xjt's hr is racially biased

[English]

Are you saying you're not a minority at Aloha?

I'm as much a minority as you are!

 

[vmc-hound]

No I did not apply to xjt...It just seems they tend to be biased and pc with number hiring!!! Just wanted to see the panels response!!! I quess the folks on this forum are scared to say what they feel...I have a feeling someone on this forum knows what I am talking about?!!!

 

[vmc-hound]

Mabye he is wondering if he has an upper hand taking into account his race....either way.....MOR-ON

that hurt my feelings...

 

[Captain X]

OK...the VP of HR is a black female. The Manager of HR is a hispanic female. The Flight Ops Recruiter is female.

And as far as I know we have an ethnic and cultural demographic "better" than most airlines in terms of diversity.

So you must be saying they are biased against white males.

 

[Snakum]

So you must be saying they are biased against white males

They probably are. Hell ... I am, too. I can't stand those white-bread, chicken-$hit, trailer-trash muthaf@kerz. Think I'd have a shot at XJ in a few hundred more hours?

Minh
(Wait ... I AM one of those white-bread, chicken-$hit, trailer-trash muthaf@kerz. Oh well ... nevermind.)

 

[Standby 1]

I interviewed at 4 different regional carriers before getting hired (so I've seen the pool of applicants that these airlines are calling in). Xjet was the only interview I attended where there was more than one tolken minority at the interview - about 40% were "minorities." There were 16 people in my class at Xjet....4 were female and 1 African-American male. Since Xjet has been hiring so much, we saw a new class start every week behind us and the makeup of those classes were just about the same as ours.

 

[jetalc]

blacks, latinos, foreigners in general, women, etc

Ummm... "etc.?" That's pretty lame...

 

[Lequip]

English asks ....
"Are 600 hour pilots "minorities"?"

Not if you were sitting in a pre 9/11 room full of UAL and USAir Wanna-Bee 99ers. There, English would be in the majority! As she has it, she is just another woman pilot with a chip on her shoulder who is trying to compensate for her short comings.

 

[AftCG182]

Ahhhhh.... refreshing. Whining is even worse when you see it in print. I've said enough. I'm planning on re-interviewing at XJT after October 9th, so I'm gonna shut my mouth now.

 

[Justino]

better yet, thou shalt turn water into wine!


hahah

 

[Justino]

Ok that prior message does not flow with board! Sorry I thought the first page was the only page and Jesus was the last comment!


O well. I think I will shut up now!

 

[SkyWestCRJPilot]

Interestingly the Houston Chronicle reported about a week ago that the Census Bureau report says that in Texas Anglos make up only 49.5% of the population. Anglos still are the largest ethnic/racial group in Texas but not a majority. In the city of Houston, where ExpressJet is located, Anglos make up only 29.2% of the population with Latinos being the largest group at 40.1%. So your question asking if ExpressJet descriminates against minorities, well I haven't a clue but everyone is a minority here in Texas.

(Source is Houston Chronicle, 8/27/04, Section A, Page 6)

 

[Freight Dog]

I'm as much a minority as you are!

No way! You're so minority, you don't even KNOW you're minority!

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

I'm as much a minority as you are!

If you are female then you are a minority as far as the airlines are concerned.

My wife is a pilot also. At the time that we were both looking to get hired with the regionals we both had almost the same time and experience, CFI, 135 Freight 2500 TT and 1000 multi. The difference? I interviewed with 3 carriers and was offered a job by two. Each interview was a two day deal with written tests and a sim ride. She was hired over the phone and the first time she set foot on the airlines property was her first day of class. (the regional in question liked pilots from our freight outfit)

I made Capt. at my airline first (more movement) so I got my PIC time and got hired with a major before she had even sent out a resume to any majors. Now here is the really good part, while I was in ground school I was speaking to one of the instructors and she found out that my wife was flying a Dash 8. She immediatly asked if my wife would be interested in working for the airline!! It was made clear to me that she would indeed have to go through the interview process but that it would only be a formality. Basically my wife had a guaranteed job if she wanted it sight unseen.....simply for being a female pilot with 121 experience and an internal recommendation from a pilot. (me!) She passed on the position since she was in baby mode at the time but the offer was there.

So yes English, you do fall under the catagory of minority. No flame intended but no matter how you look at it, women pilots have a much easier time getting to the majors than do males, as long as there are so few qualified women pilots out there. But its all good, at least I have a fall back plan if my career goes any further down the toilet! I can always get my wife hired quicker than I can!!!!

 

[English]

English asks ....
"Are 600 hour pilots "minorities"?"

Not if you were sitting in a pre 9/11 room full of UAL and USAir Wanna-Bee 99ers. There, English would be in the majority! As she has it, she is just another woman pilot with a chip on her shoulder who is trying to compensate for her short comings.

Which one of us here has a chip on their shoulder?