Capt. Chaos
Well-Known Member
I have to make myself a latte in GST first. ^.~ Before that it's just muscle memory and autonomous reflex.
-Fox
Woah, if Jozee and Rachel aren't making your coffee for you.. Time to drop the hammer up there.
I have to make myself a latte in GST first. ^.~ Before that it's just muscle memory and autonomous reflex.
-Fox
No, you don't understand... they would do so happily. Coffee is something at which I have a particular level of skill, however...Woah, if Jozee and Rachel aren't making your coffee for you.. Time to drop the hammer up there.
STAY AWAY FROM SEAPORT.
Interviewed at Seaport with ~800 on the resumé a months after Cape, and it was honestly the worst interview experience ever. Myself and another fellow member here on JC interviewed and never heard back. No phone calls, email or letter... It's been months. We both thought we did well, but I honestly don't think they were in need of FOs at the time.
I can't stomach anything from that building in gst, the smell of the honey buckets is just too pervasive.No, you don't understand... they would do so happily. Coffee is something at which I have a particular level of skill, however...
-Fox
Always love how people can formulate such a strong opinion from just a simple interview.
Do your research on a company before you even start applying. It will pay dividends down the road. Let's be honest... it has been no secret on any message board that SeaPort has been short staffed on Captains and fat on First Officers for quite some time now. In a situation like that, consider it a chance to really sell yourself as a future Captain for the company (don't go overboard with it though).
Sorry you two slipped through the cracks and didn't get any response whether it be positive or negative. That just doesn't sound like the SeaPort that I knew. Then again, with everything that has been going on with the fast paced growth they've experienced this past year... who knows?
I dunno... Seaport does lots of flights per day out of Juneau, too! ;> (Though not so many this time of year...)
It's a great place. Fast paced to ramp... lots of work, always something to do. But really, really great people.I wanted to help out up there for a few weeks as a ramper! Never been to Alaska before, definitely on the list of things to do.
They just hired a class of 10+ First Officers two months before our round of interviews in MEM and the was told that only one person from that FO class has started training. This was in August, so they may or may not be from the group hired in May.Always love how people can formulate such a strong opinion from just a simple interview.
Do your research on a company before you even start applying. It will pay dividends down the road. Let's be honest... it has been no secret on any message board that SeaPort has been short staffed on Captains and fat on First Officers for quite some time now. In a situation like that, consider it a chance to really sell yourself as a future Captain for the company (don't go overboard with it though).
Sorry you two slipped through the cracks and didn't get any response whether it be positive or negative. That just doesn't sound like the SeaPort that I knew. Then again, with everything that has been going on with the fast paced growth they've experienced this past year... who knows?
This^^
I walked into SeaPort as a private pilot with an instrument rating, showed true interest in their operation and received an interview for a ground position. I was offered the job, then a half year later I was given an interview as a pilot, studied hard for that and also sat in on as many training flights as possible. Not very long after passing my commercial check ride, SeaPort sent me off to ground school.
My point is, if you do your homework before hand, have a good attitude during the interview and network with anyone and everyone you can find while you are at that location, you should be fine. Especially 800+ hours in the logbook, that means you will be PIC within 5-6 months of flying. I have a feeling that a good amount of hiring will be needed for our projected growth, and also for attrition as the "hiring boom" starts spooling up, so if you do the three things I mentioned above and don't have any skeletons in the closet I say the odds are good with SeaPort.
I have seen many pilots go from SeaPort to both Horizon and Compass since I started working here in May. Another great opportunity to establish solid professional networking contacts for the next level, whenever that time arrives.
They just hired a class of 10+ First Officers two months before our round of interviews in MEM and the was told that only one person from that FO class has started training. This was in August, so they may or may not be from the group hired in May.
We were just peeved that they had called us down to interview when they knew they wouldn't be hiring FOs. Many others traveled down to MEM on their own dime only to be left high and dry.
Out of curiosity, FO's and Captain's actually leave SeaPort to go fly for regional carriers?????
Wow... Just wondering what are the reasons for hopping around like that?
Because no major will hire you with 0 multi.
Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but SeaPort—while not perfect—isn't only a place for everyone to build time and leave. It's got some good stuff going for it. It's also got its foibles, but there's some substance here, too.
I have trouble speaking for the lower 48 operation, which is most of the company, but I know that even down there we actually try to maintain a good company culture both internally and externally. I can't defend every aspect of the operation, but I'm not ashamed to work here, and I wouldn't be ashamed to work for the lower 48 part. I'm willing to give the place the benefit of the doubt much of the time, and I have no driving desire to get my hours and get out on either side of the operation.
Sometimes you go to work for a company because it's a good place to work.
*Shrug* Just a line pilot's opinion.
-Fox