Fedex hiring

[Hornetkid]

Latest

Gents,

Since this post first started, I have been checking this out at all levels I can.

Spoke to a new Hire coordinator 20 minutes ago and got an interpretation of this rumor.

The new bid opens (25?) 727 SO slots. After the bid is complete, secondary requirements will come out. The smoke will clear from all this around May, and the requirements will then be known. Since the training dept works 2 months out, that means the first expected class could be the end of June or the first of July

There are about 200 over 60s expected between now and the end of FY 04 (June 04).

To readdress the original rumor, No more new hires/ classes this year........the end of FEDEX's fiscal year is June.

Which makes sense, the next possible class date would beJune/July.........which is next fiscal year.

He also stated, that he expects no more than 200 new hires (pool included) between now and the end of FY 04 (14 months).

This is the most reliable source that I know. Not second hand.

Hope this helps

 

[Goose17]

good on-ya

Hornetkid

That is the most intelligent post I have seen in some time. Thanks for doing a little homework. I'm sure the rest of the poolies are quite thankful for the clarification.

Goose17

 

[Yahtzee]

Are you the Murdawg?

Murdawg5,

KC135s, T-37s, and the name Murdawg...

Are you from GA by any chance?

And now for the question that will give me the answer...

Did you ever own a goat in college?

Yahtzee

 

[Murdawg5]

Greg???!!!

Yeah....!!!! His name was Gunther.... Check your Private Messages....
See ya',
Murdawg

 

[HA25]

Re: Latest

Gents,

Since this post first started, I have been checking this out at all levels I can.

Spoke to a new Hire coordinator 20 minutes ago and got an interpretation of this rumor.

The new bid opens (25?) 727 SO slots. After the bid is complete, secondary requirements will come out. The smoke will clear from all this around May, and the requirements will then be known. Since the training dept works 2 months out, that means the first expected class could be the end of June or the first of July

There are about 200 over 60s expected between now and the end of FY 04 (June 04).

To readdress the original rumor, No more new hires/ classes this year........the end of FEDEX's fiscal year is June.

Which makes sense, the next possible class date would beJune/July.........which is next fiscal year.

He also stated, that he expects no more than 200 new hires (pool included) between now and the end of FY 04 (14 months).

This is the most reliable source that I know. Not second hand.

Hope this helps

Dismal as it sounds, its still a 100% better than the news from all other fronts.. I wonder how many people are applying for those 140 spots?

 

[MD80JAD]

Class

I was able to get through to Kd around Mar. 12th. the good news is she was friendly and as helpful as ever, the bad news is she was very vague as to the start of any classes. I was unable to attend the class in Nov. and she seems to have wanted to keep me informed for comfort and sanity reasons. She has continuosly reassured me that I will not be swimming long but that she is "HOPING" for a class between MAY AND JUNE but has absollutely no idea when a class will be. She said to stay positive and it may come at any time. As I asked more questions she finally said it would not suprise her if she got a call to bring every one in on short notice or not at all this year.. So the call wasnt as reassuring as I hoped but at least she took the call and handed me any info she could. Thats all my intel for now good luck swimmers.

 

[Goose17]

more fuel for the fire!

I got TWO, countem' TWO phone calls in the middle of the night for draft last night. They said they were desperate and it sounded like they were going to up the ante when I cut them off the second time. I had a kid going in for minor surgery in the morning that I was not going to miss.

Sounds to me like we need more B-727 Second Officers! Keep your chins up poolies!

Goose17

 

[klhoard]

I guess they won't be calling YOU anymore!!

 

[twgordy]

Keep Dreamin!

 

[HA25]

for those of us who don't speek military pilot lingo, what is draft?

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

Drafted at ASA means they tell you to call scheduling when you give the in-range call, which is against the contract (like they actually care), and tell you are 'extended' or 'drafted' to do another trip after getting in on the last round trip on the 4 day you're doing. Or calling you at home and begging you to come in and do a trip on your off day. "Oh yes, we will give you another day off later in the month". Keep dreaming.

Goose,
Hope your little ones is doing well.

 

[Goose17]

Fed Ex draft

Draft at Fed Ex is simply the company asking you to pick up an extra flight at 150% pay. It is voluntary. Volunteer on the otherhand is when you put your name on a list to fly extra and if the company needs you, you fly the trip at 150% pay.

All this is above and beyond your regular schedule. What does it mean? It means they had insufficient people on reserves to cover open flights, whether it was people calling in sick, extra frieght, weather related, or whatever. Point is they were short on people.

Goose17

 

[AlbieF15]

Keep in mind, guys, that getting you out of the pool or into the interview for the next hiring wave is in our best interests, too. The more pilots we have on the property, the higher our relative seniority. The only downside of a full manned airline is that there is little or no overtime available--but I don't fly that anyway. Not many 727 guys fly OT. Even at 2nd year pay, most military guys earn as much or more flying in the military as they do on the line at Fedex. So...guess where many of us spend our time off VERSES picking up extra trips? The airlift guys may be have a different equation, but most fighter guys I know (self included) very rarely even fly our line guarantee due to these ANG flying commitments.

 

[HA25]

Drafted at ASA means they tell you to call scheduling when you give the in-range call, which is against the contract (like they actually care), and tell you are 'extended' or 'drafted' to do another trip after getting in on the last round trip on the 4 day you're doing. Or calling you at home and begging you to come in and do a trip on your off day. "Oh yes, we will give you another day off later in the month". Keep dreaming.

Goose,
Hope your little ones is doing well.

Actually, I (in a past life) was at ASA, and a captain on the ATR... and know all about those drafts... but I had thought that this was a military term... not the airline term..

thanks anyway.

 

[USNFDX]

Draft and Vol.

Draft and Volunteer is both good and bad. While it keeps people like me and albie junior, and thus in a lower paying seat. It keeps the company running lean, which keeps cost low, but more importantly ensure job security (ie prevents furlough).

 

[klhoard]

Draft & Volunteer

It also helps me pay for two ex-wives. . . .

 

[waitinginline]

Has anyone heard anything around FedEx about class dates.. How long will it take to sort out the most recent bid?? I am beginning to wonder if I actually interviewed or if this is a really lonnnggg dream.. Almost a year long dream!!!

 

[Goose17]

rumors

Sorry, but there are only rumors out there - and lots of them. Everything from this month to June to none at all this year. I was in your shoes not too long ago, waiting in the pool with no class dates on the radar screen. Rest assured though - you WILL be in a class, but no one knows when right now. I know that doesn't pay the bills in the short term, but hang in there.

On a side note, when I check my reserve leveling position (how many others on reserve with me and position), I notice there are a HELL OF A LOT LESS dudes/dudettes sitting reserve these days. I guess we have had a lot called up.

Goose17

 

[Vikingpilot]

There is no recent definitive news about class dates or hiring numbers. Some of the posts above give some great analysis using is the best logic I've seen. I will tell you as a 727 S/O LCA we have not been informed of any new hire class dates, yet. My best guess is Jun or Jul. Why? 1. Jun1 is the start of the FDX fiscal year i.e. new $$ become available to the training dept 2. The seat bid (due to close 1 April) will need some time to flush out, fill secondaries etc and give the flight bosses a real picture of crew demand. Once the real numbers are determined, the flight bosses will argue their requirements to the budget guys. 3. lastly the previous training letter ends in Apr/May meaning the training pipe line dries up, which is not a good thing. Either way, Jun/Jul is still an educated guess. Stay tuned and hang in there, I suspect you will hear something soon.

 

[waitinginline]

THANKS

All responses are appreciated....