Competive for Jetblue? Anyone know?

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3600tt
2300> 20K#
2400 turbine
2100 PIC (1100 turbine)


Could I get an interview or no? Any thoughts?

Thanks

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[chazman]

Those numbers look good, but you look like you will be competing with Civilian 121 carrier types, NO 320 time, No Military time. So someone from that background might be able to say what the competives have been from that pool.


Chaz

 

[habubuaza]

OK. Here it goes. I know a guy that worked a few years ago (80's) at a carrier where I was employed. Nice guy, but simple civilian background, no military, and only a high school diploma. Well when I last saw him he was an MD88 Captain with Delta. So what does that mean,? Simply that if you can somehow get an interview. They interview you, and like you. You will be offered a job. It kills me to see pilots beating themselves up because they feel that they are not competitive. You don't know what an interviewer is looking for. The best you can do, is do your best and not worry about the rest. If you meet the minimums then apply. I know A320 pilots furloughed from United and US Airways that can't get an interview with JetBlue. I know A320 pilots who were check airman at Ryan who can't get an interview. And a bunch of Ryan pilots helped get JetBlue off the ground along with Trans Meridian. So you just never know. Try to get an inside person, I don't care how you do it. Find someone who can walk your resume in for you. Find out who flies there. You never know you may have already FLOWN with a pilot who is now employed with JetBlue who can attest to your character and skills while walking in your paperwork. Forget the numbers just do what you got to do to get the interview.
Good Luck.

 

[dgs]

We cannot "walk your resume" into anybody. They won't even take our LORs until after you interview. Bottom line: The playing field is level for getting an interview. Dean is very sensitive to the problems of "good ole boy" hiring practices. The case can be made that they are discriminatory. In order to make the process as fair as possible to everybody, the selection for the interview is done strictly by specifying parameters in the computer to sift through the 4200+ applications every month or so to get a pool of qualified people to interview. If you don't know somebody at jetBlue, then I'm sure you can appreciate that nobody will get special treatment just because they do happen to know somebody who was hired before them.

I know it's frustrating to have to wait, but I'm sure you all are smart enough to calculate the odds of getting an interview with 4200+ QUALIFIED apps on file--and then number grows daily!

If you pass the interview, then it's time to call your buddies to tell jetBlue what a great person you are, and it doesn't really matter if your buddies are at jetBlue or not.

 

[onthestreet]

>>We cannot "walk your resume" into anybody. They won't even take our LORs until after you interview. <<

Actually that has changed. I updated my app yesterday and was sent an email about an enhancement to their application process. They issue you an application number and a pin number. You give these numbers to a JB employee that wants to recommend you. With the app # and the pin they can, through the company intranet, sumbit up to 3 LOR's into your online file. Hope this helps anyone trying to get an interview!! Lets all keep the faith.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

dgs......

You said that no one gets an unfair advantage for interviewing at JBLU just because they know someone already working there. I understand that. But what about affirmative action? I understand this is a factor.....any idea how much weight it carries?

 

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Thanks for all of the replies!

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[jointops]

On the street,

Actually, what that is for, is the Background folks. If you make it through Phase I, then those specific LORs are attached to your electronic file and can be downloaded by them. It also is for the hiring committee. They'll see those with your app and then and only then are you given a different weight considering you're being recommended by someone in the company. I just spent some time last week asking Dean these very questions.

Considering what I just wrote, he did note that about 80% of those interviewed get passed on to Phase II. 90% of those in Phase II get hired. So even if you don't have the inside LORs in front of the hiring commitee, it won't hurt you. Apparently those who don't make it through Phase II are due in large part to things coming up in the backround checks.

Happy landings,