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[rangridr]

Vetteracer,

If it were me, I would just write down what you remember....just say you think you had such and such number of tickets for speeding? not stopping? whatever the reason during your high school years. They know not everyone is perfect...I think they just want your honesty. Just what I think....take it for what it's worth.

 

[chase]

Vetteracer,


I concur with the above opinion. Put down everything & explain it with as much detail as you can remember. Your thoughts are the thoughts by some of those who submitted an app, were told by "others", 'don't worry, it was so long ago don't worry about it'....well, as Clint Eastwood would say, "do you feel lucky punk?"

You take the chance your experts are wrong & if they are, you'll have ZERO chance if SWA finds something in your background. What is the likelihood of it coming up from so long ago? I don't know but I do know this type of thing has kept folks in the past from getting hired.

What happens if you put it down? You're telling the whole story, you're disclosing everything & you explain yourself. SWA won't eliminate you for being honest for minor infranctions, they will eliminate you for not disclosing them because the assumption is that if you're hiding this, you're probably hiding something else...right or wrong but that is my recommendation. cheers,

 

[Pig]

The infamous Rob Beeks?

 

[apdsm]

Get a copy or your driving record from the National Driver Registry.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/perform/driver/

This is where companies check up on your driving record.

Personally, I paid for an "airline style" background check myself to make sure everything looked good and there were no surprises. I think it cost me $120 or so, but it's been a few years so I'm not sure. I think Air Inc can lead you in the right direction for a background check.

 

[737tanker]

I'm not saying that there have been no pilots interviewed who didn't ahve the type. What I said was that the Capt I talked with who does interviews, and the asst. chief pilot, do not know of any non-typed polots being interviewed. While Im sure that there have been some non-type pilots interviewed I get the impression that it is going to become extemley rare.

As for thew failure of background checks, it was not references that the person had given that were giving the pilot bad references, but previous employers. So I would say that in addition to having references that will speak highly of you make sure your previous employers won't speak ill of you. If you think that they will you may want to give a letter to the People Dept explaining why a previous employer will not think well of you.

 

[mooser]

Heard a rumor from the rumor mill today that SWA totally underestimated there hiring needs; well need approx 650 pilots by the end of next year...


can anyone back this one up???

Mooser

 

[vetteracer]

"Get a copy or your driving record from the National Driver Registry."

They don't show speeding tickets. I had the first company I worked for send me a dual copy of the NDR report.

No speeding tickets showed up. I should have had 1 on there.

I asked the Chief Pilot and he said they only showed DWI, Reckless, Careless, or class 1 driving offenses. Many driving related issues are Local Ordinances. The majority are state offenses, and the rest federal. This could be a state by state issue.

Mark

 

[apdsm]

hhmmm, I was sure speeding tickets were supposed to show up on there. I'm not sure how many years of history the NDR keeps. I think it might be 7? In that case I would also get a copy of driving records from the state DOT. I'm not sure if the airlines check individual state records, or if they just check the NDR.

 

[vetteracer]

That's just it, the state only has them for three years. I called to our capitol and asked if they could send me my complete record. They said that it may be possible, but they did not know how from the DOT

I am sure an airline can send for a copy of your state driving record. In my case, they will get a three year history.

Mark

 

[roughneck]

I have been at SWA for a very short time. What a ride! Best job ever. Having said that, I wouldn't mess around for the world if I thought it could possibly bite me in the end.



What I am saying is, disclose everything. I had some minor run-ins with the law when I was in high school and college. I disclosed everything on my application and I was never even questioned about it. (I was nervous about disclosing too much information, but in the end I decided honesty is the best policy and of course, it was) I don't know if these things showed up on my background checks, but I do know that if they had and I hadn't disclosed them I would not be here today. Just my opinion, but its not worth the chance. Be honest and up front and you will sleep much better at night.