Continental hiring info

[scarlet]

Are you guys gettin a new PBS system.??

Heard from check airman there--a new system was coming and was showing CAL over staffed over 200 pilots, and they needed to CX captain classes?

I don't have a dog there, so no I do not care. I was just talking to him on the phone about the aviation world, and he told me that...??

 

[Bigoober]

Mentioned earlier, Christi is the pilot recruiting manager responsible for filling the classes.

Thought I saw it on here, but maybe not, the 16 was to help avoid the summer crunch of being understaffed.

Granted, I don't fly under PBS yet, but I thought that PBS was built to make the lines more efficient and thus, pilot's lives hell. If they were getting rid of PBS or changing it (which I heard was in motion starting from a letter from the MEC), then wouldn't CAL be understaffed with more inefficient lines? Not trying to argue, just trying to understand.

 

[ASAFOE120]

CAL will be at the Air Inc Job Fair this month so why would they be there looking to hire pilots if they were getting ready to furlough?

Sorry to get off the subject a little but does it greatly increase the chances of getting an interview if you attend the Air Inc. thing? I've never been to one.

 

[Bluto]

It's supposed to, but I think it depends on to whom you speak at Air Inc. I went, talked to one of the reps and was told, "I'll recommend you." When my sponsor went to check on the progress of my application, though, he was told by his CP that there was no indication of any kind on my app. I believe it can help, in theory, but in my case it doesn't appear to have worked. My sponsor regularly visited the CP for about a year and promoted me before I got a nibble. It takes less time for some.

 

[California]

It's supposed to, but I think it depends on to whom you speak at Air Inc. I went, talked to one of the reps and was told, "I'll recommend you." When my sponsor went to check on the progress of my application, though, he was told by his CP that there was no indication of any kind on my app. I believe it can help, in theory, but in my case it doesn't appear to have worked. My sponsor regularly visited the CP for about a year and promoted me before I got a nibble. It takes less time for some.

I went to the APC career fair at DFW and meet a CAL rep and he said " I'll recommend you". Got an email shortly after for an interview.

A couple of friends stood in the same line, with the same flight experience, talked to different reps and heard nothing.

I have zero hookups at CAL.

The job fairs worked for me. I had two other interviews from the same fair.

 

[Bigoober]

Second the job fair. No internals here but went to the fair in DC and got an invite within a week. I was called by the pilot I talked to at the job fair with the job offer.

 

[mamba20]

Anything you can do to make yourself stand out is a good thing. If you go to Air Inc. and don't hear anything then go back to another one. Make sure you get the names of the people you talk to and throw that name out at the next fair.

 

[California]

Anything you can do to make yourself stand out is a good thing. If you go to Air Inc. and don't hear anything then go back to another one. Make sure you get the names of the people you talk to and throw that name out at the next fair.

Yes! It is really this easy.

 

[atrdriver]

No, have plenty of friends there, and they are very nervous!! I do know CAL very well though...

Amazing. I know very few here who are nervous. At least about a furlough. Some are nervous about their 60+ year old Captains

 

[Jetjockey]

Tell me what airline they are not nervous at? Even the UPS CEO stated something about a slowing economy lowering 2008 earnings forecast. It isn't rosy anywhere!