Delta Disqualifiers

PhilosopherPilot said:
Change of topic - - - - This line of thought reminds me. Have you guys ever seen the EdX courses that you can take online? You don't get credit, but you can take a whole bunch of classes online for free from brand name universities.

https://www.edx.org/
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I -really- like that. A lot. A lot a lot. It's awesome. I love it. I can see spending quite a lot of time there.

Here's my beef with college—If higher education is about learning, why shouldn't someone get credit for successfully completing courses there? Credit that can be applied toward an accredited degree? I can accept the argument that credit for learning outside of an academic environment can be difficult to verify, but edx appears by any measure to be an academic environment—one of higher quality than, oh, say, Embry Riddle WorldWide Online which comes in at $300 per credit hour.

Give me one solid reason—just a single, solid reason.

-Fox
 
You want to work there, check the damn boxes.

If you think the company is so off their rocker for requiring a box to be checked then why the heck would you A) want to work there and 2) care enough to participate in a 37 page thread on the internettes.
If you can't stomach the entrance requirements to a company how are you going to deal with them after getting hired.
Some of you on here have pissed and moaned about college degrees for the better part of the almost 10 years I've been a member here. It's like the people that stand outside of Best Buy for a week to save $200 on a TV. Get an effing job for a week and pay for the whole thing.
 
TWP said:
The BS questions and requirements are there to find the people who will whine about it instead of working on it. You're a pilot, act like one, solve the problem at hand.
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Obeisant obedience is not a quality I can respect, and it's not a quality that makes for a good pilot. We kinda know this, but we still collectively look askance at people who question the establishment as if it's somehow different.

I will grant, though, that "whining" about things is very counterproductive; having a good attitude about things and trying to work through problems created by bad management, poor process and the like is far more efficacious (ala @Derg). And always being nice to people never, ever hurts. But you can disagree with someone firmly and still be polite—even best friends—if you can separate the messenger from the message and treat the former with respect.

-Fox
 
mikecweb said:
You want to work there, check the damn boxes.
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What if you think they should remove the boxes? What if you choose to be the voice of dissent, acknowledging that you'll likely never work there?

There is always a place for people pushing for change.

If you can't stomach the entrance requirements to a company how are you going to deal with them after getting hired.
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I believe you should put a 'question mark' there instead of a period. If you had a college degree, you'd probably know that...

Some of you on here have pissed and moaned about college degrees for the better part of the almost 10 years I've been a member here.
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Perhaps we're not "pissing and moaning" as much as you're "pissing and moaning" about our difference of opinion. Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.

It's like the people that stand outside of Best Buy for a week to save $200 on a TV.
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... it is?

Get an effing job for a week and pay for the whole thing.
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Maybe if I had a college degree, I'd understand your analogy.

-Fox
 
Acrofox said:
What if you think they should remove the boxes? What if you choose to be the voice of dissent, acknowledging that you'll likely never work there?

There is always a place for people pushing for change.



I believe you should put a 'question mark' there instead of a period. If you had a college degree, you'd probably know that...



Perhaps we're not "pissing and moaning" as much as you're "pissing and moaning" about our difference of opinion. Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.



... it is?



Maybe if I had a college degree, I'd understand your analogy.

-Fox
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Fantastic. Good luck with your career.
 
What about high school transcripts for the guy that went to a private school, or a public school that has since been closed?
 
mshunter said:
What about high school transcripts for the guy that went to a private school, or a public school that has since been closed?
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Is this actual or hypothetical?

Actual? Start early.

Hypothetical? Ehh, no interest in playing "Green Eggs and Ham" when I'm trying to help you guys.

Always assume your competitors have already done what they've had to do in order to complete the application accordingly.
 
Derg said:
Is this actual or hypothetical?

Actual? Start early.

Hypothetical? Ehh, no interest in playing "Green Eggs and Ham" when I'm trying to help you guys.

Always assume your competitors have already done what they've had to do in order to complete the application accordingly.
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It's a serious question. My mom's high school it's gone. It closed in the mid '80's. What would someone like her do? I have a copy of mine stashed away somewhere. But I can't remember where that somewhere it's.

Maybe we should compile a list of things, like a checklist, and make it a sticky of things to get that you'd probably want to have before one starts the application process/interview process?
 
mshunter said:
It's a serious question. My mom's high school it's gone. It closed in the mid '80's. What would someone like her do? I have a copy of mine stashed away somewhere. But I can't remember where that somewhere it's.

Maybe we should compile a list of things, like a checklist, and make it a sticky of things to get that you'd probably want to have before one starts the application process/interview process?
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Again, I have no idea as I'm not speaking for any airline or involved in the hiring process.

Me, personally, I'd probably call the state board of education (or equivalent) and try to figure out where those records are, or provide a narrative about why you don't have the information and your effort spent unsuccessfully retrieving it.
 
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