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"Now, once you are interviewed I would seek out anyone you know here and butter them up with everything available."

The meaning is exactly as stated. If you have any friends who work for UPS ask them for any help possible. Take them out to dinner,etc. Best wishes.
Cheers,
CW
A-300 Capt.
 
heavyjetpilot said:
"Now, once you are interviewed I would seek out anyone you know here and butter them up with everything available."

The meaning is exactly as stated. If you have any friends who work for UPS ask them for any help possible. Take them out to dinner,etc. Best wishes.
Cheers,
CW
A-300 Capt.
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Ok i'll do it thanks!
 
kidflo said:
heavyjetpilot -<< You are a UPS Capt and would allow some Embraer FO to pick up your Denny's tab for a rec? WTF over?>>

I guess with a quote like this I can see why you are still a Embraer F/O, but never the less you completely misunderstood my point. Currently UPS has over 8000 resumes on file. You can imagine how many more will be received now that hiring has been announced. Don't you think it would be wise to put forth a little effort to ensure your resume is put to the top if possible. In the 15+ years at UPS I have gotten 4 guys hired. Bad odds for my close friends but that's all that made it through. Not one ever bought me that meal they promised once they were hired and you know what it doesn't really matter. I am just glad they realized their dream just like I did.
Now as for the Denny's tab. I make it a rule for me as Captain to buy all the first meals no matter where we eat and usually all others. If there is ever a probation pilot around it's always compted. They struggle enough without wasting money for a dinner. So mister in the future be careful who you bash on this chat room sitting behind a keyboard. It might just be the fellow who buys your next round. Best wishes and thanks for my next jumpseat. It's always appreciated.
Cheers,
A-300 Capt.

REMEMBER ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
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I think what the Capt is saying is to simply say "THANKS" to whoever gives you a rec. I had 2 letters when I was hired and I sent each person a nice gift with a thank you card and still keep in touch them. On the other hand, I gave a rec and that person was also hired. Here's the difference:

Before rec=Best of friends, would sell his mom and send me the money
After rec and class date=Never heard from again

Obviously common and professional courtesy applies.

On the subject of first year pay, bottom line it s#ks. Eveyone here knows that and without question they take good care of the probation guys. (at least that was my experience) I plumbed on the whale and typically on 10-12 day pac rim trip I would spend about $100 but would eat and drink like a king.
 
I'm still buying drinks for my friend who helped me out. He wouldn't let me pick up the tab for drinks or a nice dinner when I was on probation, but I still made the offer anyway. After probation, he let me and I had and still have no problem saying thank-you to this day. HeavyJet was right, ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING.
 
Furloughed

What is UPS stance on hiring furloughees?
Fed Ex says no...unless it's USAir - got this from a FedEx Capt I work in the reserves with.
 
UPS has hired many furloughees in the past. Delta, American and USAir. No requirement to give up a seniority number. Lots of them left to go back when they were recalled. I guess UPS was being nice. I hope this helps.
Cheers,
A-300 Capt
 
well, im sure gouge is somewhere floating around or will be soon. First round of interviews started today. Saw a few blue suit/red tie guys waiting around today at the training center.

Good luck to everyone ..... A300 is the current word on sim. Minimal automation.
 
Hello All,

To put in my two cents. I went to three Air Inc. fairs to follow the UPS Team about 3 years ago. They loved the resume(as I was told each time), but told me that one LOR from a senior pilot was not enough. That I need many LORs. Now with 75/76 time under my belt (current 75/76 and alot of international time as well) I am hoping for a shot at the interview. So to the brown tails on this board what do you think my chance for an interview is?

Have a nice day.
 
The last Air Inc I went to, the UPS rep told me that I had a good resume also.. :D
BUT i needed "someone to root me on." I took that to mean at least one. But that was pre 9-11 so I'll go with my one with some prior UPS employment history and think positive thoughts and keep trying. I am sure it is a scramble by thousands for the few 100 or more available. Good luck. :D
BTW, does anyone know if UPS will be in attendance to the upcoming AIR INC. seminars?
 
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Really disgusting that you have to know someone to get into a place like this instead of experience and a good background in international cargo operation. You'd think it would be embarrasing to ask for.
 
I wouldn't call it disgusting, just discouraging. Once you get the mins, it's not what you know....but who you know! (or sometimes phrased.....it's not WHAT you do, but WHO you do).
 
Dinger said:
I wouldn't call it disgusting, just discouraging. Once you get the mins, it's not what you know....but who you know! (or sometimes phrased.....it's not WHAT you do, but WHO you do).
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I guess I did it right then!
 
Dinger said:
I wouldn't call it disgusting, just discouraging. Once you get the mins, it's not what you know....but who you know! (or sometimes phrased.....it's not WHAT you do, but WHO you do).
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And this is different from any other airline how? With all the competition to get into this profession, and to be more exact, this airline, you need something to set apart some from others. There are plenty of people out there who are qualified, but do they fit the profile the company is looking for? Remember, one may send in a resume that meets or exceeds the mins, but a resume cannot tell a prospective employer about his/her character.

The next best thing for the company is to rely on their own people for rec's. If a company is satisfied with one of it's own employees, chances are this person won't reccomend someone that would be a bad choice.

So, I wouldn't call it disgusting nor discouraging. It has been this way at ALL airlines for a very long time. Making connections IN ADDITION TO building your resume up is part of paying your dues. I think you will find this to be true in a lot of other industruis as well.
 
Duh......obviously it is the way it works in this industry. It isn't any more so at UPS. I know you have a good job and may have taken offense. My point was that it can be discouraging if you don't know anyone at THAT AIRLINE. It isn't any different at "brown".

I am not a low-time King Air F/O hoping to make it to the majors. I realize what this industry is like......I've been there, been furloughed.

Next time I will be more clear.....and quit eatin' all my gad domn oreos clyde!
 
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Dinger said:
Duh......obviously it is the way it works in this industry. It isn't any more so at UPS. I know you have a good job and may have taken offense. My point was that it can be discouraging if you don't know anyone at THAT AIRLINE. It isn't any different at "brown".

I am not a low-time King Air F/O hoping to make it to the majors. I realize what this industry is like......I've been there, been furloughed.

Next time I will be more clear.....and quit eatin' all my gad domn oreos clyde!
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Dinger,

No offense taken, I think I may have misread it. Yes, the tough part about brown is who you know, and getting to know the right people can be tough. However, I will say this much. I've flown with people here who had some rec's from some pretty high-up people and they say that's the only way they got here. I have also flown with people who just applied and then received a call. I'm not sure how true that is now, but I heard an unconfirmed rumor that at least one person recently was called for an interview with no rec's. Again, I emphasize that it was just a rumor and I can neither confirm nor deny it.

BTW, I'll quit eatin' your oreos if you leave more bannanas around here for me!!
 
Anyone know how the contract proposals have looked? Currently the starting pay is paltry and all pay is grossly behind FedEx. Have any of the pay proposals been talked about outside of negotiations?
 
Clyde.....no sweat. I went back and read my post today, and I apologize for the "DUH", that was pretty uprofessional (and possibly high-schoolish). I was going to just edit it, but I figured that enough people have read it already, so I might as swallow my pride and say I'm sorrrr......I'm sorrrrrr.....I'm sooooorrrrrrrr......my bad.
 
RUhiring? said:
Anyone know how the contract proposals have looked? Currently the starting pay is paltry and all pay is grossly behind FedEx. Have any of the pay proposals been talked about outside of negotiations?
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Nothing official, but I've heard numbers of around $125K-135K for a mid seniority F/O to around $250K-260K for a senior captain. I doubt that probationary pay will increase much since that's the companies call.
 
Dear UPSer

I'm an F/O and my W2 has exceeded 140k for the last three years. No opentime. How is 125 to 135 an improvement?
 
Mid seniority FO is now $102....if you can make $140 now, then think what you could make if the mid level was $130.Sounds to me like it could be an improvement.
 
Dinger said:
Clyde.....no sweat. I went back and read my post today, and I apologize for the "DUH", that was pretty uprofessional (and possibly high-schoolish). I was going to just edit it, but I figured that enough people have read it already, so I might as swallow my pride and say I'm sorrrr......I'm sorrrrrr.....I'm sooooorrrrrrrr......my bad.
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Nah, don't worry about it. Actually, when I read it I took it as a non-offensive comical "duh", and chuckled at it. Something I would have said, so you're still o.k. in my book if that helps. No offense taken, no apology needed.
 

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