In-house Delta Job Fair, October 20/21 2017

Derg said:
That's cool.

But if you want the job, you have to play the game.

When I applied for the Naval Academy in high school, I thought it was preposterous that I was deemed a "less than competitive" applicant because I didn't have a "varsity sport", had a high GPA in advanced studies with AP Calculus, AP Physics and AP English.

But if I wanted to get into the Naval Academy, I had to set some time out of my studies and be a badass Badminton player because I didn't have a chance in the world at Football or Baseball because I wasn't sports-oriented.

It was part of the game that I would have to play if I wanted to reach that goal and I decided it wasn't worth it and never really mentioned this in the last 29 years.

Why did the Naval Academy require varsity sports? I literally had no idea, but they did and I'm sure they had their reasons. The Coast Guard Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy (as far as I remember) didn't, but those were two organizations I didn't have any interest in and felt like a consolation.

On second thought, I probably should have told my story about getting a CFI and my disdain of Lazy-8s which literally made no friggen sense to me why I had to master teaching those when I'd literally never do them in the real world.
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You mean like the people who complain about the degree requirement because it has "nothing to do with being a good pilot." Just get the damn degree! Appease the gods and play monkey!
 
Jordan93 said:
You mean like the people who complain about the degree requirement because it has "nothing to do with being a good pilot." Just get the damn degree! Appease the gods and play monkey!
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I'm sure the powers that be have seen your grievance and are working swiftly to address your concerns. :)
 
Jordan93 said:
You mean like the people who complain about the degree requirement because it has "nothing to do with being a good pilot." Just get the damn degree! Appease the gods and play monkey!
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Having flown with the degreed and the not, I'll respectfully but firmly beg to differ.
 
Stryker172 said:
Yeah I have to sit and wait for the airing of grievances to finish. Im patient though.
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Some deets:
Here is some helpful information about our upcoming event registration.

"Want a hint? Make sure you read the fine print: "
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1. Limited to 600 attendees for each day, seeing a total of 1200 attendees over the course of two days.

2. Attendees must meet the Delta Pilot Basic Qualifications in order to qualify for a spot. Basic requirements can be found here: http://www.deltajobs.net/pilot_qualifications.htm

3. Attendees also must have a completed application published on airline apps in order to qualify for a spot.

4. Event is by ticketed reservation only; no walk-ins. Your name will be on our official security list and you have to pass them to get to us!

5. Please register for only ONE time slot. Don't be the hero and register for all of your friends. You will go from hero to zero.....tickets that is. We reserve the right to cancel all of them. We want to make sure everyone has a fair shot at seeing a recruiter. To recap: You should only register for ONE time slot and should register only for the time slot you are sure that you can make.

6. Once all tickets have been claimed, there will be a waitlist for those still interested. If you sign-up for the waitlist, don't be fooled by the QR code on the confirmation page. This just confirms your waitlist status. You will a receive a confirmation email saying you've been confirmed with the official QR code if a spot opens.

7. If you join the waitlist, you will see words like "billing information" and "credit card". Don't worry, we aren't charging for the Career Fair and won't ask you for any payment information.Just hit the "Okay, Sounds Good" button to continue to the next screen.

8. All information sessions will be held between 12:15PM - 1:45PM.

9. Name on the ticket must match your valid government issued ID that you present at check-in. (You'll be asked for the ID twice: once at security and once inside the museum).

10. Tickets aren't transferable. If you need to change anything or cancel, please email us: deltapilotcareerexpo@gmail.com

11. The first round of tickets will be released with the link on Thursday (9/7) at 6:30PM EST
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Cptnchia said:
Let's not get too nuanced here. From a regional perspective, a job at the mainline is a huge step up, regardless of aircraft size.
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You almost have to be nuanced. We regional pilots are a prickly lot. Sometimes rightfully so! Most of the time not, though.
 
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poser765 said:
You almost have to be nuanced. We regional pilots are a prickly lot. Sometimes rightfully so! Most of the time now, though.
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Well, cutting off ones's nose to spite their face is an age old human tradition. Far be it for me to interfere.
 
Hoping to get a spot... Does it actually do anything for me that a nicely worded internal email to pilot selection doesn't do? Ie, bad elevator pitch = get scored, same net result as internal, good elevator pitch = get scored but maybe get put into a stack of follow up?
And then I suppose the follow up question is what makes a good elevator pitch...
 
Dphoenix said:
Hoping to get a spot... Does it actually do anything for me that a nicely worded internal email to pilot selection doesn't do? Ie, bad elevator pitch = get scored, same net result as internal, good elevator pitch = get scored but maybe get put into a stack of follow up?
And then I suppose the follow up question is what makes a good elevator pitch...
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What do you want to convey in 30 seconds that gives a positive impression of yourself.
 
Dphoenix said:
Hoping to get a spot... Does it actually do anything for me that a nicely worded internal email to pilot selection doesn't do? Ie, bad elevator pitch = get scored, same net result as internal, good elevator pitch = get scored but maybe get put into a stack of follow up?
And then I suppose the follow up question is what makes a good elevator pitch...
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Yes.

The "elevator pitch" isn't specifically a career fair skill, but a networking skill.

Be able to introduce yourself, tell a person who you are, what you're after and make it actionable. SOOOOOO many people run into someone that could help them and literally treat it like Pokémon.

"HI I'm Frank, can I have a business card?" And then 12 hours later you get a random email from a person you don't remember with a LOR request from airline apps
 
Derg said:
Yes.

The "elevator pitch" isn't specifically a career fair skill, but a networking skill.

Be able to introduce yourself, tell a person who you are, what you're after and make it actionable. SOOOOOO many people run into someone that could help them and literally treat it like Pokémon.

"HI I'm Frank, can I have a business card?" And then 12 hours later you get a random email from a person you don't remember with a LOR request from airline apps
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And parents wonder why I won't let my kids have texting. We are breeding inability to have meaningful conversations.
 
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