Of Any Kind With A College Or Technical School ,
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Have A "Corporate University" Which Offers Courses To Employees
  
• Mean Percentage Of Courses Offered By The Corporate University In Information Technology Skills
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Contract With Any Particular Community College To Train Information Technology Workers
  
• Percentage Of Organizations That Contract With Any Particular Four-Year College To Train Information Technology Workers
  

Part Five: Hiring Plans By Program Type

• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Unix Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Linus Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Windows NT Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Java Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Novell Netware Programs Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Lotus Notes Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Microsoft SQL Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Oracle 8i Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In IBM DB2 Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represent No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Corel-Wordperfect Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Microsoft Office Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Netscape Navigator Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In HTML Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In SAS Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Pagemaker Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Adobe Photoshop Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Illustrator Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In People Soft Programs Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Sybase Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Synopsys Within The Next Year (On A Scale of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Sunguard Data Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Quad Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of One To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In SAP AG Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Baan Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Siebel Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Lawson Software Within The Next Year, (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In JBA International Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Systems Software
  
• Associates Programs Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Sterling Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Integraph Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Informix Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Aurum Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Sills In Compuware Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Para-Metric Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Synopsis Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In NCR Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Cadence Design Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In BMC Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Autodesk Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Banyon Systems Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In GEAC Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  
• Mean Ranking Of The Organizations' Intentions To Employ Individuals With Skills In Symantec Within The Next Year (On A Scale Of Zero To Ten, Where Zero Represents No Intention)
  

Appendix: Other Reports Of Interest From Primary Research Group

• The Survey of College Admissions Offices
  
• The Survey of College Administrators in Charge of Renting College Facilities for Camps, Conferences and Special Events
  
• The Survey of College Food Service Plans (Two Volumes)
  
• The Survey of College Internet Administrators and Webmasters (Three Volumes)
  
• The Survey of Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education, 1999 Edition
  
• The Law Library Budget & Expenditure Report, 1999 Edition
  
• The Survey Of College Marketing Programs (Three Volumes)
  
• The Academic Library Budget & Expenditure Report, 1999 Edition
  
• Marketing the College
  
• Enrollment Growth Data Report
  
• How to Estimate the Local, Regional and National Markets for Employer-Paid Tuition
  
• Corporate/Government Partnerships with Higher Education in Training and Human Resource Development
  
• Evaluating the College: Performance Assessment in Higher Education
  
• Profiles of College and University Distance Learning Programs
  
• The Adult and Continuing Education Business Report
  
• The Survey of Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education
  
• Restructuring Higher Education: Cost Containment and Productivity Enhancement Efforts of North American Colleges and Universities
  
• Forecasting College and University Revenues
  
• The Academic Library Budget & Expenditure Report