SWA september decision board?

[Tanker Clown]

Soon my friend. I just hope SWA isn't in the middle of a furlough or something. I want to start while I'm still on terminal leave. A nice seamless transition.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Tanker, I have a buddy who claims to know you. Good luck. :uzi:

Tanker, I think I know the same guy....honestly...you need more friends that are taken seriously by the guys that sit at the DB.

 

[ArianaAfghanAir]

Sorry double post but-

I'm in the sept decision board and have a couple of questions.

Whats the longest that someone waited to get their references called after the interview? I heard some waited 1.5 weeks and some never got them called but still got hired? Any truth?

I know its not a good sign to not hearing anything soon after the interview, but just trying to keep hope alive since I haven't gotten the thanks but no thanks letter.

Thanks and good luck to everyone in the sept board.

 

[Captain Overs]

That's not a really good sign. But don't worry, you can still sweat it out. You would not get a rejection letter unyil several weeks after the board met.

 

[328dude]

Sorry double post but-

I'm in the sept decision board and have a couple of questions.

Whats the longest that someone waited to get their references called after the interview? I heard some waited 1.5 weeks and some never got them called but still got hired? Any truth?

I know its not a good sign to not hearing anything soon after the interview, but just trying to keep hope alive since I haven't gotten the thanks but no thanks letter.

Thanks and good luck to everyone in the sept board.

Depends on the load of the interview team and how many interviewed that current month. Also depends on how many can get into the office in Dallas a given week and start to make phone calls. Sept is backed up a little and weren't able to make calls untill 2 weeks after their initial interview.

While in the past a small percentage (mainly internals, Legacys etc etc) would not have anyone called, that's not really the case anymore. Everyone has a file with your letters of rec, interview scores and contacts in it, it might take some time to contact everyone that did well on the interview. Those that did not, don't normally have their contacts called.

 

[waveflyer]

You're gonna drive yourself crazy if you wait w/ baited breath and attempt to interpret every move associated w/ wn and your references. You don't control anything now and they won't forget that you interviewed. You'll know soon enough.
Relax- have a beer, and good luck(!)

 

[Bigoober]

I only had 2 references called of 5 hard copy reccs and those 2 were SWA buds that wrote a hard copy and did an online recc.

 

[4 Fan Trashcan]

Ditto as Bigoober...

 

[tico]

for you guys that interviewed in Aug. any chance of a pm about it.

 

[bmxandjets]

when would the cutoff be for interviewees to make the sept DB?

 

[WNC Flyer]

Whats the longest that someone waited to get their references called after the interview? I heard some waited 1.5 weeks and some never got them called but still got hired? Any truth?

TRUE!!! I was in the Aug '07 decision board and didn't get the call until 10 days after. It was the longest 10 days of my life but thankfully turned out good.

Good luck to everyone. The wait will be over soon.

 

[California]

TRUE!!! I was in the Aug '07 decision board and didn't get the call until 10 days after. It was the longest 10 days of my life but thankfully turned out good.

Good luck to everyone. The wait will be over soon.

oh man....

 

[climb2slow]

I caught a ride into Orlando today with a crew who said they were hearing that hiring was being stopped at the end of October. That the slowing economy and reduction of flights at the first of the year are having an effect. They said that poolies should expect a long wait.

I hadn't heard anything similar to that from any other crews I have met and just wondered if anyone else has heard anything similar.

 

[Tanker Clown]

That's what my buds are saying. The Sep 27th class is it for the foreseable future. Maybe a whole year. Zero growth next year...so maybe classes will pick back up in '10 or '11.

 

[waveflyer]

you said the same thing back in january Tank