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55% (q) Word of mouth 16% (r) Other 18a. Do you expect the number of employees you have in each of the following categories to increase,decrease or stay the same over the next three years? (Circle 1, 2 or 3 for each category) b. If you expect a change, how many employees will be added or subtracted? (Indicate by how many) Increase Stay The Same Decrease By How Manx? Percent of Employees in this catego (a) Unskilled labor 16% 45% 0% 73 57% (b) Precision production/specialty skills 16% 21% 0% 13 14% (c) Clerical/secretarial 18% 34% 0% 9 51% (d) Sales 26% 29% 0% 14 49% (e) Engineers 0% 32% 0% 0 20% (f) Professional/management 8% 47% 0% 6 3% (g) Information technology 3% 29% 0% 2 0.5% (h) Temporary/contract employees 5% 32% 0% 1 0% (i) Youth employees 3% 37% 0% 2 0% 0) Other 5% 29% 0% 5.5 43% 19. Overall, how do you rate your employees with respect to their attitude toward work and their productivity? (Circle ONE answer per line) Very Average Excellent(5) Good 4 Good 3 Fair 2 Poor 1 4.4 (a)Attitude toward work 47% 29% 1 l% 0% 0% 4.4 (b) Productivity 42% 34% 8% 0% 0% 20. Employees and owners often need additional training for their current job. From the list below,select the training topics which are needed but are not already being provided. (Circle Yes or No for each item. For those you answered Yes, write the number of people needing this training.) Number of People Comment on a Yes No Needing Training specific need General Skills a--Basic math 3% 68% 1 b--Basic Shop Math 3% 68% 1 c--Reading and Writing 3% 68% 2 d--Interpersonal Communication 11% 63% 7 e--English as a Second Language 3% 68% 0 f--Diversity 3% 68% 0 --Customer Service 18% 58% 32 Managerial Skills h--Basic Accounting 13% 61% 4 i--Financial Management 13% 58% 4 --Record Keeping 11% 61% 2 k--Inventory control 11% 61% 2 1--Business Planning 18% 55% 7 Hugo Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Program Chapter 5—page 8