1,221 Reasons Not to work for Southwest
08-28-2023, 03:02 PM
#1021
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 291
However, we don’t prescreen to make sure applicants are qualified anymore. They screen at the interview. Then, they don’t hire an unknown number of people they interview that are simply not qualified. Then they brag to us that their interview numbers are high and they’re keeping their standards high as evidenced by the number of people they don’t hire. I believe the interview team is doing a great job and they are selective. But it’s not purely them being selective.
08-28-2023, 03:30 PM
#1022
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,804
I wonder why airlines don't conduct simulator evaluations during interviews anymore? Seems like you could get a good snapshot of how someone will perform in training if you could see them fly an ILS and a couple of steep turns raw data.
08-28-2023, 03:49 PM
#1023
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,916
Who wants to dedicate the sim time for that anymore? Our sims are running like 20 hrs a day just to keep up with CQT, initial and upgrades. I think wasting people’s time on a desktop flight sim won’t tell you any more than asking some situational based ?’s. I don’t think the problem is people failing training…it’s retaining them once they pass.
08-28-2023, 05:18 PM
#1024
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Joined APC: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,030
they don’t want to disqualify pilots for something they can train them for.
08-28-2023, 06:50 PM
#1025
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Joined APC: May 2023
Posts: 132
I wasn’t. I was saying why people spread the rumor that we hire anyone that walks in the door. Relatively speaking, we do. That’s what you said you didn’t understand.
However, we don’t prescreen to make sure applicants are qualified anymore. They screen at the interview. Then, they don’t hire an unknown number of people they interview that are simply not qualified. Then they brag to us that their interview numbers are high and they’re keeping their standards high as evidenced by the number of people they don’t hire. I believe the interview team is doing a great job and they are selective. But it’s not purely them being selective.
However, we don’t prescreen to make sure applicants are qualified anymore. They screen at the interview. Then, they don’t hire an unknown number of people they interview that are simply not qualified. Then they brag to us that their interview numbers are high and they’re keeping their standards high as evidenced by the number of people they don’t hire. I believe the interview team is doing a great job and they are selective. But it’s not purely them being selective.
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
08-28-2023, 08:31 PM
#1026
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Joined APC: Nov 2021
Posts: 36
Wow is that really Southwest's technique? invite those to interview who would've otherwise never had a chance... and them slam the door on them? just to say "see we are picky!"
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
08-29-2023, 02:26 AM
#1027
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 291
Wow is that really Southwest's technique? invite those to interview who would've otherwise never had a chance... and them slam the door on them? just to say "see we are picky!"
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
Be honest in your app. That’s been the rule for ever.
Last edited by usernamehere; 08-29-2023 at 02:42 AM.
08-29-2023, 03:07 AM
#1028
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Joined APC: Aug 2015
Posts: 829
Now get off my lawn.
08-29-2023, 05:29 AM
#1029
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Joined APC: May 2018
Posts: 766
Wow is that really Southwest's technique? invite those to interview who would've otherwise never had a chance... and them slam the door on them? just to say "see we are picky!"
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
08-29-2023, 05:50 AM
#1030
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Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: Left
Posts: 1,254
Wow is that really Southwest's technique? invite those to interview who would've otherwise never had a chance... and them slam the door on them? just to say "see we are picky!"
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
That just waste's everyone time. The interviewers, and the applicants. Not only that, but a TBNT after interviewing can REALLY make someone depressed. Especially if it was their dream job. Not cool at all.
I doubt very much you believe what you are posting. Hate will eat you up, let it go .
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