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11-13-2011, 09:38 PM

#91

IslanderDriver

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Originally Posted by IslanderDriver

I was recently told, that in the recent past, being part of certain professional organizations and attending their conference was equal to having a sponsor.

Which ones?

OBAP for sure. I was told that at a WAI job fair this year.

11-19-2011, 08:01 AM

#92

JollyF15

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Shack

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Originally Posted by Dragon7

It seems that knowing somebody in senior management to haul your water or being current in the MD-11 was much more important than the recently added question about professional organizations you belong to.

Yeah, you can get hired at Fedex. They will straighten this process out eventually. Probably.

Shackamundo. Several "highly qualified" candidates I know have not been called yet and are going to SWA interviews as we speak. We are going to lose a bunch of great folks to other airlines like SWA thanks to our process being so FUBAR. Community service.....really?

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11-19-2011, 08:45 AM

#93

RedeyeAV8r

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Originally Posted by JollyF15

Shackamundo. Several "highly qualified" candidates I know have not been called yet and are going to SWA interviews as we speak. We are going to lose a bunch of great folk to other airlines like SWA thanks to our process being so FUBAR. Community service.....really?

Hey hold on there Partner...............Who do you think knows more about hiring a good Pilot?

A panel of Pilots with with a stack of recommendations by current line Pilots or some PHd with a Freudian beard who smokes a pipe?

The Obvious answer : It's the PHD of course".............note sarcasm

Maybe our new SCP will fix this mess.

11-19-2011, 09:23 AM

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CloudSailor

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From what I have heard and understood, the current hiring practice has a lot less to do with our former SCP, and almost everything to do with the company's legal department (i.e., insurance and liability). And once the lawyers get involved in hiring, the process can take interesting turns... That said, it will be interesting to see if there are major changes in the hiring process with the new SCP.

11-19-2011, 10:15 AM

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DLax85

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Originally Posted by JollyF15

Yes...SWA hiring now...JetBlue hiring now.

Just the tip of the iceberg.

We have about another 6-9 months to get this right.

Hiring across the industry will greatly increase in late 2012/early 2013.

11-20-2011, 05:21 PM

#96

skeptic

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I know several JetBlue pilots who would love to work for FedEx.

11-20-2011, 08:06 PM

#97

AerisArmis

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Originally Posted by JollyF15

Community service.....really?

Does the CBSA qualify for community service? I helped a little old lady one time who had fallen off her stool while playing the slots. And....I didn't spill my drink!! Wait....was that you....wearing a wig?

11-21-2011, 04:42 AM

#98

MaydayMark

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Originally Posted by DLax85

Yes...SWA hiring now...JetBlue hiring now.

I heard from a JetBlue MEC member that they are hiring in expectation of losing guys to FedEx.

11-21-2011, 09:25 AM

#99

IslanderDriver

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Originally Posted by DLax85

Yes...SWA hiring now...JetBlue hiring now.

I heard from a JetBlue MEC member that they are hiring in expectation of losing guys to FedEx.

MEC member?? You sure?

11-21-2011, 09:30 AM

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Dragon7

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Originally Posted by CloudSailor

Perhaps...but look at who got called to date, folks with hook ups in senior management (not in any way a reduction of risk based on qualifications) and MD-11 current candidates (probabably insurance driven and defendable). Previous SCP was a fall guy in many ways. New SCP will look like a genius since after peak period the folks reviewing the rack and stack from Pilotcredentials.com will soon start looking at perhaps more qualified folks as ranked on the list. Perhaps. Since many of those folks also used Pilotcredentials.com to do their SWA package that might be a few less pilots. Not great moment but this is a flying job so by definition it has to suck to get it since flying beats working.

We will see in the spring how this plays out.