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5. When do you expect your company to hire?
Answer 1st Quarter 2012 (Jan.-March) 2nd Quarter 2012 (April-June) 3rd Quarter 2012 (July-Sept.) 4th Quarter 2012 (Oct.-Dec.) N/A Responses.........................Percent 316 ............................... 27.08% 349 ............................... 29.91% 207 ............................... 17.74% 147 ............................... 12.60% 148 ............................... 12.68%

8. Which best describes the service your company provides?
Answer Airport/FBO Responses ............... Percent 106 ...................... 11.04%

Maintenance Repair & Overhaul 293 ...................... 30.52% OEM Aircraft Operator Association 43 ........................ 4.48% 215 ...................... 22.40% 1 ......................... 0.10%

6. What type of people will your company be hiring?
Answer Responses.........................Percent Avionics 204 ................................ 9.69% Maintenance 358 ............................... 17.00% Sheetmetal/Structures/Composites 154 ................................ 7.31% Interiors/Cabinetry/Upholstery 61 ................................. 2.90% Paint 51 ................................. 2.42% Quality Assurance 120 ................................ 5.70% Engineering 131 ................................ 6.22% Pilots 220 ............................... 10.45% Flight Attendants 31 ................................. 1.47% Dispatch 53 ................................. 2.52% Line Service 85 ................................. 4.04% Sales/Marketing/Business Development 104 ................................ 4.94% Social Media Manager 8 .................................. 0.38% Customer Service 100 ................................ 4.75% Administration 151 ................................ 7.17% Management 99 ................................. 4.70% N/A 95 ................................. 4.51% Other 81 ................................. 3.85%

Support services such as insurance, software, data, etc. 23 ........................ 2.40% School/Training Center 68 ........................ 7.08% Staffing/Recruiting 44 ........................ 4.58%

Sales/Distribution/Lease 45 ........................ 4.69% Other 122 ...................... 12.71%

9. What is the biggest challenge you have finding qualified aviation talent?
Answer No problem Our location Responses ............... Percent 134 ...................... 14.09% 151 ...................... 15.88%

7. What type of aircraft does your company primarily support?
Answer Helicopter General aviation: Responses.........................Percent 266 ............................... 23.94% 238 ............................... 21.42% 272 ............................... 24.48% 183 ............................... 16.47% 89 ................................. 8.01% 19 ................................. 1.71% 44 ................................. 3.96%

Finding effective resources 85 ........................ 8.94%
Lack of experience

272 ...................... 28.60%

Candidate pay expectations are too high 158 ...................... 16.61% Our company pay is below standard 41 ........................ 4.31% Lack of feedback from hiring managers .... 19 ........................ 2.00% No time to actually recruit 38 ........................ 4.00% Other 53 ........................ 5.57% q
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single- & light-twin engine aircraft

Corporate aviation:

Lear, Citation, Hawker, Gulfstream, etc.

Commercial/Transport Category:
wide body aircraft, transport, etc.

Military: F-16, C130, V-22, etc. N/A Other

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