Let the interviews begin!

[Diesel]

It's funny that the hiring department is so concerned with which domiciles get full when scheduling doesn't give a damn. They just see that this BOS guy and this LAX guy are on the same day so we will just airline them together.

If scheduling actually cared where the pilots were I'd be flying with a lot more new england guys that are on my same 7n7 line. Instead i end up flying with west coast guys with 3 days left in their tour.

 

[CapnVegetto]

Thanks for the responses guys, I'll keep trying. However, that's the point I was trying to make. I haven't even gotten the application package, and it's coming up on a month. Are my quals not competitive? I thought they sent the app to everyone, and just interviewed the competitive ones. My buddy that sent a resume in a week or 2 before me got his app package in 2 weeks. I'm just wondering what the procedure is.

I will definitely still interview if offered though.

 

[Falcon4.0]

Congrats Archie

Hey Archie,

I too am eagerly awaiting a call for an interview. Any chance you, or anyone else for that matter, could PM me with some gouge sources? ANY help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[VVJM265]

Hey Archie,

I too am eagerly awaiting a call for an interview. Any chance you, or anyone else for that matter, could PM me with some gouge sources? ANY help will be greatly appreciated.

www.aviationinterviews.com

 

[Falcon4.0]

Thanks...

Thanks VVJM265, I've tried there but am having trouble logging on...must be something with my email...I guess I'll have to re-register. In the meantime, if you have any advice, please feel free to PM me...thanx again.

 

[CapnVegetto]

That's the catch with me folks, I haven't even recieved the app package. My buddy got it in about 2 weeks, and it's been coming up on a month with me, and nuttin' honey. What's the deal? I thought they sent that to everyone. Am I wrong and do they just send it to people that are competitive?

Thanks.

 

[CapnVegetto]

might've been a double post.

 

[Guitar Guy]

I emailed in a resume at least 3 weeks ago, and haven't heard a peep. I was getting ready to send another one but now I'm not so sure, because I wanted DAL as a domicile. However, I could also live with PBI. Anybody have any idea?

Hold tight and keep an eye out for any changes in this domicile debacle. The talk on the union board is that the pool of candidates may be drying up and the pilot recruitment people are well aware that the domicile issue is driving away a lot of potential candidates.

Conversely, training is pretty backed up right now. The company may be slowing up on lining up interviews to give the training pipeline time to recover.

I will also say that when I was trying to get an interview with NetJets, even with a letter of recommendation, it still took me a little while to get the actual interview after I got the application package. Bottom line - it may take a while, regardless of your qualifications.

 

[RickKC-135]

For what is's worth, I'm one of the guy's the basing options chased off. I really wanted to fly for NJ and I've had lots of friend fly there and loved it, but there was no way to make it work. I ended up at FedEx instead. Hope you all change this soon.

 

[HAZ-MAT]

It's funny that the hiring department is so concerned with which domiciles get full when scheduling doesn't give a dang. They just see that this BOS guy and this LAX guy are on the same day so we will just airline them together

I totally agree with you on this point bud. I was just out on IOE this past week. I am PBI based, but I ran into two LAX based guys at the PBI Plaza hotel... I asked how they arrived in PBI and their response was "oh we airlined from the west coast to here!!" So why even bother... The only thing that I saw as a positive for the company for this domicile thing is the lack of airlining pilots around (which obviously didn't work in this example). However I was lucky enough to start and end my tour without touching a commercial airline flight. Once the (H) Highway shuts down next month then I can see the company airlining me to an airplane elsewhere.