So as a dispatcher, I applied, got the "received application" message from the company, and that was it... there were no supplemental emails requesting anything for us (dispatchers) it sound from above that the pilot applicants are getting extra forms to complete for flight hours.. is that correct...?
OR should every one being considered have received a follow-on email of some sort?
Since you are already an employee, perhaps it works differently. Regardless, I'll account the process that 2 friends both experienced.
1. Both had a current profile online @SWA site prior to first officer posting. Both received email acknowledging setup of profile. (For some, this could be email #1)
2. Both applied to job posting for first officer on SWA site. Resume had already been uploaded with profile, so both only had to fill out the questionnaire. The questionnaire is undoubtedly is a means of elimination. Both must have passed that part because they both received email #2 ( for those who didn't have a profile online prior to the opening of the first officer posting,this might have been email # 1) acknowledging receipt of the application.
3. Both received email #3 directly from SWA People Dept within 24hrs with an attached link inviting them to go there to continue the application process for further consideration. The link was to a website called pilotcredentials.com, and is the same site being used by FedEx. They set up login info and filled out everything from education history, residence history, criminal history, flight times for different aircraft flown, et...... something like 8 or 10 different sections. Took them each several hours.
The SWA site job posting for first officer went away yesterday as advertised. Now the careers page shows the star of the month again, instead of a giant grinning pilot.
My buddies say their applications on the third party site are still open and accessible for altering. The cutoff for this was indicated in email #3 as Mar 27th @ 11:59pm CST. This email also indicated they would receive a confirmation email when this second application was complete. No one seems to have received it yet, so I guess that email will go out Mar 28th when the system closes.
And that's all I could dig up.
One more thing, one of the guys applied to job posting #14881 @ 9 am Mar 9th. The last posting he saw was #14971 yesterday. That works out to be a new job posting for first officer each day it was open. Heard that the SWA system has limitations for number of apps per job posting, but don't know what that # is. But it looks like as each first officer posting filled and the apps reviewed, they were then closed and a new posting opened, which is why your app says closed and you can't access it. That happened to everyone whether they were used or not.
