SWA DB today..Let us know if you get it

[FlyPig]

Been following this thread since it started, interviewed mid July. Still no word to continue or no thanks. Is there anyone else out there still patiently waiting and does anyone have any ideas on the reason for delay? I suppose no news is not bad news but this is starting to wear on me.
Congrats to all that got the call and regrets to those that will have to try again. Lots of good folks out there, it's good to see the mostly positive attitude in spite of the flavor of the news. Fly safe!

I haven't heard anything either and I interviewed July 13th. I thought my recent move might be causing delays in a forwarded letter but now I'm not sure. I think I might call/e-mail Lindsey today.

 

[Big Iron]

Been trying to call, voice mail is all I get...can you PM me with Lindsey's email address?

Thanks and good luck!

 

[FlyPig]

Ah sh!t. Just got called by Southwest, but it was to apologize for my rejection letter bouncing back. Best of luck all.

 

['72Gremlin]

It's really disheartening to hear a lot more of the "got the letter" posts vs "got the call" reports. Does anyone have any stats from this last round of the Decision Board? From previous threads, it seems the Decision Board went about 50% from the July meeting.

 

[Big Iron]

Me too, FlyPig...had to call to get the results, it seems they couldn't get the letter to me either. Keep your head up and stay in the fight! See ya in a year.

 

[ClarkW]

Out of the 11 guys (myself included) that interviewed on my date in July, so far 8 got the letter (myself included) and 1 yes. Havent heard from 2 of them.

 

[HarleyGuy]

I heard the last DB was close to 20%. Also heard a couple LOI givers chatting in the lounge about it, saying that LOI performance was hurting alot of folks. Just overheard, not fact.

 

[enigma]

Out of the 11 guys (myself included) that interviewed on my date in July, so far 8 got the letter (myself included) and 1 yes. Havent heard from 2 of them.

I've been trying to stay out of these strings, but I just can't stand it.

I have to ask, (probably a repeat question, I tend to repeat myself in my old age); If SWA is rejecting this many people, in a time when they are only calling in the "best" of their applicants and when those applicants are truly the best most qualified pilots available to any carrier in decades, then why are they rejecting such a large percentage? What are they going to do when other carriers, with more desirable routes/aircraft/etc, begin to hire in large numbers?

I wonder if they are planning to continue the "try again next year" plan and hope that some of the recent rejectees will indeed "try again next year"? Purely from a logical standpoint, I'd think that a borderline rejectee from this year is most likely better qualifed than a lot of 1999ish newhires. If I were SWA, I'd be trying to set up some kind of "you almost made it, here's an interview date for next year, please be there" program.

enigma, wondering if my lack of an interview might be a blessing in disguise.

 

[hoover]

In my career there have been 3 times in my life where I interviewed with a company twice: The first one turned me down both times. The second hired me the second time. The third one turned me down twice.

Now looking back on it, I wish the second company had turned me down.

What I have gained from these experiences is that there is a reason a person is turned down. Its probably not because they were not qualified. It's because the interviewer sees something in that person that indicates "He will not fit in here, (for whatever reason) therefore he will not be happy. He will be a source of aggravation for everyone (his co-workers, his supervisor, and me. We (including the applicant) will all be better off if he does not work here". That's why people get turned
down.

Take it as a blessing in disguise and pursue other opportunities.

.02