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5. How many people will your company be hiring in 2013?
Answer
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 20
21 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 200
201+
Likely not hiring

Responses.........................Percent
140 ............................... 38.89%
47 ................................ 13.06%
35 ................................. 9.72%
27 ................................. 7.50%
21 ................................. 5.83%
13 ................................. 3.61%
23 ................................. 6.39%
54 ................................ 15.00%

8. Which best describes the service
your company provides?
Answer
Airport/FBO

Answer
Responses.........................Percent
Avionics
102 ................................ 9.39%
Maintenance
190 ............................... 17.50%
Sheet Metal
92 ................................. 8.47%
Interiors/Cabinetry/Upholstery
32 ................................. 2.95%
Paint
32 ................................. 2.95%
Quality Assurance
57 ................................. 5.25%
Engineering
63 ................................. 5.80%
Pilots
124 ............................... 11.42%
Flight Attendants
16 ................................. 1.47%
Dispatch
29 ................................. 2.67%
Line Service
48 ................................. 4.42%
Sales/Marketing/Business Development 55 ................................. 5.06%
Social Media Manager
2 .................................. 0.18%
Customer Service
52 ................................. 4.79%
Administration including Human Resources/Recruiting
61 ................................. 5.62%
Management
50 ................................. 4.60%
N/A
43 ................................. 3.96%
Other
38 ................................. 3.50%

7. What type of aircraft does your company primarily support?
Answer

Responses.........................Percent

56 .......................... 11.67%

Maintenance Repair and Overhaul
144 ......................... 30.00%
OEM

19 ........................... 3.96%

Aircraft Operator

108 ......................... 22.50%

Association

6. What type of people will your company be hiring in 2013?

Responses ............... Percent

6 ............................ 1.25%

Support Service such as insurance, software,
data, etc.
5 ............................ 1.04%
School or Training Center
33 ........................... 6.88%
Staffing/Recruiting 31 ........................... 6.46%
Sales/Distribution/Lease
18 ........................... 3.75%
Other

60 .......................... 12.50%

9. What is the biggest challenge you have
finding qualified aviation talent?
Answer

Responses ............... Percent

No problem

76 .......................15.23%

Our location

71 .......................14.23%

Finding effective resources
41 ........................8.22%

Helicopter

143 .......................... 23.10%

Lack of experience 136 ......................27.25%

General aviation

127 .......................... 20.52%

Candidate pay expectations are too high
93 .......................18.64%

Corporate aircraft: Lear, Citation, Hawker, Gulfstream, etc.
153 .......................... 24.72%

Our company pay is below standard
18 ........................3.61%

Commercial/Transport Category

89 ........................... 14.38%

Military: F-16, C130, V-22, etc.

52 ............................ 8.40%

Unmanned Aircraft System

17 ............................ 2.75%

N/A

11 ............................ 1.78%

No time to actually recruit
21 ........................4.21%

Other

27 ............................ 4.36%

Other

Lack of feedback from hiring managers
13 ........................2.61%

30 ........................6.01% q
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