IBM Hiring

While a lot of companies are laying people off in the slow economy, IBM says it's hiring in Essex Junction. IBM Spokesman Jeff Couture said quote -- "We are looking to fill manufacturing positions, manufacturing operators, and maintenance technicians." Couture says IBM needs to fill 240 of those chip manufacturing jobs this year and so far, 126 have been filled. WCAX TV reports they are the kinds of good paying jobs that made IBM Vermont's largest manufacturing employer for nearly 50 years. IBM says the new jobs carry only a one to three year guarantee for now but could become longer-term depending on the economy.