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Rotational opportunities abound throughout Boeing. Here is a sampling of the many job-rotation programs already established.

New college hire programs:

• Business Career Foundation Program. The BCFP is designed to select and develop highly qualified, multiskilled, potential leadership candidates with opportunities for challenging business careers within Boeing. Sponsored by Boeing Chief Financial Officer James Bell, BCFP currently has approximately 70 employees rotating through a variety of positions in Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Wichita, Kan., and Mesa, Ariz. Boeing selects top candidates from universities across the United States for this two-year program. Participants rotate every four months into a new discipline, including accounting, contracts, estimating/pricing, and more. For more information, visit http://finance.whq.boeing.com/bcfp/bcfphome.htm (internal link only) on the Boeing Web.

• Business Skills Rotational Program. The Integrated Defense Systems Finance Business Skills Rotation Program targets all level 1 and 2 new college hires coming into an IDS Finance position. Participants rotate among three different finance skills during their first three years as a Boeing employee. BSRP's mission is to foster a culture that establishes a partnership between employees and management. Working together, they will identify and provide the tools, knowledge and opportunities to enhance current job responsibilities and career development. For more information, visit https://finance.ids.web.boeing.com/ed/doc_src/Lvl1-2Rotationguidelines.doc (internal link only) on the Boeing Web.

• IDS Engineering Rotation Program. For IDS in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. See http://bnn.ids.web.boeing.com/puget_sound/stories/
  2005/BNN_June%206/EngineeringRotationProgram.html (internal link only) for more information.

Midcareer programs:

• Finance. Companywide and business unit–specific programs, including Shared Services Group Finance. http://alki.ca.boeing.com/Finance/FinanceRotationProg/FinRotatProg.htm (internal link only)

• Commercial Airplanes Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality. http://rotation.web.boeing.com (internal link only)

• Enterprise Auditor program. Participants spend two to three years undertaking challenging assignments at different Boeing sites. http://corporateaudit.whq.boeing.com/Audit_Opportunities/EA/index.html (internal link only). Also see Page 36 of the October 2005 issue of Boeing Frontiers.

• Integrated Defense Systems C-17 program. http://c17.ids.web.boeing.com/avipt/rotation/rotation.html (internal link only)

• Auburn (Wash.) Industrial Engineering. http://mfgportdata1.ca.boeing.com/Industrial%20Engineering/Methods%20
  Process%20Council/new%20format/RotationJobShadowdoc.pdf (internal link only)

• Engineering Skills Rotation Program. For engineers in St. Louis and St. Charles, Mo. http://engmil.stl.mo.boeing.com/rotation/index.htm (internal link only)

Information technology programs:

• Information Technology Rotation Program Initiative. Launched in late November, this companywide initiative features several new or expanded rotation programs that extend rotation opportunities to Boeing IT employees and managers. The program includes separate offerings for college hires, all Boeing IT employees levels one through six, and non-executive Boeing IT managers (levels K, L and M). For more information, visit http://boeingit.web.boeing.com/index.aspx?id=390 (internal link only) on the Boeing Web.

Do it yourself!

Employees may take the initiative also to rotate positions on their own. Consider creating a development plan for yourself based on your long-term goals and interests. Discuss your goals with your manager at your next Performance Development Partnership discussion, and then use the Boeing Enterprise Staffing System to apply for positions that will help get you there.