Got the Rejection Letter from Usairways

[Mach 80]

It's a numbers game. Say an airline wants to hire 180 guys in a 6 month period. They decide to interview a 800 guys for those 180 positions. 3,000 apply. It's too expensive and time consuming to interview all 3,000 who apply so sometimes the 800 are selected somewhat randomly even though ALL 3,000 are more than qualified and all of them are great guys with great recommendations. It's like a lottery so don't take it personally.

 

[Tired Soul]

That's what I thought.
Your first challenge is getting past that bl**dy computer....

 

[charlie2]

Ironically I was hired there in 99 after 7 years at express and most of you applicants have more TT then me. I'm about to hit 10k TT!!!! I'm sure some of you guys are well above that. I did have that five year furlough. Like others have said even if there were a merger the SLI will take a couple years and we will be retiring like crazy so if you have nothing better re-apply next window.

 

[Carl S.]

Wow, 10K total after being on the street for what...six or seven years while AWA and AAA merged...must be nice to get a job after sitting on the sidelines for so long...

 

[zasca]

The other board has people saying they are getting calls from HR that the rejection email went out in error for most people who got it.

 

[OHGOON]

Third times a charm, just got my third rejection leter, 4700, 1600 tpic, 2 internal recs. Im done with the airlines. good luck to you guys.

While understanding your frustration, (Believe me I have been there and continue to be there.) your total time is not that much to be this jaded with it all yet. If you want to quit, go for it, just realize that you are giving up just prior to what possibly could be the largest buyers market for pilots any of us have ever seen in our lifetimes. Good luck to you in whatever way you choose to go with this.

 

[Turtle21]

The other board has people saying they are getting calls from HR that the rejection email went out in error for most people who got it.

And this management "team" thinks they have what it takes to run the new AA?

 

[charlie2]

Wow, 10K total after being on the street for what...six or seven years while AWA and AAA merged...must be nice to get a job after sitting on the sidelines for so long...

Hey Buddie ! It was a 5 and a half year one and yep Carl one of the benies of being a union member is that you keep your DOH seniority number and the crap heads that mismanaged the company in the first place have to offer you your, not a job, but "your" job back before they hire off the street. Seriously you didn't know this?

 

[greed]

I just got it also

 

[OHGOON]

Hey Buddie ! It was a 5 and a half year one and yep Carl one of the benies of being a union member is that you keep your DOH seniority number and the crap heads that mismanaged the company in the first place have to offer you your, not a job, but "your" job back before they hire off the street. Seriously you didn't know this?

:laugh:

Easy on the youngens there charlie for they know not of what they speak...
:smash:

 

[MCDU]

I got the rejection letter as well. 2400 tt. Including 2179 Be 1900 SIC.

M

 

[frostyboy]

I didnt get the rejection email.

 

[ableone]

They do have some weird stuff in the filter.

One of them is a 400hr minimum for the last calendar year, unless you're a management pilot.

So, if you were on disability or a check airman who did not break 400 hours in the last year, you got the letter.

USAir is probably a better job than you have but it is a poorly managed operation and all things being equal right now I would be at Delta if you could magically take your seniority with you on a one time bet. YMMV.

 

[ableone]

I got the rejection letter as well. 2400 tt. Including 2179 Be 1900 SIC.

M

Thanks for the tip, I thought that might have been you. I will make sure you keep getting those letters. BTW 2400tt is not a competitive number.

 

[dugan jones]

They do have some weird stuff in the filter.

One of them is a 400hr minimum for the last calendar year, unless you're a management pilot.

So, if you were on disability or a check airman who did not break 400 hours in the last year, you got the letter.

USAir is probably a better job than you have but it is a poorly managed operation and all things being equal right now I would be at Delta if you could magically take your seniority with you on a one time bet. YMMV.

Good thing they don't have that 400 hour/yr for current employees....I've flown 8 days in the past 4 months!