Phase 2 at Jetblue

[GuinessGuy]

Yeah, I got my official job offer the night before my checkride. JB was very clear with me with the conditional offer. They said that they would never give a conditional offer without having FULL confidence in a clean background check. (they don't want to spend the money)
My background was quick. (one 121 carrier and current DoD TS)
If they give you a conditional, don't sweat it, unless you didn't tell them about the one time you were caught runnin " square grouper "in a ratty old 210.

 

[n757st]

There is absolutely nothing logical or even normal about Jetbues hiring procedures. We are actively interviewing pilots who do not meet the minimums. We have recently turned down applicants with multiple type ratings with tens of thousands of hours. As mentioned above new hires are finishing training before an official offer is made. Under the new regime expect the unexpected. Individual pilot input is being phased out. A chief pilot recently passed a candidate to phase 2 which the 3 interviewers refused to. It's an interesting time in our hiring.

Have you specifically heard of someone getting hired below minimums? Hell, we don't have high minimums.

 

[TommyG]

I've been swimming for almost 4 months. Guys in the time slots b4 my interview got called for the Jan 4 class. Do you think backgrounds, contracts and employment will come faster than IOE for people in phase 2 for 4 months?

 

[GuinessGuy]

A lengthy background can be blamed on the prior companies you worked for. They are required by law to respond by a certain time, but if each prior employer or current employer is waiting until the deadline as prescribed by law, you suffer. The dudes that interview long after you, but are already in class, they had people in their past that simply respond to the background check company immediately.....it just plain suck$......

 

[Lake Alice]

Have you specifically heard of someone getting hired below minimums? Hell, we don't have high minimums.

I may not have been clear. sorry. I know specifically pilots have been interviewed without meeting the minimums. This happened recently so I'm not sure if they were hired.

 

[BeachBummer]

Blue darts, interview without meeting the mins. Blue dart= interview not hired. and then guys get pi$$ed when their blue dart doesnt get the job... yes, some got the job, and some did not.

 

[GuinessGuy]

It is my understanding that a dart only guarantees an interview, but they must meet the mins.....

 

[N813CA]

only an interview. I don't have one of those. This is not the question I had.

 

[n757st]

only an interview. I don't have one of those. This is not the question I had.

The company that does that checks sucks. Then after they finally do their work a board at JetBlue goes through the results and gives you the thumbs up or down. For me this process took almost 6 months.... That said at the time 'blue had not hired in years and thus they were in undiscovered country. Regardless, it seems to me they have throttled back hiring in the first quarter and will throttle back up in the second. Might want to grab a pair of yellow swimmies.

 

[N813CA]

Thank you for your info. Again just happy to be in Phase 2.