Does Continental Still Require In-House Recs?

[Bob_Sacamano]

Hello all,
I was talking with a friend of mine who's still at my former regional, who has been passed over at Southwest and JetBlue. His next hope is to get on at Continental, but when I was going through the job search about a year ago, you needed a Continental pilot to recommend you, and supposedly the Air Inc. job fairs didn't help. Is this still the case?
Thanks,
BS

 

[FLY CONTINENTAL]

Everything helps--- I think the next job fair is in ATL in Nov. Not sure if CO is attending.

 

[Deerkiller]

not sure about the job fair, but, yes, internal recommendations are still looked upon heavily. Also, make sure the person writing the recommendation is willing to beat down the CP's door for your friend.

 

[eglpilot]

is kd jost still the recruitment manager ?

 

[FLY CONTINENTAL]

is kd jost still the recruitment manager ?

yes he is. Interal Recs are great, but using all of your resources will help as well.

 

[BSlapped]

Interal Recs are great, but using all of your resources will help as well.

Are you saying the job fairs will help?

 

[Patriot328]

Are you saying the job fairs will help?

I got my interview from going to the job fair. I didn't have any recs on my airlineapps when I got called for the interview.


(I got realllllly lucky)

 

[AWACoff]

I would like to know as well if the job fairs are a solid "in" at Continental. It will cost me $1000 to attend the job fair in ATL after dropping a trip and paying for the entry fee. That's a lot of money. I have a couple of internal recs and my sponsor is talking to his CP regularly. If the Air Inc. conference has a good chance of an interview invite, what's $1000 though...a small investment at worst. Talk to us guys!

 

[Whiskerbizkit]

From the look from ya'll profiles, your overqualified for CAL

 

[Palomino]

From the look from ya'll profiles, your overqualified for CAL

i don't get it

 

[Hamburger]

is kd jost still the recruitment manager ?

Yes, and he's still a Scab.

 

[CheyDogFlies]

The job fairs definitely help. In line the CAL guy said I was "in good shape," he handed me his card and said to call him 30 days prior to my availability date. That date slipped due to mil commitment in the desert, but he e-mailed me at my "old" 30-day point.

I think internal rec is required, because he told me to put rec letters in from CAL pilots or mgt in his e-mail.

 

[LeonPhelps]

I would like to know as well if the job fairs are a solid "in" at Continental. It will cost me $1000 to attend the job fair in ATL after dropping a trip and paying for the entry fee. That's a lot of money. I have a couple of internal recs and my sponsor is talking to his CP regularly. If the Air Inc. conference has a good chance of an interview invite, what's $1000 though...a small investment at worst. Talk to us guys!

Sthometimes Leon asthks himself not what doesth sthomething cost if you pay for it, but rather...WHAT DOESTH IT COSTHT IF YOU DON'T PAY FOR IT? Stho my friend, although 1,000$US isth a lot of money to usth all...what will it costht you if you don't pay it? Maybe a lostht job opportunity worth a whole lot more than 1,000$US? Sthpoken from a true gamblin' man...now, back to my regularly sthcheduled bottle of courvossier! Cheersth!

 

[Cardinal]

$1000? Child's play. Without dropping a trip my CAL interview/prep cost me right at $1600.

 

[LJDRVR]

Hey Bob,

We'll be hiring like gangbusters until summer, and then it'll pick up again in the fall. Average time from sponsor intervention until they call is around 6-9 months.

Have your Bro go through his logbooks and compare names to the seniority list, there's probably somebody he flew with who is here now.

Shoot me his name via PM, if I flew with him and he wasn't a dirtbag, I'll go to the mat for him.

 

[SWA GUY]

i don't get it

I'll help you Palomino. The guy was talking about the 1500 hour, no PIC TURB having, my Daddy knows/is/was the CP/CHKPilot/DO/etc. pilots that get hired.

 

[Palomino]

i guess CAL is the only airline where this happens?

gosh...what a cruel world this is. i had to take a different path in my career than more fortunate people. woah is me...

 

[pianoman]

Latest word is no slacking off for summer---- full bore! Mostly 73 and 75 classes- apparently enough existing pilots bid 777 FO so no more no hire into that for a while. Good luck all!

 

[Captain Overs]

i guess CAL is the only airline where this happens?

gosh...what a cruel world this is. i had to take a different path in my career than more fortunate people. woah is me...

Pretty much.

 

[Palomino]

Pretty much.

woah is you

 

[screech]

maybe I can look back at my logbooks also. I did an intern at CAL in '97 in IAH. I have lots of turbine PIC but only know one guy for sure that went there. I think most of my contacts there are probably retired by now though. Hmmmmm.