The state got 241 applicants over the past year, and most were qualified. But a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation says “there was no single coordinator that was dealing with recruiting and onboarding.'
More than 200 workers have applied for ferry jobs in the last year, but the state has only managed to hire a few.
Alaska Marine Highway System 3rd Mate Lonnie Walters, Able Seaman Mika Hasbrouk and Able Seaman Patrick Katzeek of Haines. “I always think, ‘Oh, it can’t get worse.’ And then it does. But yet, the system’s still somewhat there,” Hasbrouk says Walli says paychecks don’t always include all of the hours workers turn in. He doesn’t blame payroll workers because they’re short staffed too.
“Many applicants were lost due to a lack of timely communication,” the report states. “The process flow is creating a bottle-neck in the delivery of information to applicants.”
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