Boeing is on the hunt for new IT staff in anticipation of a coming wave of retiring IT workers at the large aerospace company.\u00a0 Between 5 and 10 years from now it is reported that \u201ca tremendous amount\u201d of IT employees at Boeing are going to be ready for retirement.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Dice.com<\/a>, Donald Lang, Director of IT with Boeing Military Aircraft, indicated the situation arose during economic downturns through a lack of new hiring and retention focused on those with senior experience.<\/p>\n Glenn Cook, Boeing\u2019s Director of Global Staffing, also indicates stronger hiring on the manufacturing side.\u00a0 \u201cI would expect we\u2019ll see more hiring through this year, and probably well into 2012 at least,\u201d Cook told KING 5 News<\/a> in Everett, Washington.\u00a0 Boeing plans to hire 4-5,000 workers in 2011 alone.<\/p>\n The Washington Employment Security Department has set up workshop sessions for people looking to work for Boeing and other aerospace providers in the area.\u00a0 Paul Trause, Commissioner of the WESD, mentioned there are over 200 aerospace companies inside Washington State.\u00a0 One tip that was offered: Trause says 75 percent of the people who apply to Boeing get screened out because they don\u2019t accurately describe their skill sets.\u00a0 Programs like what the WESD offer are looking to change that.<\/p>\n For more resources on finding aerospace work in Washington State:<\/p>\n