SWA to lower mins?

[Bill Nelson]

The odds of getting hired are not better if you don't have a degree.

Your percentage of guys without a degree getting hired compared to those not getting hired without a degree is higher, but still only represents 7%.

The odds of getting hired are in your favor if you can put yourself in the 93% group. ie:get a degree.

 

[pilotyip]

splain it

let me splain it again if 2% of the pilots applying, get 7% of the jobs, as opposed to 98% of pilots getting 93% of the jobs. the 7/2 ratio is better than the 93/98 ratio. It is simple math, no college dergee required to figure it out.

 

[JECKEL]

I applied to Southwest and never updated. One year later I still got called for an interview. Maybe I was just lucky.

 

[Visceral]

let me splain it again if 2% of the pilots applying, get 7% of the jobs, as opposed to 98% of pilots getting 93% of the jobs. the 7/2 ratio is better than the 93/98 ratio. It is simple math, no college dergee required to figure it out.

Correlation does not imply causation
You don't have a degree, but your Uncle Cletus is the Chief pilot of the airline and you are offered a job. Was it the lack of a degree that got you the job, or your Uncle's connections? Not having a degree might look good with a ratio, but there are other factors that come into play.

 

[satpak77]

let me splain it again if 2% of the pilots applying, get 7% of the jobs, as opposed to 98% of pilots getting 93% of the jobs. the 7/2 ratio is better than the 93/98 ratio. It is simple math, no college dergee required to figure it out.

Pilotyip, you are making this harder than it is. Did you work at Enron? Enron made profits out of funny numbers and accounting magic.

You said earlier that nearly 7% of the pilots HIRED did not have degrees. That means 93% of the successful hires did indeed have them.

Lets see, what pile do I want to be in? The "Has Degree" or "No Degree" stack? Absent other factors, what pile is statistically more likely to get you hired?

Long Live Enron

 

[pilotyip]

If the non degred hiring ratio to appplicant is 368% higher ((7/2)/(93/98))than degreed ratio, I would want to be in the non-degreed pipe. Remember it has nothing to do with flying an airplane, and the non-degreed pilots have an advantage over the degreed piltos becasue they have been flying airplanes instead of sitting in the classroom.

 

[bravodude]

If the non degred hiring ratio to appplicant is 368% higher ((7/2)/(93/98))than degreed ratio, I would want to be in the non-degreed pipe. Remember it has nothing to do with flying an airplane, and the non-degreed pilots have an advantage over the degreed piltos becasue they have been flying airplanes instead of sitting in the classroom.

I agree. I was one of those non-degree pilots that is in the pool at WN.

 

[RedDogC130]

If the non degred hiring ratio to appplicant is 368% higher ((7/2)/(93/98))than degreed ratio, I would want to be in the non-degreed pipe. Remember it has nothing to do with flying an airplane, and the non-degreed pilots have an advantage over the degreed piltos becasue they have been flying airplanes instead of sitting in the classroom.

That makes zero sense.....you have to be kidding me. What the heck is 368% Those without degrees have been flying instead of in the classroom....you have to be kidding. What the heck is a degreed piltos?
Please don't ever fly the plane I am on.

 

[Skyboy722]

That makes zero sense.....you have to be kidding me. What the heck is 368% Those without degrees have been flying instead of in the classroom....you have to be kidding. What the heck is a degreed piltos?
Please don't ever fly the plane I am on.

Red, You may be a little harsh here. I do understand what pilotyip is saying, and he's actually right. But, I don't think he's suggesting that people stop getting degrees just to fit into this little anomaly...

 

[RedDogC130]

That is fair to say. I guess I don't see his/her point that a person without a degree has a better chance.....I am done with this thread so no more rambling from me...carry on, sorry if it came across harsh. You should have seen the PM pilotyip sent me....that was harsh. Kids.

 

[pilotyip]

Especially if you flew for a land based operation. Only kidding

 

[satpak77]

If the non degred hiring ratio to appplicant is 368% higher ((7/2)/(93/98))than degreed ratio, I would want to be in the non-degreed pipe. Remember it has nothing to do with flying an airplane, and the non-degreed pilots have an advantage over the degreed piltos becasue they have been flying airplanes instead of sitting in the classroom.

so which is it? It has nothing to do with flying an airplane or it does?

????

 

[pilotyip]

It is the 4 yr degree that has nothing to do with flying an airplane. Flying an airplane and training to fly an airplane have something to do with flying an airplane.

 

[satpak77]

It is the 4 yr degree that has nothing to do with flying an airplane. Flying an airplane and training to fly an airplane have something to do with flying an airplane.

a 4 yr degree has nothing to do with driving a truck either. Driving a truck and training to drive a truck have something to do with driving a truck.

To take another view, a 4 year degree with "truck driving" as the theme, such as TSTI/Ohio State/Air Force Academy/CTC Killeen/etc, in which truck driving and the truck driving industry is studied, and during your 4 year course work, you are exposed to truck driving, does that degree fall into the "having a degree has nothing to do with driving a truck?"

Hmm

If the best paid truck driving jobs require a degree or at least the majority of the drivers hired do indeed have degrees, then getting a degree = increases your chances of getting that job.

For, in the end, thats all this is, a truck driving job.

 

[pilotyip]

Thats right and pretty soon a Peterbuilt CL6 type licence will be a requirement to work in the on-demand industry.