SWA In-House Job Fair, 30 Sep 17?
10-29-2017, 08:18 AM
#251
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Position: Corporate Jet Captain
Posts: 127
Just a side note. I have had 4 pilots I work with hired by SWA in the last 2 months. All of them applied this year for the first time. Non of them have a B737 type and everyone is part 135 only and non of them attended a job fair. There is no formula....lol
10-30-2017, 02:11 PM
#253
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 16
I've had two buddies that interviewed last week and got the interview invite a week or so before then. Both were at the recent job fair.
10-30-2017, 02:37 PM
#254
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2006
Position: CA
Posts: 531
10-31-2017, 01:17 PM
#255
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2017
Position: Corporate
Posts: 21
Interview
Yes, I attended the job fair and received the invite 10/27. Earliest time available to interview was December 4th.
11-02-2017, 05:38 AM
#258
Puppet on a String
Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 93
4600 hrs
1050 hrs 121 as FO, jet regional
B737 type
retired military
1400 hrs Navy NFO, P-3 ..that's Naval Flight Officer, not pilot, for those unaware: https://en.wikipedia.org)/wiki/Naval_flight_officer
CFI + all those letters afterwards
extensive professional training development/management background
BS Aviation Management
MA Education
20+ years in Silicon Valley in GPS software engineering
Age 62.5
I am likely an outlier. Wasn't thinking I would get the call since I really didn't consider myself competitive, then there's that age thing. So don't worry about what the 'formula' or the 'secret handshake' is to get invited. I've had my app sitting at Southwest for a couple years, maybe the attendance at the job fair made the difference. They clearly have some methodology just to invite some to the job fairs, since I know not everyone who has applied gets invited.
Last edited by MrWizard; 11-02-2017 at 05:54 AM.
11-02-2017, 06:53 AM
#259
Puppet on a String
Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 93
Forgot to mention before the editing window timed out on me:
Zero TPIC. OK, maybe one hour since I took my B737 type ride in 1994 under FAR 61 Part H, where I had to do three landings in an actual airplane. I didn't have enough turbine experience under the regs in place at that time to have the sim ride complete all the requirements, so that is why the airplane was used. $55 per minute for a 737-200, btw. :-)
Zero TPIC. OK, maybe one hour since I took my B737 type ride in 1994 under FAR 61 Part H, where I had to do three landings in an actual airplane. I didn't have enough turbine experience under the regs in place at that time to have the sim ride complete all the requirements, so that is why the airplane was used. $55 per minute for a 737-200, btw. :-)
Last edited by MrWizard; 11-02-2017 at 07:13 AM.
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