Alaska hiring

[Alaska Flyer]

hiring update

So is the interviewing complete? Have the the 16 vacancies been filled? Will interviewing resume after next bid. Whopping 8-10 interviews/month?

9 of 16 applicants on the first round were hired. 6 of them go to the December class. The remaining 3 go to the January class which will have 7 slots. Pilots hired from interviews this week will fill out the remainder of the giant class of 7 in January. They should be hearing soon. Interviewing and hiring will continue at a similar pace - for now.

 

[xjhawk]

good news for all of us who are interested in Alaska. Congrats to those selected and starting class

 

[Fly High]

Interviewing and hiring will continue at a similar pace - for now.

God Bless you for the encouraging post!

 

[flythere]

Any word on the next bid? Next round of interviews??

 

[Alaska Flyer]

Next bid isn't out but it's been advertised to be 16 to 24 new openings, posted in November for a March effective date. Mostly going to SEA, reducing ANC by 2 or 3 spots, LAX and PDX will not change. We will see the bid very soon...

 

[igneousy2]

Next bid isn't out but it's been advertised to be 16 to 24 new openings, posted in November for a March effective date. Mostly going to SEA, reducing ANC by 2 or 3 spots, LAX and PDX will not change. We will see the bid very soon...

soo....

If ANC is reducing by 2 or 3...

and LAX & PDX are unchanged....

then doesn't that mean by process of elimination that ALL 16 to 24 openings would be going to SEA?

 

[igneousy2]

just heard...

"baby bid" coming out today or Monday...

8 SEA CA's May 1 effective date.

No new FO positions but 8 new hires required to replace upgraded FO's.

Next bid out Aprilish for Septemberish effective date to be larger than this small bid.

 

[igneousy2]

Also...

December new hire class wll have 3 LAX and remainder ANC. January class to be all ANC. Base of other classes will depend on results of this next bid.

Pace of 8 new Captains and 8 new hire FO's a month for forseeable future. (new positions...attrition would add to these numbers)

 

[charlieB]

Is solicitation for PDX and ANC January vacation buy-back related to delays in requaling (as in...initial training) the final group(s) of returning furloughees?

 

[Mookie]

Is solicitation for PDX and ANC January vacation buy-back related to delays in requaling (as in...initial training) the final group(s) of returning furloughees?

No. Poor planning

Mookie

 

[igneousy2]

25 new hire slots for class dates through February.

18 already hired, remainder being hired in next round of interviews in December.

66 additional new hires to begin Fall 2012 with the hiring/interview process starting up in July for a total of 91 new hires over the next year.

ASM growth cut from 8% rate to 6% rate.

This is all due to the anemic economic recovery.

All I can say is....everybody hang on.

Good luck

 

[tico]

Don't be surprised when that 6% goes flat or negative in 2012 as the US economy gets dragged into the black hole that is Europe. Fortunately, the 65rs will be starting to leave soon after.....best advice...if you just got an upgrade-pretend you didn't...if you just got back from furlough-pretend you didn't....if you just got hired-good luck because you are going to need it....oh yea...if you are not in one of those 3 groups..just as in 2009, business as usual ..you will be unaffected and the company will be counting on you to carry the extra load...

 

[Ocity]

Don't be surprised when that 6% goes flat or negative in 2012 as the US economy gets dragged into the black hole that is Europe. Fortunately, the 65rs will be starting to leave soon after.....best advice...if you just got an upgrade-pretend you didn't...if you just got back from furlough-pretend you didn't....if you just got hired-good luck because you are going to need it....oh yea...if you are not in one of those 3 groups..just as in 2009, business as usual ..you will be unaffected and the company will be counting on you to carry the extra load...

Chill out T.T.

 

[Fubijaakr]

While Tico has some good points, I don't think its quite so bleak as that. The first Age 65 retirement is in 12/2012. The number ramps up after that. We're short (as usual) right now with the Company begging ANC CAs and PDX F/Os to sell back their December vacations (as if!).

I think the new hires will be fine, though the Company may throttle WAY back on that estimate of 382 new guys in the next three years.

As usual, prior planning is impossible due to the "job silos" in the puzzle palace. The right hand never has a clue what the left hand is thinking/doing. Empire building is a wonderful thing, dontcha think?

 

[Mamma]

To be somewhat fair, with age 65 in place, it is difficult for management to project their staffing needs. In the past, guys had to retire at age 60 or 25 years for the pension. Now, there is that 5 year period past age 60 where pilots can retire at any point and call in sick whenever convenient for them. It should only get worse that all the new guys are on 401Ks and can leave whenever the heck they want with little to zero notice. Of course this does not excuse Alaska for their super short-sighted, zero accountability decisions in regards to manning and the training department. I guess the saying "Life is tough. Its tougher if you're stupid" rings true for some of ALK managements decisions.