SURVEY FORM

SURVEY TO ASSESS JOB CHARACTERISTICS PREFERRED BY

PAKISTANI SERVING AND WOULD-BE MANAGERS
Please put Y (for yes) or N (for no) in the last column, of each row
RESPONDENTS PROFILE
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No

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Age

Gender
Marital Status

Province of
Origin

Employment
Status
If employed with
a company
If not employed
Current
Education Level
If currently
studying, what
are you studying
for?

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Under 21
Between 21.1 and 25
Between 25.1 and 35
Over 35
Male
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Married
Unmarried
Separated / Divorced
Islamabad Capital Territory
Punjab
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Baluchistan
Gilgit Baltistan
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Outside Pakistan
Are you currently residing in the province of your origin?
Employed
Self Employed, involved in own/family business
Unemployed
For less than one year
For more than 1 but less than 3 years
For more than 3 years
Currently looking for a job
Studying
Professionally qualified
Less than graduate
Graduate
Post Graduate or over
Professional qualification
First degree (e.g. BA, BBA, BSc, etc)
Masters degree (e.g. MA, MS, MSc, etc)
Doctoral degree

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SURVEY TO ASSESS JOB CHARACTERISTICS PREFERRED BY

YOUNG PAKISTANI SERVING AND WOULD-BE MANAGERS
16 of the common characteristics of an ideal job have been listed below in alphabetical order.
Please rank them in the order of your personal preference.
Please put 1 in the last column for the most preferred characteristic, followed by 2 for the next preferred
characteristic and so on, till you reach 16 for the least preferred characteristic.
Ranked by
Respondent

Characteristic

Explanation

Access to
Leadership

I should have free access to the managers who make decisions about
me, my work content, my remuneration and work environment, etc.

Appreciation

My seniors should express their appreciation for jobs done well by me,
or for good suggestions offered by me.

Benefits other
than pay

The job should offer decent perks like leave, performance bonus,
travel allowance, conveyance, phone, etc appropriate to my position.

Career
Advancement

Fair opportunities for learning, growth and advancement, training and

development and personal enlightenment.

Creative
Freedom

I should be encouraged and allowed to put forward new and

innovative ideas and where appropriate to work on them.

Designation

Nomenclature of my position should give me a sense of achievement

and importance.

Job Content

My job should be interesting and offer adequate challenges for me to

show/prove my abilities and potentials.

Job Equity

Company has fair and procedurally just human resource policies;

there is no discrimination, favouritism or nepotism.

Job Security

I should have assurance that I will not lose my job without a truly
compelling reason.

Organizational
Brand

The reputation, public image and stability of the company and its
products.

Pay and
Allowances

My pay and allowances, that are paid regularly (e.g. monthly), should
commensurate with the job requirements.

Personal/Firm
Value Fit

The firms core social values should match with my own concepts of
social justice and give me inner satisfaction.

Physical Work
Environment

My working environment should be safe, comfortable and conducive

to good performance.

Recognition

My performance should be formally acknowledged by my seniors and

company management (e.g. by way of certificates, rewards, etc.)

Social Work
Environment

Inter-action among colleagues and seniors should be friendly and

supportive, while the company should have strong core social values.

Work/Life
Balance

Flexible work schedules/settings that help me maintain a healthy

work/life balance.
THANK YOU