1. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20081 Number of Out-of-Town Job Candidates (from Distant Cities, States) in the Last 12 Months Compared With Previous Years n = 421

2. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20082 Reasons For Increase in Out-of-Town Job Candidates n = 131 Note: Excludes respondents whose organizations have not seen an increase in out-of-town job candidates compared to previous years. Other category include type of position and industry. Percentages do not total 100% due to multiple response options. Respondents were asked to select their top 2 reasons.

3. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20083 Reasons For Increase in Out-of-Town Job Candidates (by Organization Region) Overall (n = 131) NortheastSouthMidwestWest Differences Based on Organization Region Online recruitment advertisement draws out- of-region job candidates (n = 53) 41%50%40%28%62%West > Midwest Location of your organization (e.g., region with low cost of living) (n = 34) 26%5%49%19%29% South > Northeast South > Midwest Note: Sample sizes are based on the actual number of respondents answering the question using the provided response options; however, the percentages shown are based on the actual number of respondents by organization region who answered the question using the provided response options. Excludes respondents whose organizations have not seen an increase in out-of-town job candidates compared to previous years.

4. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20084 For out-of-town job candidates that accept a position at your organization, are you finding that the following situations are increasing, no different than in the past or decreasing? Increasing No different than in the past Decreasing Employees are asking for flexible scheduling so that they can work part of the workweek onsite and part of the workweek from their home base (n = 382) 52%46%2% Employees are opting to completely relocate to a new location (n = 390) 33%59%8% Employees are opting not to relocate but instead choose to commute long distances daily (i.e., anything more than one hour to and from work) (n = 386) 21%57%22% Employees are opting not to relocate their spouses and/or children but instead choose to commute long distances weekly (e.g., fly/drive back to their home base on the weekends) (n = 385) 18%69%13%

5. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20085 For out-of-town job candidates that accept a position at your organization, are you finding that the following situations are increasing, no different than in the past or decreasing? (by Organization Staff Size) Overall (n = 386) Small (1 to 99 employees) Medium (100 to 499 employees) Large (500+ employees) Differences by Organization Staff Size Employees are opting not to relocate but instead choose to commute long distances daily (i.e., anything more than one hour to and from work) 22%14%29%23%Medium > Small Note: Sample sizes are based on the actual number of respondents answering the question using the provided response options; however, the percentages shown are based on the actual number of respondents by organization staff size who answered the question using the provided response options.

6. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20086 For out-of-town job candidates that accept a position at your organization, are you finding that the following situations are increasing, no different than in the past or decreasing? (by Organization Region) Note: Sample sizes are based on the actual number of respondents answering the question using the provided response options; however, the percentages shown are based on the actual number of respondents by organization region who answered the question using the provided response options. Overall (n = 382) NortheastSouthMidwestWest Differences Based on Organization Region Employees are asking for flexible scheduling so that they can work part of the workweek onsite and part of the workweek from their home base 52%55%65%42%49% South > Midwest

7. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20087 Level of Agreement Regarding the Increase in Number of Job Candidates Willing to Commute Longer Distances for Work in the Next 12 Months n = 394

8. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20088 Demographics Organization Staff Size Small (1 to 99 employees)37% Medium (100 to 499 employees)38% Large (500+ employees)25% (n = 417) Organization Sector Privately owned for profit 52% Nonprofit organization 20% Publicly owned for profit19% Government agency9% (n = 424)

9. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 20089 Demographics cont’d Industry (n = 417) Services (profit)18% Manufacturing (durable goods)12% Health12% Manufacturing (nondurable goods) 7% Services (nonprofit)7% Educational services6% Government5% Wholesale/retail trade5% High-tech4% Finance4% Transportation4% Construction and mining/oil and gas 4% Insurance3% Telecommunications2% Utilities1% Other5% Organization Region (n = 416) Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin) 37% Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont) 15% South (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia) 29% West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming) 19%

10. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: May 20, 200810 Methodology Response rate = 15% Sample comprised of 425 randomly selected HR professionals from SHRM’s membership. Margin of error is +/- 5%. Survey fielded the week of May 19, 2008