American interviews and class dates
01-07-2018, 05:16 PM
#5741
You scratched my anchor
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 4,948
Hired. 40. 6200 TT. 823 121 TPIC. 5600 121 total. Several job fairs and networking. Made an impression with a recruiter and sought him out every time for three years. Volunteered with my former union for years. Volunteered with outside organizations for years. All while working and having a family. To bust more myths I was hired from a wholly owned carrier (my former co-workers said they don't hire from within... Just wait for the flow). I'm no one special. I just networked and kept at it. Also did interview prep. It was a huge gamble of money. I got lucky. Many of my former co-workers thought like you.
01-08-2018, 02:15 PM
#5744
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,934
How many hours did you have again? And how many years did you go to job fairs? I'm sorry but it is extremely rare to get hired on with only 4k hours.
01-09-2018, 03:44 AM
#5745
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 207
I think riverside makes a good point. There will always be exceptions to the rule and it never hurts to try even when the stats are against you BUT you can't ignore the reality of who is being hired and with what quals. Back in the day (and I mean way back) there was very little to go on prior to applying and then interviewing. I was the exception and I still don't know why while others far more qualified weren't. And while there is much more opportunity now than back in the eighties I think there is far less of a chance of being an exception.
Even during that B scale hiring cycle the numbers were nowhere near as great as they are now and the process has become far less personalized with "new" technology. Thats my take on it FWIW. Good luck to all!
Even during that B scale hiring cycle the numbers were nowhere near as great as they are now and the process has become far less personalized with "new" technology. Thats my take on it FWIW. Good luck to all!
01-09-2018, 04:01 PM
#5749
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2013
Position: C-17/MD11
Posts: 42
01-09-2018, 07:28 PM
#5750
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2012
Posts: 1,154
Gender aside,
Is AA really serious about this 40% military thing? Really sucks for us civilian guys working our asses off to get hired somewhere. Are they really gonna be able to find 400 military pilots when everyone else who is hiring prefers them over civilians too?
Is AA really serious about this 40% military thing? Really sucks for us civilian guys working our asses off to get hired somewhere. Are they really gonna be able to find 400 military pilots when everyone else who is hiring prefers them over civilians too?
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