bunk22
Well-Known Member
No, I used Emerald Coast last year for my prep.
WIA worth it?
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No, I used Emerald Coast last year for my prep.
grkero
fer yer health
Quicker upgrade at Untied I hear.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Not overly so. Just give them some other dude's name though.
Tommay85
Well-Known Member
Oh I dig. I just figured it was more of a joke these days... A stranger can figure it out pretty quickly.
Google tags, ect... my bad
It won't let me edit it.
THIS!!
My friend would have welcomed that. Trust me.
But it can be an epic move or an epic fail. You'd better be skillful!
chrisreedrules
Master Blaster
As long as Viper is the one doing your interview...
KLB
Well-Known Member
I don't see a problem with asking a recruiter a questions such:
"What is the ideal candidate that you're looking for?"
You could use it as a way to bring to their attention some of the attributes and experience that you may have that doesn't exactly stand out on your resume.
"What is the ideal candidate that you're looking for?"
You could use it as a way to bring to their attention some of the attributes and experience that you may have that doesn't exactly stand out on your resume.
sleepy3528
Well-Known Member
You have very little time to sell yourself and if you go in with one of these softball questions you are wasting your and their time. You are also telling them this is your first event and haven't done the research into who they are looking for. Sell your strong points and hold a conversation. They will tell you where you are weak and if you do have a question ask a question bringing it back to how awesome you are. "...I really want to work for United and I have been building my resume to hopefully get a look soon. I have become a pilot mentor and now I am wondering now if a masters in basket weaving is more valuable than check airman experience?"
Make your questions count and leave them with the impression that you know a lot about the company. UPS has been known to rip people to shreds that show up unprepared.
Make your questions count and leave them with the impression that you know a lot about the company. UPS has been known to rip people to shreds that show up unprepared.
Tommay85
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JetDoc
Pit Bull Wrangler
And this my fellow aviators is why the "we have 10,000 apps on file, we don't have a pilot shortage problem at XYZ legacy." statement is a myth. Even if an individual doesn't have CJO's with 2 other companies, they DO have applications out at least two others and probably more. Denial is just not a river in Egypt.
Very few candidates have multiple offers.
JetDoc
Pit Bull Wrangler
Agreed and I even mentioned in my OP that most have paper out everywhere and WILL go to the first company that offers a position. How many guys stood in multiple lines at WIA? Answer, most of them. I know for a fact that my good friend @grkero had a fastpass for both DAL and UAL. Does anyone actually think that if DAL called tomorrow he or anyone else would decline and wait to hear from UAL? Not likely. My point still stands. The pool of applicants is not as deep and vast as these "HR" departments seem to think it is.
JetDoc
Pit Bull Wrangler
Nope, not NASA, too old.
Xcaliber
El Chupacabra
If you think the hiring gurus at the majors (or any airline, for that matter) don't know this, you're fooling yourself. BK said as much during his hiring briefing when answering a question about the pilot shortage: "We have 11,000 applications on file, and for the most part, those same 11,000 have applications on with Delta and American. If we all hire 800-1000 pilots per year, that means we only have 3-5 years before the shortage hits the legacies." If there's one thing I learned from WIA, it's that every current ATP who wants a shot at a major will get it in the next few years. The challenge is getting on at the front of that wave. And I suspect that the people who go to these conferences will be at the front. Not because they went, but because they're hungry for it.
Ask @Aero Crew Solutions; while they have a vested interest in it, they also know these recruiting departments better than just about any other outsider out there, and they get their information directly from the source.