Eagle pilots... Captain's review board

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So I heard through the grapevine that one of my former flight instructing colleagues made it all the way through the Eagle interview, but was turned down by the captain's review board. This of course piqued my curiosity... what does a CFI have to have done in their relatively short career (~3 years) to get nixed by the review board at Eagle?
 
SIUav8er said:
Isnt it more personality theyre looking at for this stage of the interview?
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Word is, once an applicant gets that far they're past the company's 'interview' stage. The CRB is just how the union keeps a hand in the hiring process.

I've got no idea why somebody would get denied other than something like being a scab or whatever. I've never actually heard of anybody being kept out because of the CRB.
 
Roger said:
So I heard through the grapevine that one of my former flight instructing colleagues made it all the way through the Eagle interview, but was turned down by the captain's review board. This of course piqued my curiosity... what does a CFI have to have done in their relatively short career (~3 years) to get nixed by the review board at Eagle?
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Maybe they liked a more experienced person. Maybe they found a skeleton when they called his Best Buy boss from 6 years ago. Who knows. That board is a real mystery though, I don't think any other airline has such a thing. It's not like they're picking astronauts, just regional SICs that are not gong to upgrade for another decade,.
 
My old CFI, who I pulled every string I had for, got axed by the CRB in the hiring process.

Completely amazed me. He's a great guy, would be a blast to fly with, is a knowledgeable, safe pilot... I really don't understand why he got turned down by them. Unless he totally choked and was nervous as hell and didn't present himself well? I don't know.

He got hired by Skywest shortly after his Eagle rejection, and has been a CA for almost 2 years. I can guarantee he would not have upgraded at Eagle as fast. ;) Eagle lost out, and Skywest got a great pilot.
 
Roger said:
So I heard through the grapevine that one of my former flight instructing colleagues made it all the way through the Eagle interview, but was turned down by the captain's review board. This of course piqued my curiosity... what does a CFI have to have done in their relatively short career (~3 years) to get nixed by the review board at Eagle?
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Maybe he didn't have the ego they were looking for. Eagle is, after all, the best regional out there.
 
I was denied by the CRB. I have no idea why either. I am a furloughed 121 guy w 1300 hours on the emb145. I did great on all three interviews, otherwise I wouldnt have made it to day 2.

It took seven weeks from the time I interviewed to get word.

I have had no checkride failures ever
I have a clean driver record
I am not a scab
I have never worked for GJ...

I have no idea why the CRB decided I wasnt qualified to fly for Eagle?!
 
Roger said:
So I heard through the grapevine that one of my former flight instructing colleagues made it all the way through the Eagle interview, but was turned down by the captain's review board. This of course piqued my curiosity... what does a CFI have to have done in their relatively short career (~3 years) to get nixed by the review board at Eagle?
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Tell your friend not to let it get to him and trying to figure out why? Every regional hiring right now is sitting on their high horse! Why? Because they can. Nobody knows what they are looking for or what the 'ideal' candidate is. When I interviewed at Eagle a few months back, there were 6 of us and they send 5 of us (incl. me) home. One guy made it to the review board, but I'm not sure if he passed.

It crazy how this industry can change. Just 2-3 years ago, Eagle couldn't get enough pilots and picked up guys with a wet commercial and send them to some RJ transition school. It's just the state of the industry right now. Hopefully it'll turn around soon in our favor.

JoeMhama said:
I have never worked for GJ...
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LOL... Like working at GJ is going to cost you your career.... :rolleyes:
 
Firebird2XC said:
Word is, once an applicant gets that far they're past the company's 'interview' stage. The CRB is just how the union keeps a hand in the hiring process.

I've got no idea why somebody would get denied other than something like being a scab or whatever. I've never actually heard of anybody being kept out because of the CRB.
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Yeah, that's what I thought you'd said previously. It sounds like in this latest round there are more people getting the axe there though (from one or two other posts in this thread).

Anyway, I guess my question is about as answered as it is gonna get. Thanks Firebird.
 
JoeMhama said:
I was denied by the CRB. I have no idea why either. I am a furloughed 121 guy w 1300 hours on the emb145. I did great on all three interviews, otherwise I wouldnt have made it to day 2.

It took seven weeks from the time I interviewed to get word.

I have had no checkride failures ever
I have a clean driver record
I am not a scab
I have never worked for GJ...

I have no idea why the CRB decided I wasnt qualified to fly for Eagle?!
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They probably know you would bail about 2 minutes after your recall. But then again I have heard of furloughed getting hired. The way I see Eagle is they want the people that are brand new, because of their long seniority, they want people that are going to stick around. A ferlough is a "flight risk":cool:
 
Roger said:
Yeah, that's what I thought you'd said previously. It sounds like in this latest round there are more people getting the axe there though (from one or two other posts in this thread).

Anyway, I guess my question is about as answered as it is gonna get. Thanks Firebird.
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Yea I think they can afford to be picky this time. as apposed to the last round when no one wanted to go there, at least with experience.
 
Socal321 said:
They probably know you would bail about 2 minutes after your recall. But then again I have heard of furloughed getting hired. The way I see Eagle is they want the people that are brand new, because of their long seniority, they want people that are going to stick around. A ferlough is a "flight risk":cool:
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My guess is that the furlough is the deciding factor. With Eagles long upgrade they know that you will bolt with a recall. Just my opinion but it is probably the decision I would make too. Certainly no reflection on the applicant at all - they could be a cross between Chuck Yeager and Neil Armstrong...but if they are going to bolt in six months or a year then what good is it to me?
 
WacoFan said:
My guess is that the furlough is the deciding factor. With Eagles long upgrade they know that you will bolt with a recall. Just my opinion but it is probably the decision I would make too. Certainly no reflection on the applicant at all - they could be a cross between Chuck Yeager and Neil Armstrong...but if they are going to bolt in six months or a year then what good is it to me?
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I understand that, but I would think that would be caught and decided during the HR portion of the interview. But maybe Eagle doesn't have an HR portion during the company interview?
 
Roger said:
I understand that, but I would think that would be caught and decided during the HR portion of the interview. But maybe Eagle doesn't have an HR portion during the company interview?
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They do have an HR portion of the interview. You do Tech, Sim and HR during the first day. I did everything but the HR. I think only one guy in my group did the HR, the rest of us didn't even make it that far. Luckily, they told me I was dismissed right before lunch. One guy sat around 4 hours before they dismissed him and almost missed the last flight home.

As far as the furlough issue, I have no idea. There were 3 in my group, including me, the rest were CFIs. They have hired a few furloughed guys, but again, I don't think anybody knows what the heck they are really looking for.
 
Firebird2XC said:
Word is, once an applicant gets that far they're past the company's 'interview' stage. The CRB is just how the union keeps a hand in the hiring process.

I've got no idea why somebody would get denied other than something like being a scab or whatever. I've never actually heard of anybody being kept out because of the CRB.
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This is what I had in mind when I heard the news about my acquaintance. Needless to say I was a bit confused.

bLizZuE said:
Review of qualifications, hours, interview performance, etc.
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This makes a little more sense. Thanks y'all!
 
CRJDriver said:
They do have an HR portion of the interview. You do Tech, Sim and HR during the first day. I did everything but the HR. I think only one guy in my group did the HR, the rest of us didn't even make it that far. Luckily, they told me I was dismissed right before lunch. One guy sat around 4 hours before they dismissed him and almost missed the last flight home.
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Wow. Yea the eagle interview seemed very odd to me. Just something about it. The constant waiting was also very annoying. yes they were definitely the most anal HR that I've ever dealt with and yes perfectly good people didn't make it.
 
There's not rhyme or reason to the review board. When I went through several years ago, I interviewed on a Tuesday and was in class that following Monday. Like someone else said its all about the state of things at the time. We really want you guys online!
 
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