Island Air poolies

[Nalo Boy]

Havent heard that, but you probably know more than me.

 

[PilotMonkey]

Havent heard that, but you probably know more than me.

Thats a very profound statment! Well said...Well said!!!

 

[Nalo Boy]

HEY! Youre bored too eh? See ya tomorrow nite.

 

[PilotMonkey]

yeah you right!

 

[KnowledgeSeeker]

Nalo and Pilot monkey,

How long did you have to wait to hear from IA after you interviewed ? It's coming up on four weeks since the interview and I am dying to find something out wether it's good or bad news. Just curious what most people have dealt with in the past. I know they said up to five weeks but i sure was praying that they wouldn't put me through the full five! By the way... did that happened to be either of you that I ran into in the parking lot (on the way to the drug test on interview day)??

Thanks, KS

 

[Nalo Boy]

KS
It was the FULL time dude, maybe its a power thing, who knows. Good luck though!

I dunno, did he look like a porn star or a football player?

 

[KnowledgeSeeker]

I dunno, did he look like a porn star or a football player?

LOL....that's classic, thanks for the late night laugh!

 

[topdawg]

waiting

I have heard of some people waiting up to 8 months before they ever heard anything back. YOu should call and ask them; they told you 5 weeks right?

 

[KnowledgeSeeker]

Yeah, they told me 5 weeks and it's been 4. Just getting the interview was over a year long process of filling out apps, waiting forever, them asking me for updated resumes, waiting forever, and such. Therefore it would come as no surprise to find i have to wait patiently to hear from them after the interview. But this is my first choice and where i really want to be in my heart so i can wait it out. Thanks....i will call them to double check (although i did send in the thank you letters already).

 

[aztruck]

knowlege seeker:
I interviewed on 9/26, Must have been the same week as you did.
Have you heard anything yet? I think I will call at the end of this week. I hope they dont get upset that we call them.

Aztruck

 

[KnowledgeSeeker]

AZtruck,

No, i still have not heard anything yet either. Yeah, i agree, calling this week seems prudent... no, i do not think they would get upset since it's at the end of the time frame they gave us. But, of course, i find it highly likely that they will be tight lipped anyway. I'll let you know if i hear anything.

 

[PilotMonkey]

Hey guys...When I interviewed they told me that I would know something in two weeks...4 months later I found out that I was in the pool. It took me another 4 months to get a class date. The people in HR are very nice and I dont think that they mind if you call (I did), but they are anything but speedy.

 

[aztruck]

KS and pilot monkey:
Thanks for the info, I guess patience is the issue here, will keep you all posted if I get any news.
I may have another 121 opportunity come up at the end of the week, which I may have to take if it takes so long to get in a class. although I'd hate to ruin my chances as IA is where I want to be.
Any advice would be appreciated.

aztruck

 

[jenga]

aztruck,

keep this in mind: I (and others) have been in the pool close to a year and a half.

 

[Freight Dog]

Jenga,

Are you at Island Air now?

Also, I noticed that ever since Phyllis left Island Air, the situation with notifying applicants of results of their interviews has really gone tango uniform. Go figure...

 

[jenga]

I wish.

I moved here (HNL) 4 months ago and am commuting to the mainland. I love it here, but I have absolutely no idea how long it'll take to get selected for a class.

 

[topdawg]

class date

check your email--they don't always send letters.

 

[Nalo Boy]

Oh yeah,

That's right, they sent it through the e-mail...no phone call, no letter and if you did not reply, they think you arent interested. I never got the e-mail for my class date...I had to call and find out they almost didn't put me in the class....and I already worked for the company.

Bottom line...bug the crap out of them

 

[Sleepyhead]

FYI: When I interviewed, they said, "you should hear soemthing in 2-3 weeks." Well, 4 months later I got a letter. Class was 4 months after that. During the waiting time some of us called, we all got the same answer. "we haven't made a decision yet, we will let you know when we do". Keep in mind, HR does not make the decisions, they only do what Fly Ops tells them.

News from flt ops: Aloha will be having a class soon, (no date set) when they do, they will take some IA pilots. After that IA will probably have a small class of about 4. Best guess at this time is it will be Jan or Feb.

For you guys that just interviewed, keep in mind that there is no order to how they pull people out of the pool. As Jenga said, there are people that have been in the pool for over a year and were not called for several classes.

 

[KnowledgeSeeker]

Just got off the phone with HR. They told me that there will be letters sent out, to the people who interviewed last month, by the end of this week. The way she worded it, though, is that these letters will likely only be in reference to being in the pool. No surprise there. Also that would go hand in hand with what Sleepyhead said. By the way thanks for the updated info Sleepyhead.