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01-09-2015, 02:26 PM
#31
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Joined APC: Aug 2005
Posts: 455
I could not disagree with you more!!! A military pilot should not have any advantage over a regional pilot, or any other applicant. Just because they are military pilots does not mean that they are better pilots or applicants. Military, Part 121, 135, or 91 pilots all have their attributes and their negative points. Regional pilots generally have more flight time and are knowledgeable of a crew environment. Each applicant should be judged on their own merits without prejudice!!!
01-09-2015, 03:34 PM
#33
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 880
All,
Here is the deal. It doesn't matter your background. You will be called/hired based on a few metrics....
1. Your resume/experience assigns points to you and how you stack up. Don't read into this as who is the better aviator because I flew hornets or Erjs.
2. Job fairs and meet and greets give more points thus better chance to be called sooner.
3. The points assigned based on your background has been weighted the same regardless of your background (see the trend). This levels the playing field by field for a 10,000 hour regional to be equal to a 3000 hour fight guy and vice versa.
You all are taking this to a level that doesn't exist. Is there favortism and such, I am sure at some level. Do interviewers have bias towards someone of similar background? Maybe. The person who prepares and interviews well will get hired. No real dark magic or guidance to hire one group over the other.
Here is the deal. It doesn't matter your background. You will be called/hired based on a few metrics....
1. Your resume/experience assigns points to you and how you stack up. Don't read into this as who is the better aviator because I flew hornets or Erjs.
2. Job fairs and meet and greets give more points thus better chance to be called sooner.
3. The points assigned based on your background has been weighted the same regardless of your background (see the trend). This levels the playing field by field for a 10,000 hour regional to be equal to a 3000 hour fight guy and vice versa.
You all are taking this to a level that doesn't exist. Is there favortism and such, I am sure at some level. Do interviewers have bias towards someone of similar background? Maybe. The person who prepares and interviews well will get hired. No real dark magic or guidance to hire one group over the other.
01-09-2015, 03:37 PM
#34
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Posts: 17
I have no clue how applications are scored. I am sure it's been mentioned on another thread but I have been told update your app regularly, show you have a life outside of an airplane and go to these job fairs, get as many letters of rec as you can. Then if you get selected for an interview, invest in a prep course from someplace like emerald coast consulting. Then just be yourself when the time comes.
01-10-2015, 07:38 AM
#36
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: SFO Guppy CA
Posts: 1,112
Those who have served and are serving our Country deserve our utmost respect and admiration, but not an advantage over anyone else in an industry that is a safety sensitive industry like ours! Like I said before, just because you are a military pilot, does NOT make you a good pilot for flying passengers and having a crew environment.
01-10-2015, 07:57 AM
#37
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Joined APC: Mar 2007
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Posts: 348
Those who have served and are serving our Country deserve our utmost respect and admiration, but not an advantage over anyone else in an industry that is a safety sensitive industry like ours! Like I said before, just because you are a military pilot, does NOT make you a good pilot for flying passengers and having a crew environment.
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