The Discovery Group - HR Survey 2002


	Specializing in Employee Opinion and Customer Satisfaction Surveys

A Survey OF HR Professionals FOR HR Professionals
You will only be allowed to take this survey once. After you Submit the survey, you will not be able to submit it again.

Please note, question #25 is the only one required. Please be sure to answer this as some browsers will delete all your answers if you leave this blank and use the submit button.

JOB CONTENT AND SATISFACTION


1.	My job provides me with a sense of personal accomplishment.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

2.	I have the decision-making authority I need to do my job well.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

3.	I feel the amount of work I am expected to do is reasonable.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

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4.	I am able to balance my work life and personal life to my satisfaction.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

5.	The economic recession has had a definite impact on my job responsibilities.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

6.	The events of September 11th have had a definite impact on my job responsibilities.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

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7. In the past 3 months, how often have you felt:
	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very Often
7a. Emotionally drained as a result of your work?

7b. Tired when you get up in the morning and have to face another
day on the job?

7c. Burned out or stressed by your work?

7d. Frustrated by your job?

8.	Please identify the three most challenging aspects of your job. Please check ONLY 3.
	Benefits	Compensation
	Employee development	Labor relations
	Managing change	Organizational development
	Strategic planning	Recruiting
	Administration	Downsizing
	Outsourcing	Cost reduction
	Employment law (e.g., EEO, Affirmative Action Planning, ADA)	Human Resource Information Systems
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THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCES


9. I feel the activities of the human resource function are respected in my organization by:
.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
Senior management

Employees.

10.	I believe that my work provides a major contribution to the overall mission of my organization.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

11.	The perspective of the human resource function has played a major role in the development of the strategic plans of my organization.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

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12.	The financial resources my organization provides for the HR function are adequate.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

13.	In the past few years, the importance of the human resource function in my organization has increased.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

14.	I predict that the importance of the human resource function in my organization will increase in the next few years.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ISSUES


15.	I believe that I have received the training I've needed to do my job well.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

16.	My boss is supportive of my taking time to attend appropriate professional development activities.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

17.	I believe that I personally have a good future with my organization.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

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PAY AND BENEFITS


18. Overall, I think I am paid fairly compared with:
.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
Other managers at a comparable level in my organization.

HR professionals in other similar organizations.

19.	There is a clear link between my job performance and my pay.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

20.	My performance reviews have been useful in helping me improve my job performance.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

21.	My organization's employee benefits are adequate for my needs and/or those of my family.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

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FUTURE CAREER PLANS


22. I plan to be working for my organization:
.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
One year from now.

Three years from now.

For the remainder of my career.

23. I am seriously interested in pursuing positions:
.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
Within human resources in a different organization.

Outside human resources within my present organization.

Outside human resources in a different organization.

As an external HR consultant.

24.	If I were beginning my career again, I would definitely pursue a career in human resources.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

These last few questions are for classification purposes only and will be used to group your responses with other people in this study. (They will not be used to identify individual respondents.)

This question is required. Please answer it now as some browsers will delete all your answers if you leave it blank.
25.	Position (Which of the following best describes your position?)
	Vice President or Senior Vice President of HR
	HR Manager, Director, or Generalist
	Specialist (e.g. Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Employee Relations)
	Other

26.	Industry Sector
	Retail	Manufacturing	Financial services	Health care	Other

27.	Years in the Human Resource Field
					Less than five		Five to ten		More than 10

28.	Tenure in your current organization
					Less than five		Five to ten		More than 10

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