Originally Posted by Mike4Foxtrot

FWIW... I interviewed last week. I have no checkrides failures, a clean record, a bachelor's degree, am a minority (not that that should be a factor but it often is), and was told by the captain that I should feel great about my interview and he's confident I'd do well in training. Two days later, I got an email saying I wasn't selected.

Originally Posted by Utah

Third thing, I think the regional job market is tightening up. We need captains, not FOs. The number of new hires being put through training is decreasing.

Originally Posted by Turboprop

what kind of weed you are smoking 🚬 buddy?

Originally Posted by PorkyMcFuzz

Has SkyWest stopped taking overseas pilots given things are tightening up a bit? I know they were taking a lot of them at one time

Originally Posted by domino

allegiant is actively seeking them now.

Originally Posted by rickair7777

Alarm bells on that...

Sounds like something came up on a background check. Not specifically the formal TSA/SIDA check but possibly something related to a reference check or social media?

I'd carefully consider who you're using for references. Might even go so far as to have a friend call your references and pretend to be someone considering you for employment, just to see what they say. You also don't necessarily have to use a specific person as a reference... if you're not sure about the CP, maybe use a different supervisor or HR person if possible.

Hopefully you haven't burned any bridges in aviation, it's a small world. Even if your employer is garbage, make nice with them even as you're out the door. And check in occasionally just to say hi for as long as they're a significant employment reference... that could be until you're at your desired major, or ten years.

Look at your PRD, and do a FOIA request on ALL of your FAA and NDR records.


Check your social media... anything hateful, extreme, or edgy could be a problem. Or fringe politics which includes about 30% on either side these days. Also hopefully you don't have a history of public commentary about past employers, unless it's very positive.

Originally Posted by cougpilot7

Same here. Been just over a month. No responses besides "you are still under review" from the recruiter a few days ago. Not sure what to do.

Originally Posted by bean of joy

Out of curiosity, has anyone else who's waiting to hear back after the interview been monitoring the application portal dashboard? It shows an application status and date of last update (after my interview it changed to 'Under Review' with last update being the interview date).

I noticed after that survey email went out on Dec. 1 that the date updated, so I thought wheels might be turning, but since then the status and date hadn't updated again, so it must have just been the system logging the survey email and my response.

Then the 'Last Update' date updated again a couple days ago (status still says Under Review), but I still haven't heard or seen anything from them. Just wondering if anyone's noticed it that portal actually means anything.

Originally Posted by cougpilot7

Just got a call yesterday after a month wait. They offered CRJ in Feb or ERJ in June