ECON 65,000 people apply for 2,000 VW jobs in Chattanooga

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65,000 seek work at VW
By: Mike Pare
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

Pamela Glant of Chattanooga says she sought a production job with Volkswagen's local auto assembly plant to improve her standard of living.

"I think I could do the work and I'd like to be tested," she said.

Ms. Glant is one of 35,000 people who applied for the 1,200 production jobs over the past three weeks, the company said Monday.

About 30,000 others have applied for the 800 professional and skilled maintenance slots so far, according to VW.

"We are overwhelmed by the response and we are very satisfied with the result," said Hans-Herbert Jagla, executive vice president of human resources for VW's Chattanooga operations. "It gives us the confidence that we will be able to hire all the capable and flexible people we need to build our cars safely and with the highest quality."

Late Sunday, VW closed a three-week application window for the production jobs. The plant is slated to start making cars in early 2011 and employ 2,000 people.

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65,000 seek work at VW
The plant is slated to start making cars in early 2011 and employ 2,000 people.

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Even with training and orientation, those jobs are one year away. No surprise about the number of applicants though.

65000 / 2000 = 32.5

32 1/2 people per job opening. Is it too late to put in my app?

Just another sign of things to come.

Brings back early ta mid 1980's memory's.

Local navel shipyard was hiring for machinist, and tool n' die makers, welders and other such skilled positions, about 700 of 'em.

Went down to the unemployment office to put in an application for testing.

Arrived about 7am the line was already wrapped around the building twice and headed up the street, took till noon to get through it.

IIRC they had to leave the posting up for 30 days because it was gov'mt, I heard when all was said and done they had over 100,000 apps turned in.

ETA my app. was for one of the 100 apprentice positions, and nope, I didn't get that one.

mscoffee said:

IIRC they had to leave the posting up for 30 days because it was gov'mt, I heard when all was said and done they had over 100,000 apps turned in.

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That's getting into the range of lottery odds!

You know the economy is bad when you have a better chance of winning the lottery than landing a job!