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05-21-2015, 12:57 PM
#7991
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I have heard that having to many hours is bad for your score. Does anyone know if this is actually true? I have around 10,500, all regional. The biggest problem is that no one was hiring for around 3-4 years which is right after I upgraded so I have been sitting around collecting hours.
05-21-2015, 01:04 PM
#7992
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I have heard that having to many hours is bad for your score. Does anyone know if this is actually true? I have around 10,500, all regional. The biggest problem is that no one was hiring for around 3-4 years which is right after I upgraded so I have been sitting around collecting hours.
On the flip side, does anyone know if there's a "floor" before which people won't get looked at? I keep seeing the low civil numbers being 3500-4000, and maybe something like 1500 for military? If you have a solid resume, but are below a certain number of hours for either civil or military (if that exists), will you be overlooked?
05-21-2015, 01:15 PM
#7993
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That's not true. People are getting hired with 50% more than that, although the average is a few thousand less and I'd imagine that's mostly due to the military numbers. I don't know your other quals but you're very qualified as far as flight time. There are a lot of people in your shoes, though.
On the flip side, does anyone know if there's a "floor" before which people won't get looked at? I keep seeing the low civil numbers being 3500-4000, and maybe something like 1500 for military? If you have a solid resume, but are below a certain number of hours for either civil or military (if that exists), will you be overlooked?
On the flip side, does anyone know if there's a "floor" before which people won't get looked at? I keep seeing the low civil numbers being 3500-4000, and maybe something like 1500 for military? If you have a solid resume, but are below a certain number of hours for either civil or military (if that exists), will you be overlooked?
I got the invite with just over 1700 mil and 400 civ (100 pt121)...no conversions applied
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05-21-2015, 01:52 PM
#7994
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Not sure if they're STILL using it, applicants were ranked with a 0-10 scale, 7 being the minimum to be selected for interview.
LCA, high GPA, over 10k TT, no checkride failures, scored a 6. Sponsor/CP said the TT is driving the app towards 6.
It was advised to get it to a 7 would require doing one of a few different things; Take on another position, safety, sim instructor, chief pilot, etc.
05-21-2015, 05:37 PM
#7996
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That's what I was talking about. Most interviews will go over your app and DL does too. They will very likely ask you about 13 years of college. It obviously wasn't because you weren't smart and it just took you that long. You were working and metering your schedule for money and time etc. A good interview prep company will help you smash that question when its asked and it will be.
Not sure how much value there is in resume review since its all app based anyway. Maybe for job fares I guess. The app review may be worth it though.
Not sure how much value there is in resume review since its all app based anyway. Maybe for job fares I guess. The app review may be worth it though.
05-21-2015, 05:39 PM
#7997
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I have heard that having to many hours is bad for your score. Does anyone know if this is actually true? I have around 10,500, all regional. The biggest problem is that no one was hiring for around 3-4 years which is right after I upgraded so I have been sitting around collecting hours.
05-21-2015, 05:59 PM
#7999
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Where are you getting this information? Sure, we'd all agree the former may not be preferable over the latter. But from what I THINK I've learned about Delta's app scoring (which determines to some degree the timing of an invite or complete lack of one), it ABSOLUTELY favors an on-time graduation over a delayed one. If you know otherwise, correct me. But false hopes don't do anyone any good...how to get an interview is a completely different matter than how to pass one.
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