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mu2

mu2

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I just got an email from Sheila Parker for an interview! She said pick Oct. 6,13,or 20. What should I pick? Any advantage with one from anouther?

Anyone else get a call? What date did you pick?

Black suit red tie right? What color shirt or none at all?

How do I refer to the Chief Pilot? "Chief", "Captain"

Any other info would be great.
 
Congratulations on the interview! I interviewed back in June and I'm still swimming in the pool. As far as which date to pick, go with the soonest that's convenient for you. Hopefully the rumors about PDT spooling hiring back up will prove true and we'll all get class dates soon.


Don't sweat the interview too much. Everyone there is really friendly. Read over the gouge at www.willflyforfood.cc The written test that they give you is on there pretty much word for word. You'll get a presentation on the company history, compensation, and benefits and then you'll take the written test. If you pass the written test then you get to do a two on one interview with Sheila and Capt. John Buchannan, the Chief Pilot. The interview is really just to put a face with a name. They ask you general questions like what are you currently doing and stuff like that. Nothing too tough or stressful.

Wear a nice conservative suit and tie not only to the interview but on the plane ride out there as well. As long as you're not rude, late, or otherwise offensive you should do just fine. Good luck to you and hopefully we'll both have airline jobs soon!
 
As to the date....pick the soonest if it works out best for you...I know they have a pretty good sized pool right now, BUT they are running a class in October with up to 18 plus they are interviewing all month (a buddy of mine has an interview the last thursday of Sept.) plus they just posted on UNDs website that they are lookin for a minimum of 25 people to hire and the deadline for submiting a resume is the end of the month. what does this all mean? who knows but they sure seem to be in a hurry to hire. As to what to call the CP and Sheila Parker. I called the CP Mr. Buchanan and the HR person at the time Mr. and it worked for me....good luck!
 
Just heard from a close friend who had a line check recently that they just got the order by this time next year to have an additional 240 pilots on the property. Some of this will be due to attrition, but definitely not all of it...We'll see...
 
At most Regionals and spreading up the food chain these days the appropriate response to your question. "How do I refer to the Chief Pilot? "Chief", "Captain" ? Would be Sh#tbag, Scum or A##hole. Realize that you are talking to a## who will call you on the carpet (on your few days off) for removing yourself from duty so you can be at your wife's side when your son or daughter is born. He's not your friend, these days. It wasn't always like this. The position changed along with the profession when idiots started paying 100k for a Commercial ticket and PFT. They figure they are dealing with marginally intelligent individuals and if you don't like it they will find another moron. Here's a tip. Wear some kneepads to the interview. Then you can compare yours with the the well worn Mr. Chief Pilots. I'm sure you will get the job if you display a well worn pair.
 
I got Oct. 6th.
Do you unbutton your suit when you sit?
When you stand do you only button one button?
 
mu2 said:
I got Oct. 6th.
Do you unbutton your suit when you sit?
When you stand do you only button one button?
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Mu, you gotta relax man. Pass the written, and if they like you, you're in. It is not a very demanding interview and it is pretty laid back. This may be hard to believe, but I got hired and I didn't even wear a red tie (gasp!), I got all crazy and had a blue one on with my grey (gasp again) not black suit!
 
Quack said:
Just heard from a close friend who had a line check recently that they just got the order by this time next year to have an additional 240 pilots on the property. Some of this will be due to attrition, but definitely not all of it...We'll see...
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240 more, thats like 1/3 more peeps. who was the guy that gave the line check? just initials please
 
Relax and be yourself.

mu2 said:
I got Oct. 6th.
Do you unbutton your suit when you sit?
When you stand do you only button one button?
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I interview this month. We took off our suit when we sat down. Shiela said we don't need to impress her, just the Director of Ops. BUT MAKE SURE YOUR PAPER WORK IS IN ORDER. HAVE COPIES OF YOUR LAST 2 PAGES OF YOUR LOG BOOK. AND HAVE YOUR ATP WRITTEN COMPLETED.

PS. When you Stand have your botton on and when you sit you have it (botton) off. That's the perfessional way of doing things.
 
mu - biggest advise... relax... you sounds too paranoid. this is probably the most laid back interview you will have... i interviewed back on june 16 and it was nothing. just take the 50 question written (www.willflyforfood.cc has all the questions and answers). then they take you in a room with john for a 2 on 1 interview (sheila was in there with me) and they don't ask any tech questions... just like how you got to where you are (time wise, etc). don't sweat a thing... as far as the suit goes, sheila will tell you that when you get there. first thing she will say is "okay, take your coats off you don't have to impress me." anyway, that's about it. good luck, let us know how it goes.


-nick
 
First relax.
Second, If you are worried about what button to button right now, you have problems. How about you worry about passing the written and getting some interview practice. Keep in mind this is Salisbury, MD. Only 1% of the population there even own a suit. This is an inter view for a postion in the right seat of a dash8. If you display a heartbeat and can speak English, the job is yours. If this was a high demand job, they would be hiring pilots with 3000 hours, not 620.
Good luck.
PS relax or you will not get the job.
 
This goes for any interview, anywhere, not just Piedmont:

Do relax, but keep in mind at all times you are being watched. When you're left alone for a little while, and you think no one is listening and you can unwind, or perhaps you all go out to lunch together to come back for an afternoon session, the van driver (or whoever you think isn't involved) may be listening to every word. Resist the urge to join in with the others who are pissing and moaning about the ride down, or whatever they find unsuitable. Be positive and relaxed about it all at all times. Good luck.
 
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Im not sure if anything has changed since I interviewed, I dont know who this Shiela person is though. If its still the same the written test, its easy and the 2 on 1 took 10 minutes, give or take. Im gonna assume the questions about which button to undo are jokes. I dont think their going to hire/not hire you based on something of that sort.

Where are they putting you boys up, the Ramada? Not a whole lot around there, if you go out the back of the hotel, turn left, walk along that canal thing, over the urban outdoors-men (the bums, give 'em a few good kicks), youll eventually run into some decent restaurant, forgot what it was called.

PDT isnt the worst place to be. Your going to find a lot of people on this board and elsewhere who are going to say it is the worst place on the planet and they are so miserable., yada yada. It kind of turns out to be what you make of it. if you want it to be the most horrible airline i guess youll be unhappy. This place can be a decent place to fly at, it is in my book. Of course its going to have its bad parts to it, but who the hell doesnt?

heres my take, every regional airline is basically the exact same thing. it all evens out in the end. Just get hired some place, stay there, upgrade in 1 or 4 or 5 years whatever it is, stick it out, go on.
 
some rumors

Oh yea, will you all post the rumors your hearing and/or what they tell you or have told you lately at salisbury when you interview. Occassionaly something will trickle onto the line, heres a few ive heard lately--- we know its garbage but its kinda fun to hear this stuff, keeps it interesting. Kinda like reading one of those mag's at the checkout line....jesus appears in ham sandwich, etc.....

---Dash's going into the paintshop in january for the new logos?
---400's in the spring (that ones a given, been going around a while)
---PHX/LAS crew bases??? ha
---The old pay scale?????
---Keeping a few lines open in newport news


And whats with the mid atlantic guys getting to come back to PDT when a spot opens? Discuss.....
 
Quack said:
Just heard from a close friend who had a line check recently that they just got the order by this time next year to have an additional 240 pilots on the property. Some of this will be due to attrition, but definitely not all of it...We'll see...
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more than likely most of it will be for planned attrition
i read somewhere that there is NO ONE left that was hired in '03, they'd all left, and that new hires were leaving in droves before their year was up
No.1 reason given for leaving?
they didn't want to deal with the training dept again.
 
18 in the October class.....and the mighty Dashes are goin in for paint in January....words from Steve Farrows mouth
 

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