!0 Year Background History/Check

[Av8tor X]

To anyone out there than can answer...

When applying for a cockpit position, I've heard that the airline in question ask for 10 years of employement information. In the same sentence, I've heard that the airline needs 10 years of history, verifyable 5 years.

If I understand the statement to mean that they want 10 years of history, but they will verify the most recent 5 years...then why bother with the last 6 to 10 years? or put another way, why don't they just verify the entire 10 year period.

These questions come up because of my SWA application. In completing the application, it was determined that some of those previous employers from the 6 to 10 year mark are no longer in business.

Experienced/educated thoughts appreciated.

 

[donger]

It's the legal department, and Fed law that sets the requirements. Airlines are (trying to) coving their butts all the way around.

 

[chase]

Help with defunct companies

Some thoughts about how to "verify" you worked at a company "X" when it no longer exists.

1. Names/phone numbers of supervisors

if you can't dig that up

2. Name of fellow workers/pilots who flew with you there.

if you can't dig that up

3. Pay stubs/W-2s showing you were employed at company X. Take these with you to the interview or even mail them in to the office to prove you worked at company X

HOpe that helps for some folks.