Originally Posted by Fishfreighter

Here's the latest from the VP of Ops:

To support this projected 6% growth rate, we have interviewed 32 candidates and hired 18 so far. The next round of interviews are scheduled for the middle of December where we will fill up the remaining 25 new hire slots we anticipate needing through February. We will take a brief break from hiring in the spring and then will resume the hiring process in July. From July to December of next year we anticipate hiring an additional 66 which will bring the total number of new hires to approximately 91 over the next year.
I want to make clear to you that the numbers mentioned above are a good snapshot of the growth we are planning for with the information we have as of today. Once again, and I cannot overemphasize this, these numbers could change either way as they are HIGHLY dependant on guys returning from LOAs, retirements, the economy, oil prices, competition, and other factors.