Maurus
The Great Gazoo
Everything Explained and that popular turbine book can definitely help with the written. It is the same one new hires take at the regionals.
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Delta Hiring Update
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ZapBrannigan
If it ain’t a Boeing, I’m not going. No choice.
and a time machine.
PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
It's been around a 30% pass rate... but you have to look at the demographics of the group that has done the SSP interviews so far. That was the senior group of lifers, and many of them are lifers for a reason.
The interview looks very strongly at personality, technical knowledge, and preparation. The lifers typically showed up with one of the 3. They have to make the same score that everyone else gets... there is no quota: they can hire everyone or no one.
I think the pass rate will jump up as they get to the main part of the pilot group that hasn't really had a chance to attempt to move on yet.
turbomax97
What can brown do for you?
Uggh. It's like those are SOP at my company. Hideous. The best part is when the velcro doesn't hold and so they have floppy epaulets.
ClarkGriswold
Non Nutritive Cereal Varnish Engineer
I am glad we don't allow them.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
Hats in a Brasilia are silly.
ClarkGriswold
Non Nutritive Cereal Varnish Engineer
How did hats get brought into this? Thinking hats are silly is silly. Do you press creases into your commando sweater?
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Seggy
Well-Known Member
Seriously, a ton of folks wear them at your place!
Seggy
Well-Known Member
You are being waaaaaay to nice towards those lifers.
Aero Crew Solutions
Well-Known Member
From talks with the pilot and HR recruiters at Delta the biggest issue about the SSP pilots is lack of preparation for the interview. Their appearance is not professional, their paperwork is incomplete, and they are telling bad stories. If recruiters have to spend 15 minutes to update your application you are not making a good first impression. We also had some feedback about being on your phone/iPad when hanging around waiting to be called.
Delta is looking at your people skills. You do not have to be the life of the party like "Tommy Boy" but they are looking for people who have a personality. Your answers are graded and the last question asked by the HR recruiter to the pilots is "Can you fly with this person for a four day trip." You must get approval by all three recruiters.
The second biggest issue why pilots are failing is not passing the Aviation Knowledge test. This will be the hardest test you have ever taken in your life. It is hard for a reason. Delta wants to see what is your level of commitment. If you are willing to study your butt off for this test Delta believes you will do the same for the company as a pilot.
One last thing to remember. When you are going to have an objective statement on your resume the company name is spelled Delta Air Lines NOT Delta Airlines. The recruiter at Women In Aviation said at least 20 % of the resumes handed in had Delta Airlines. I didn't believe him and he showed me the special stack of resumes.
Delta is looking at your people skills. You do not have to be the life of the party like "Tommy Boy" but they are looking for people who have a personality. Your answers are graded and the last question asked by the HR recruiter to the pilots is "Can you fly with this person for a four day trip." You must get approval by all three recruiters.
The second biggest issue why pilots are failing is not passing the Aviation Knowledge test. This will be the hardest test you have ever taken in your life. It is hard for a reason. Delta wants to see what is your level of commitment. If you are willing to study your butt off for this test Delta believes you will do the same for the company as a pilot.
One last thing to remember. When you are going to have an objective statement on your resume the company name is spelled Delta Air Lines NOT Delta Airlines. The recruiter at Women In Aviation said at least 20 % of the resumes handed in had Delta Airlines. I didn't believe him and he showed me the special stack of resumes.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
How did hats get brought into this? Thinking hats are silly is silly. Do you press creases into your commando sweater?
If you wear the blazer here, ya gotta wear the hat. But to be quite honest, the morbidly obese guys, the 5 o'clock beard, and so on look a lot worse than a guy in a sweater of all things.
I prefer the leather jacket or nothing at all myself. But really, I'm more in the "Who really gives a crap" camp. I look professional and physically fit because I want to. It's who I am. If somebody isn't doing that, they have issues.
Aero Crew Soultions,
Did the recruiter add anything more to that in GENERAL terms regarding content ? Hardest because of depth of content, breadth of content or both ? Should candidates come prepared to discuss the molecular properties of aluminum ?
Saying it's the "...hardest test you have ever taken in your life." is a pretty strong statement.
I acknowledge it's the most important test a candidate will ever take; I'll agree with that in a nanosecond !
I fully understand they didn't divulge specific test material areas and that you'll learn America's nuclear launch codes before you get those test specifics but I just wondered if they made any GENERAL comments about it other than it's degree of difficulty.
I'm sure the candidates appreciate every tidbit they can learn about a game played for all the marbles.
Thanks.
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that "Everything Explained" and "Mental Math for Pilots" are good reads...
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
I took it as part of an interview for another airline, and I thought it was fair and straight forward. It required study, but it wasn't impossible to pass.
At the same time, I just took the bar exam for the first (and hopefully the last?) time and nothing is likely to compare in the near future.
Cav
Former Maddog Whisperer
No it wasn't anywhere near "the hardest test I've ever taken in my life." Not even close. You have to study and you have to get organized about how and what you study but any reasonably intelligent applicant with a solid knowledge base and some motivation will do fine. The only thing that made it difficult is that there are a bunch of incredibly random, this has absolutely no real world application, BS questions that really told me the test was as much about how hard you looked for the gouge as it was about "knowledge."