getting on with Fedex

[superrav]

how does a guy with no contacts at fedex get his foot in the door?

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Get contacts...... part of their interview process is using their pilots to weed out undesirables.. find a guy(s) to politick your cause and get hired... what is a couple of years of effort for a 20+ career...

Get crackin!!

 

[2LT]

FedEx

Here's another option:

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=51332&highlight=fedex

 

[atr42flyer]

do you have cass? try jump seating on them to make some friends.

 

[inline]

how does a guy with no contacts at fedex get his foot in the door?

Join the Marines. Fly. Retire. Apply at FedEx. If you've never flown in the military you probably have a better chance of becoming a space shuttle astronaut.

 

[PastV1]

how does a guy with no contacts at fedex get his foot in the door?

Get a job on the ramp throwing boxes.... Make sure it's a "Permanent Part-time" position or better. Casual positions don't count.

Throw boxes for a year and if your qualified you can apply on the internal postings for pilot jobs and with good recs from your manager probably get the intreview and get hired.


Past....

 

[LogbookSlave]

Is express flexible at all about the days that you work? Is it possible to work more hours a few days a week, instead of 3-4 hours 5 days a week?

Thanks

 

[refplusnone]

Having spent 4 years moving boxes for Fedex before now flying for their feeder system I can tell you that they expect you to be there when you are scheduled. It can be a good idea in theory to work at purple while flying to get your turbine time, but if you think you will have trouble with the schedule then do yourself a favor and find another way. Attendance can ruin a good in if you have to go out of town at all.

Ref

 

[Brown Cow]

Don't you also have to pay $50.00 to get an interview?

 

[surfnfly]

It's a tough nut to crack. I've got a sponsor and 4 other recommendations that I've flown with and still can't get a meet-n-greet. Been trying for almost 2 years now.

 

[Beaker]

I hope the surfing is good

It's a tough nut to crack. I've got a sponsor and 4 other recommendations that I've flown with and still can't get a meet-n-greet. Been trying for almost 2 years now.

You're not alone. Sponsor + numerous internals + 2 years, no joy.

On the bright side, as our juniority grows, the list of potential contacts grows as well.

Good luck to us all.