industry Survey Reveals Hiring Trends for the Aviation Industry eff Richards, JSfirm.com manager, recently announced the results of its annual client survey regarding the hiring outlook for aviation companies in 2012. “Eighty-five percent of companies surveyed expect to hire in 2012,” Richards said. “More than 650 companies participated.” J Aviation Industry 2011 & 2012 Survey Results 1. Approximately how many people does your company employ? Answer 1-10 11-30 31-50 51-100 101-200 201-500 501+ Responses...............Percent 122 .......................18.05% 159 .......................23.52% 82 ........................12.13% 96 ........................14.20% 72 ........................10.65% 53 .........................7.84% 92 ........................13.61% 3. How many people did your company hire in 2011? Answer None 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 101-200 201+ Responses...............Percent 77 ........................11.48% 275 .......................40.98% 77 ........................11.48% 70 ........................10.43% 54 .........................8.05% 45 .........................6.71% 26 .........................3.87% 47 .........................7.00% JSfirm.com is one of the largest job boards and resume databases dedicated to the aircraft industry. Richards summarized the report as follows: • 85 percent of companies will be hiring this year. • The first and second quarter will have the heaviest hiring. • Companies cited “lack of experience” as the largest recruiting challenge. • Top resources for finding employees with aviation specific talent are aviation specific websites. For more information, visit www.jsfirm.com. 34 avionics news 2. How many jobs were cut from your company last year (2011)? Answer None 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 101-200 201+ Responses...............Percent 461 .......................68.70% 123 .......................18.33% 24 .........................3.58% 18 .........................2.68% 22 .........................3.28% 11 .........................1.64% 3 ..........................0.45% 9 ..........................1.34% 4. How many people will your company be hiring this year (2012)? Answer 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 101-200 201+ Responses...............Percent 272 ..................40.36% 67 ....................9.94% 57 ....................8.46% 61 ....................9.05% 40 ....................5.93% 34 ....................5.04% 40 ....................5.93% Likely not hiring 103 ..................15.28% • march 2012http://www.JSfirm.com http://www.JSfirm.com http://www.jsfirm.com