For Hiring Managers & HR Teams

Hiring Survey: Finding Creative Talent & AI Tools

This survey contains questions about your experiences hiring creative talent in today's AI-influenced industry. Your responses will directly inform the development of tools to address the challenges you face. The survey takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.

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Why is this comprehensive?

We want to build a platform that truly addresses your hiring needs, and we can't do that with just a few basic questions.

Your detailed input will help us create solutions that actually solve real problems in creative hiring. All responses are confidential and will be used solely to improve our platform development.

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1. Your Role & Organization

Tell us about your hiring responsibilities and organizational context to frame your responses.

1.1. Which best describes your role in the hiring process?

1.1a. Other: Your Role

1.2. What type of organization do you represent?

1.2a. Other: Your Organization

1.3. How many creative professionals does your organization typically employ?

1.4a. Other

2. Hiring Practices & Challenges

Share how AI and market trends are affecting your ability to find and evaluate creative talent.

2.1. What are your biggest challenges when hiring creative talent?

2.2. How has AI-generated content affected your hiring practices?

2.2a. Other: Hiring Practices

2.2b. If AI has changed your hiring approach, how?

Hiring fewer creative staff

Hiring different types of creative roles

Adding AI expertise as a job requirement

Requesting AI tool supervision skills

Focusing more on creative direction than execution

No changes in our hiring approach

Other (please specify)

2.2b-a. Other: Hiring Approach

3. Portfolio Verification Challenges

Describe difficulties you've faced assessing authenticity and skill alignment in candidate portfolios.

3.1. Have you experienced issues with candidates whose actual skills didn't match their portfolio?

3.1a. If yes, what specific discrepancies have you noticed? (Select all that apply)

Technical skills were weaker than portfolio suggested

Style/quality consistency issues

Unable to recreate similar quality work when tested

Suspected AI-generated portfolio pieces

Inability to explain their process or decisions

Portfolio contained work they didn't actually create

Other (please specify)

3.2b. Other: Specific Discrepancies

3.3. How do you currently verify that a candidate's portfolio represents their actual skills? (Select all that apply)

In-person portfolio review with questions

Design challenges or tests

Technical interviews about their process

Reference checks

Trial period

We don't have a specific verification process

Other (please specify)

3.3a. Other: Verify Portfolios

3.4. How concerned are you about AI-generated portfolios in your hiring process?

Extremely concerned - it's already affecting our hiring

Very concerned - it's becoming a significant issue

Moderately concerned - it's on our radar

Slightly concerned - not a major issue yet

Not at all concerned

4. Human vs. AI Value Proposition

Identify the unique advantages human creators offer compared to AI tools in your projects.

4.1. What do human creators offer that AI currently cannot? (Select top 3)

4.1a: Other: Human Creators

4.2a. Other: Human Creators

5. Verification & Process

Tell us how you currently verify creative work and what tools would improve your assessment process.

5.1. When reviewing portfolios, how do you currently verify the authenticity of the work?

5.1a: Other: Verify Authenticity

5.2. Would a system that verifies human-created work be valuable to your hiring process?

Extremely valuable

Very valuable

Moderately valuable

Slightly valuable

Not valuable

5.3. What type of process documentation would be most helpful when evaluating creative candidates? (Select all that apply)

Sketches/iteration samples

Time-lapse recordings

Explanation of creative decisions

Project briefs and outcomes

Client feedback and revisions

Technical process breakdown

Other (please specify)

5.3a. Other: Process Documentation

6. Verification & Hiring Confidence

Explore how verifying human-created work could improve your hiring decisions and trust in candidates.

6.1. Would a system that verifies human-created work be valuable?

Extremely valuable

Very valuable

Moderately valuable

Slightly valuable

Not valuable

6.2. What verification methods would you trust most?

Blockchain-based creation timestamps

Third-party certification badges

Platform-vetted process documentation

Live skill demonstration tools

Other

6.3. What process documentation is most helpful for evaluation? (Select top 3)

6.3a. Other

6.4. How much faster would you hire if candidates provided pre-verified work?

Significantly faster (50%+ time reduction)

Moderately faster (25-50% reduction)

Slightly faster (<25% reduction)

No difference—verification isn’t our bottleneck

Other (please specify)

6.4a. Other

6.5. What type of process documentation would be most helpful when evaluating creative candidates? (Select all that apply)

Sketches/iteration samples

Time-lapse recordings

Explanation of creative decisions

Project briefs and outcomes

Client feedback and revisions

Technical process breakdown

Other (please specify)

6.5a: Other: Evaluating Creative Candidates

7. Design Challenge Assessment

Share your experiences with skill-testing methods and interest in standardized evaluation tools.

7.1. How do you currently assess creative skills during your hiring process? (Select all that apply)

Portfolio review only

Take-home design challenges

Live design exercises

Technical interviews

Paid trial projects

Team collaboration exercises

We don't have a formal assessment process

Other (please specify)

7.1a: Other

7.2. Would you use a platform feature that allows you to create, distribute, and evaluate standardized design challenges?

Yes, definitely

Probably yes

Unsure

Probably not

Definitely not

7.3. Which aspects of a design challenge feature would be most valuable? (Select all that apply)

Ability to create custom challenges based on real work

Pre-made challenge templates by industry/role

Automated initial screening of submissions

Team collaboration on reviewing submissions

Standardized evaluation criteria

Ability to compare candidates side-by-side

Feedback tools for candidates

Other (please specify)

7.3a: Other

7.4. How important would these design challenge capabilities be in your decision to use a creative talent platform?

Essential - would be a primary reason to join

Very important - would strongly influence our decision

Moderately important - would be a nice feature to have

Slightly important - not a key decision factor

Not important - we would not use this feature

7.5. How likely would you be to use a creative platform that verifies human-created work and helps you connect with authentic creative talent?

Extremely likely

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Slightly likely

Not at all likely

7.6. What subscription model would your organization prefer for a platform connecting you with verified human creative talent?

Pay-per-hire model

Monthly subscription ($100-500/month)

Annual subscription with discount

Enterprise pricing based on company size

Free with premium features

Other (please specify)

7.6a: Other

7.7. What would make a new creative ecosystem more valuable than your current methods of finding creative talent?

8. Platform Interest & Value Assessment

Help us understand what features would make a human-verified talent platform indispensable for your hiring needs.

8.1. What features would be most valuable in a platform connecting you with human creative talent? (Select top 3)

8.1a: Other

8.2. 1. Would you pay a premium for verified human-created work versus AI-generated alternatives?

Yes, significant premium (25%+ more)

Yes, moderate premium (10-25% more)

Yes, slight premium (up to 10% more)

No, I expect similar pricing

I'd expect human work to cost less than AI alternatives

It depends on the project (please explain)

8.2a: It depends on the project (please explain)

8.3. How likely would you be to use a creative platform that verifies human-created work and helps you connect with authentic creative talent?

Extremely likely

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Slightly likely

Not at all likely

8.4. What subscription model would your organization prefer for a platform connecting you with verified human creative talent?

Pay-per-hire model

Monthly subscription ($100-500/month)

Annual subscription with discount

Enterprise pricing based on company size

Free with premium features

Other (please specify)

8.4a: Other

8.5. What would make a new creative ecosystem more valuable than your current methods of finding creative talent?

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