Originally Posted by Speedbird2263

Congrats! Nice work.

Originally Posted by AtlCSIP

There were 10 interviewees on 8/3. 8 out of 10 wore suits and ties. The others were told not to worry too much since it was new, and at least one of them was hired, not sure about the other. The interview panel was made up of half Alaska and half Virgin America. At least 6 made it through. I don't know about the rest. The interviewees were a mix of 135 Charter, 121 Regional, and 121 LCC. The interview was as published previously. Mostly HR stuff and TMAAT stuff. They tried to make you feel comfortable, and they appeared to want to hire everybody there. They said they were hiring for 8/21 and 9/20, and would disclose which date was awarded tomorrow, but that they had just decided on at least 5 total classes through the end of the year, so more interviews to come. I did get the job. My stats:
7800 tt
760 TPIC, Part 135 & 91
3100 121 Jet SIC
Engineering undergrad
Masters degree

Not sure of the diversity of experience among the interviewees, but they appeared to be mostly higher time folks with at least some traces of grey hair, not that hair color mattered, just an observation.

Hope this is helpful. Good luck to anybody applying. This seems like a great time to be at VX/Alaska

Originally Posted by waterboy

I'm surprised to hear about a 121 LCC pilot at an VX interview.

And congrats!

Originally Posted by waterboy

I'm surprised to hear about a 121 LCC pilot at an VX interview.

And congrats!

Originally Posted by sACKtis

Well first year pay is gonna be $88/hr and second year pay is gonna be $120/hr. Beats any LCC. At least that's what a friend there said about arbitration.

Originally Posted by AtlCSIP

There were 10 interviewees on 8/3. 8 out of 10 wore suits and ties. The others were told not to worry too much since it was new, and at least one of them was hired, not sure about the other. The interview panel was made up of half Alaska and half Virgin America. At least 6 made it through. I don't know about the rest. The interviewees were a mix of 135 Charter, 121 Regional, and 121 LCC. The interview was as published previously. Mostly HR stuff and TMAAT stuff. They tried to make you feel comfortable, and they appeared to want to hire everybody there. They said they were hiring for 8/21 and 9/20, and would disclose which date was awarded tomorrow, but that they had just decided on at least 5 total classes through the end of the year, so more interviews to come. I did get the job. My stats:
7800 tt
760 TPIC, Part 135 & 91
3100 121 Jet SIC
Engineering undergrad
Masters degree

Not sure of the diversity of experience among the interviewees, but they appeared to be mostly higher time folks with at least some traces of grey hair, not that hair color mattered, just an observation.

Hope this is helpful. Good luck to anybody applying. This seems like a great time to be at VX/Alaska

Originally Posted by Bushpilot74

For those who have interviewed recently, is it still the group interview format?

Originally Posted by IFlyFL410

Close. Don't expect first pay to be more than $85, which was the company's proposal, versus the Union's $83.97. It's minuscule, but not $88. However, from year two and afterward, the union's rates are better and $120 is a very likely scenario with an arbitrated number.

Originally Posted by 757office

Dude. Cut it out with posting the numbers. Bottom line is the companies proposal is garbage and now we need to have faith in our lawyers to score a few points in arbitration. We don't need them saying "oh well this guy who previously flew at fl410 is accepting 120 and is apparently happy with it so let's make it that."
No more numbers.