(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, January 14, 2013)
Each year, Union Pacific Railroad’s attrition levels typically reach 3,000 to 4,000 workers primarily because of retirements. Every department is impacted by the experienced worker drain, but it’s especially problematic in the information technology (IT) group because hardware and software demands continue to mount. There usually are 20 to 30 positions that remain unfilled in the group because UP recruiters can’t find enough people with the requisite skills. That could soon change for the better. In December, UP opened a new information technology center in Austin, Texas, to locate recruiters and IT group leaders closer to the top-tier talent residing in one of the nation’s hottest technology hubs.
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