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[trainerjet]

Re: not exactly

Frankly, Alaska does not care whether you paid the money or not.

While you may be technically correct in your statement that "Alaska does not care whether you paid the money or not", they do care a great deal that you put forth the effort to attend a conference. Sometimes, "paying the money", is the only way to attend. As a matter of fact, currently Alaska ONLY considers pilots for interview that either are Horizon pilots, have a referral ("silver bullet"), or attended a job fair.

This is directly from the Alaska website:

Pilots

We are not currently accepting new pilot applications. QX pilots, conference attendees and AS employee referrals with applications currently on file will be the only applicants considered for pilot employment.

 

[Publishers]

Again

Yes I am technically correct and for the most part correct on exactly what I said. They have enought Horizon, enought Silver bullets to find every pilot they will need.

Job Fairs make it easy on the recruiters, why would they not like them for the reasons I gave. It has absolutely nothing to do with your effort to get there.

Your telling someone who wrote the book on this stuff how it is. Thanks but I know exactly how it is.

 

[trainerjet]

Re: Again

Your telling someone who wrote the book on this stuff how it is. Thanks but I know exactly how it is.

Of course, you would like to believe that, and even more so, convince others to believe it. It helps to sell yourself, which is the business you are in. You would think however, that someone who "wrote the book" would know the difference in "your" and "you're", but I guess that is what editors are for.

There have been enough posts, here and elsewhere, from people who gained interviews at Alaska by attending Air Inc, WIA, and other conferences to refute your claim. But, since you are the "expert" who knows it all, I guess we will defer to you.

P.S. As an AS pilot, I think I have a fair handle on where our recruits are coming from. Then again, I didn't write the book, so what do I know?

 

[English]

Trainerjet, you said exactly what I was thinking!

 

[Publishers]

your reading what you want to

I never said it was not possible to get an interview at one of these job fairs. Read what I did say. IT IS EASY FOR RECRUITERS, that is why they attend and like them.

At AEPS and at WIA, they pay'd to be there. At Air Inc, they do not. I think it is a fair assessment that when the company pays, they are there because they want people. That said, there is a bit more than a little PC in attending WIA.

The original comment was that they liked people that paid there way in to these fairs as it showed interest. I am saying "not exactly". They liked them because they were easy for themselves. People do get some interviews out of them, no question about it. John Erskine from Comair hired most of his recruits at the major jobfairs.

I was merely trying to give you some insight as to how these things work for real.

 

[172driver]

I'm no fan of the Air Inc propaganda machine but...just interviewed at Comair and 15 of 19 who interviewed the same day were recruited at an Air Inc seminar.

 

[English]

Re: your reading what you want to

At AEPS and at WIA, they pay'd to be there. At Air Inc, they do not. I think it is a fair assessment that when the company pays, they are there because they want people. That said, there is a bit more than a little PC in attending WIA.

Publishers,

What do you mean by your last sentence? I don't understand.

 

[Publishers]

Women in Aviation has done well as Peggy has put the airlines and other companies in a position where it is politically correct to be there at that convention whether they need people or not.

WIA puts on an excellent meeting. An interesting aside is that there are not many more women entering avaition today than years ago however the portion that has a career in airlines in mind has grown considerably to where most that go into it are there to make it a life's career.

 

[210FR8DOG]

Comair?

172,

I'm very confused and frustrated. How did you get an interview with Comair when you don't even meet their minimums? Are you from the Academy? Does your dad work there? I would LOVE to get an interview with Comair but I didn't think I had a chance with my little ol' 2600 hours. UUUUUUUGGGGHHHH! Well, good luck anyway. I'm sending my resume this week with FINALLY over 200 multi-engine. I thought minimum meant that was the lowest number of hours you could have to qualify?!?!?!?

Jeff

 

[172driver]

210,

Yes, I'm from the academy. Minimums are still 1000/100 for us with 800 hrs dual given at the academy. The interview is guaranteed, as I'm sure you've seen in the ads. It's a good place to be right now and I feel very fortunate to have made the choice to come here. I wish you the best of luck in landing an interview. Comair seems like a terrific company to work for.

 

[BellyFlyer]

HIRED

172driver got hired!!! Congratulations, friend! You are well deserving and will make a great addition to Comair. I hope to drive you up in seniority sometime soon


Congrats to all the DCA folks (and others) who were hired from last weeks interviews. What an awesome opportunity in today's environment!

 

[210FR8DOG]

way to go 172

Good job!

Academy or not, you're a lucky guy(girl?) and I'm jealous. Comair seems to be one of the strongest regionals over the past 2-3 years that I've been in the game/struggle!! Enjoy and do well. Look out for the crazy Baron drivers aruond Nashville. I'ts not that we can't taxi, we're just tryin to catch a few last minute ZZZZZZZZZ's!!!!! God bless.

Jeff