Is United giving former interns interviews????

[whymeworry?]

Its not a matter of qualifications, virtually all pre 9/11 interns meet street mins. Its about whether or not UAL is meeting their end of the bargin.

Expecting an airline to keep their word? That's a bit naive, isn't it? No offense but that speaks volumes about your experience in this business if you expect UAL or any airline to honor their word.

 

[MJG]

With some exceptions, my experience with interns when interviewing pilots for COEX in the 90's was not good. Seemed most of the interns we had and those from other carriers I met needed that "in" as they did not posess the social skills much less the flying skills needed to apply like everyone else. But, whatever gets you the job I guess.

IAHERJ

This has got to be one of the most ignorant posts I've read on here in a long time.

Most "interns" in my experience, having interned at United in 1996, were/are the top students from their respective universities, are highly motivated and generally very outgoing individuals who are driven to do better than the next guy or gal.

This crap about "barely" meeting the requirements and needing the internship on their resume to get hired is the exception not the rule. Not the other way around.

 

[a319stud]

This has got to be one of the most ignorant posts I've read on here in a long time.

Most "interns" in my experience, having interned at United in 1996, were/are the top students from their respective universities, are highly motivated and generally very outgoing individuals who are driven to do better than the next guy or gal.

This crap about "barely" meeting the requirements and needing the internship on their resume to get hired is the exception not the rule. Not the other way around.

agreed. i have flown with a few united interns from back in the day. top notch. i assume most other competitive airline interns are the same way. i wish i could hve been one they had good opportunities.

 

[kj6991]

What a bunch of bullsh!t!!! Way to over-generalize and make yourself look like the un-social idiot. I always question what type of person needs to do an internship to be hired at a regional airline.

I don't see any problems with a college student wanting to do an internship at a regional, especially if there is one in particular they would like to go to someday. It's a good chance to get a foot in the door and learn some about the airline. Spend some time in another city and receive a 4.0 GPA for that time. I did one at my airline and don't regret a single bit of it. Maybe because I found a little blonde, jack-morman up there to keep me company for a few months

 

[flyn96]

If you were an intern, UAL should hire you. Not only can you not spell, but you appear to have stellar flight qualifications and professionalism.

Ratings: Comm, Inst
Curr Position: Doggy Style or 69
Total Time: 3600

Wow Frank, I didn't know I was interviewing. Move along and find some other scabs to pick.

 

[flyn96]

Street mins back then were a whopping 300 hrs. Gee I wonder why there are quite a few professional F/Os over there.

Dude, did you get turned down by UAL or are you telling people you interviewed the same day, as the half black, half Asian, part native American chic.

 

[dojetdriver]

This has got to be one of the most ignorant posts I've read on here in a long time.

Most "interns" in my experience, having interned at United in 1996, were/are the top students from their respective universities, are highly motivated and generally very outgoing individuals who are driven to do better than the next guy or gal.

True, but at that time, the program was much more selective. How many interned at the TK alone per semester at that time, maybe 10? By the time 2000-2001 rolled around, it changed, as I'm sure you well know. It went to what, 50 per semester?

I'm not bashing ALL former interns, many of my friends did the program and I was happy they got it and felt that they fully deserved it. Some that I flew with at my former job would never shut up about how they interned there, were going to get hired as soon as they had the 1500 tt, won't need to upgrade to CA, cocky, arrogant, would not take a class if it was into the props, jets only for them, blah blah blah. I had a hard time believing that some of these people were the "best of the best" from their respective school.

Like I said, not ALL were like this, but the demographic/personality of those selected just before 9/11 changed.

 

[RP170]

True, but at that time, the program was much more selective. How many interned at the TK alone per semester at that time, maybe 10? By the time 2000-2001 rolled around, it changed, as I'm sure you well know. It went to what, 50 per semester?

I'm not bashing ALL former interns, many of my friends did the program and I was happy they got it and felt that they fully deserved it. Some that I flew with at my former job would never shut up about how they interned there, were going to get hired as soon as they had the 1500 tt, won't need to upgrade to CA, cocky, arrogant, would not take a class if it was into the props, jets only for them, blah blah blah. I had a hard time believing that some of these people were the "best of the best" from their respective school.

Like I said, not ALL were like this, but the demographic/personality of those selected just before 9/11 changed.

First of all, I'm not here trying to toot my own horn. When I did my internship back in 2000 at UAL there were 8 of us selected from my college. All 8 of us had 4.0 GPA's and were well rounded individuals. That was the most coveted internship to be selected for where I went to school.

As I said, I'm not trying to pat myself on the back or look better than others here but rather trying to provide some factual information. The people that were selected from my college were highly motivated and well deserving. They are all great people and have been highly successful in the aviation world.

I have no interest in working for UAL after what they've become. I feel there are much better avenues out there that are just as lucrative in the long run, provide a much higher QOL, and job security.

Ok, now you can all bash away about how I'm a "nerd" or a "dork" or what have you in typical flightinfo fashion.

 

[dojetdriver]

Well, I'm not going to bash you or call you a dork, I don't know you. But judging from the aircraft in your profile, I may know of you.

However, in typical "flightinfo fashion", never underestimate any body's ability to completely mis read what you wrote;

First of all, I'm not here trying to toot my own horn. When I did my internship back in 2000 at UAL there were 8 of us selected from my college. All 8 of us had 4.0 GPA's and were well rounded individuals. That was the most coveted internship to be selected for where I went to school.

Impressive, but you didn't read all of what I wrote. There used to be less than 8 interns TOTAL at TK from all schools at one time, not just 8 from ONE school. Wasn't talking about YOU in particular, or all of them. Just the ones I knew at ACA. Get it? Now, like I said, It USED to be about a lot more than just GPA's.

As I said, I'm not trying to pat myself on the back or look better than others here but rather trying to provide some factual information. The people that were selected from my college were highly motivated and well deserving. They are all great people and have been highly successful in the aviation world.

I have no interest in working for UAL after what they've become. I feel there are much better avenues out there that are just as lucrative in the long run, provide a much higher QOL, and job security.

Ok, now you can all bash away about how I'm a "nerd" or a "dork" or what have you in typical flightinfo fashion.

 

[Thedude]

Dude, did you get turned down by UAL or are you telling people you interviewed the same day, as the half black, half Asian, part native American chic.

No, little man. I have never interviewed at UAL. I did share a crash pad with a few UAL capts and they did confirm there are more than just a handful of professional f/os over there. With out delving into it, we all know that UAL was the laughingstock for quite sometime for some of the "qualified" individuals they hired

 

[Booker]

It went to what, 50 per semester?

In some cycles I believe that was true, but not always. The rough numbers from summer 2001 were 100 applications, 50 interviews, 25-ish, maybe 27, selected. At my particular pilot factory, 3 were selected out of 10 interviews.