Going Hat in Hand to SWA

[walkthasky]

No clue? How do you know? I've been slaving away with you here for a long time now.

Ive been a slave before, and SWA lifestyle is not slaving at all. I do feel you work hard but its very productive with good overnights and lots of days off.

Cant make everyone happy i guess...

 

[Lancer79]

SWA will give you another look. What matters is how you paint the picture, in terms of what your decision making process was at the time you turned down the offer, be candid and truthful you might be surprised by the result.
L79

 

[chase]

Mandrake,

First of all sorry things haven't worked out as planned for thanks for your service. A couple of thoughts that might be useful.

Folks who have been offered jobs (no kidding new hire dates) & then turned them down have been brought back....very few & as some have said the explanations that go with those stories are critical. This type of scenario would in my opinion only be the toughest hurdle to overcome short of those who were on the property, left & then requested to come back.

If you were interviewed & then placed in the "pool" for a future date & then went to AA & called up SWA to let them know, "remove me from the pool", that is also difficult but understandable.....more of these types (again not a large number but not as big a hurdle as above) have been called back.

Assuming you fall into one of these categories then anything is possible. Assuming you have buds that will write good letters, go after a type (not required by any means but shows a desire....high risk, low returned since you may be out money if not hired but a thought anyway) & are willing to be turned down one or more times without giving up. If AA was to start recalling or you only wanted to try once & then not reapply...my thoughts would be to save your money & not reapply. Never say never might apply here but it depends on how much energy & desire you have....again thanks for your service. cheers,

 

[skypilot27]

Since were talking odds here...

What are the odds of someone with a "law violation" on their record getting an interview/hired at SWA?

Personally speaking I have a Minor in Possession charge from college 12 yrs ago. Otherwise, my record is clean. Would it be prudent to spend $7K for a type in this situation?

 

[YeOldeProp]

SkyPilot: Your "Minor in Possession" is negligible if it's alcohol and it didn't expand into any big silliness from there. Been there done that...(keg party in the dorm freshman year of college). I'd guess a couple (or more) of the SWA HQ/Flight Ops/Mx/Personnel/Provisioning/Gate Agent gang has gotten the same style of ticket (or was in the vicinity and just didn't get caught at some keg party along the way). The Southwest individual knows how to have a good time when the time is right (ouch...that opens the flood gates for negative comments), and they spent years perfecting that talent. They'll see it in your application (they'd better...because if they find it and think you're hiding it they may not call for an interview), then they'll see it in your background check. If they ask, explain it and show how you learned your lesson, and be yourself in the whole interview. They didn't ask me about something that had happened 20+ years before. They make their decision based on the whole interview and research (letters of rec, contacts, etc.). Good Luck...

 

[ELVISP]

I agree with Yeoldprop. Just put it down, be honest, have your story straight and let them know what you learned from it. They seem to be interviewing redily without the type, so mabe apply and wait a few months and see what happenes.

 

[Mandrake]

Chase, thanks for taking the time to respond to my message. You seem possess the class and kindness that some lack on this website. Too bad. I used to come here 5 or 6 years ago and everyone was like you.

I was in the un-type rated pool when I walked away from SWA. I am near the bottom of the AA furlough pile (about 2700th) so I don't look to go back to AA. I would freely give up my recall rights for a career with SWA. If I get the call to interview, I will definitely get the type before I go, if possible.

I'm going for it. Wish me luck and thanks for your service.

 

[crashpad]

Anyone who serves in our military should get first dibbs.