Strategic Hiring & Employer Branding Questionnaire

Motionworks is dedicated to helping companies improve their overall competitiveness in the market and offer strategic hiring solutions to companies in Japan. 

We have created this questionnaire to learn more about the hiring challenges and concerns companies in Japan are facing and offering insight and strategies to solve them. 

Please take a few minutes to share your answers with us and receive a free month of sourcing support for your organization.  

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The following questions will help assess your overall hiring and employer branding strategy and provide more information to offer solutions.

Please use the number scales to enter values based on the criteria.

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Measures how quickly vacancies are filled. Shorter hiring cycles indicate efficiency, while long cycles suggest bottlenecks and lost opportunities. (1) = Crisis – Roles remain open for months; approvals/interviews stall (10) = Fully Optimized – Roles consistently filled at/below benchmark with automated, data-driven processes
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Tracks the total cost of recruitment per employee (internal + external). (1) = Unknown/Uncontrolled – No tracking; costs balloon without oversight. (10) = Transparent & Sustainable – Costs optimized, benchmarked, and aligned to business strategy.
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Reflects how the company is perceived by job seekers and employees. Impacts ability to attract talent (1) = Damaged – Poor reputation; candidates actively avoid (10) = Magnetic – Recognized leader; employer brand is a competitive advantage
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Evaluates the long-term value and performance of new hires (1) = Poor Fit – High early exits; consistent mis-hires (10) = Exceptional – Almost all hires deliver long-term success and growth
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Assesses how well technology supports recruitment (automation, reporting, candidate management). (1) = None/Ineffective – No ATS or completely unused (10) = "Fully Optimized – Fully automated, predictive analytics, AI-driven
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Measures HR/recruiter salaries and overhead vs ROI (1) = Crisis – Roles remain open for months; approvals/interviews stall (10) = Fully Optimized – Roles consistently filled at/below benchmark with automated, data-driven processes
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Evaluates spend on agencies, job boards, RPOs (1) = Over-Dependent – Almost all hires from costly vendors (10) = Strategic – Vendors used only for niche/specialist roles
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Effectiveness of collaboration between HR, TA, Marketing, Hiring Managers (1) = Nonexistent – No collaboration; siloed (10) = Fully collaborative, transparent, trusted
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Referrals, mobility, internal pipelines and career development (1) = No internal channels (10) = Optimized – Internal channels are primary source of hires
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Capacity of HR team to meet hiring goals (1) = Severely Understaffed – Hiring goals unmet. (10) = Proactive, strategic, fully resourced
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Partnerships with external recruiters/agencies. (1) = Adversarial – Distrust and poor communication (10) = Proactive, strategic, fully resourced
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Candidate experience at offer → onboarding (1) = Broken – Offers delayed; high declines (10) = Fully Optimized – Seamless onboarding; accelerates performance
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Overall employee retention and longevity (1) = Critical – High turnover; constant rehiring. (10) = Excellent – Strong long-term retention, succession built in
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Learning from departing employees. (1) = None – No surveys. (10) = Fully Optimized – Continuous improvement loop embedded
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Mission, goals, and hiring strategy alignment (1) = Absent – No vision; hiring disconnected. (10) = Transparent & Inspiring – Clear mission drives hiring success.

Thank you for answering this questionnaire from Motionworks

Once we receive the form, we will contact you within 24 hours to set up the Sourcing Service Campaign