WN hiring soon question?

[Clrd2land]

I happen to think that this thread needs more encouragement and realism instead of all ponies and sunshine. I get why you posted this and there is nothing wrong with some sarcasm in the middle of adversity, but maybe more support could be more beneficial. These are public forums and the public sees how we either support each other or not. I have spread some words of encouragement for those who are in the crosshairs of where to go and what to do next with their lives. For those who did get to the majors, you should be grateful and be proud of your accomplishments. For those of us who do not get that option, I was trying to get those to understand that the job at Delta, United, Southwest does not define you. You can still define yourself and your career. That is all! For those who applied at SWA, I know they will grab the finest dispatchers. I have never known a dispatcher to get to SWA, the reason for this thread, who weren't fantastic in their own right.

 

[Delta Echo]

It's not that employers don't value experience. But there is such a thing as too much experience. A 10 year dispatcher does not have twice the experience as a five year dispatcher. He/she has 5 years experience, and another 5 years of marking time. That recruiter's not thinking "Wow! 10 years experience!" The recruiter's thinking "Why hasn't this person advanced?"

if you have 2 or 3 years at a regional, followed by 2 or 3 years at a Supplemental or LCC, you're as experienced as you need to be to succeed on the job. If you stay at a regional beyond 3 years, you'd better be showing some upward mobility.

A big part of the answer for me is there was next to no opportunities at the big boys from 2001-2012 with the 9/11 fallout, bankruptcies, recession and the RJ honeymoon. A good recruiter at the majors should be knowledgeable of this fact.

If your comfortable where your at, then I can't criticize you for that. For myself, I've seen co-workers make the jump and want to do the same. Problems exist at all airlines, but where I'm at is a special case and it's time to move on to a place were the quality of life, respect for the employee or enforceable work rules exist.

Don't think I'm just taking, I work hard, point out problems, am a team player and always take time to help another dispatcher out with answers to questions. Years on the desk have also greatly helped me in quickly referencing the right resources to get the job done.

 

[CPZ9900]

I happen to think that this thread needs more encouragement and realism instead of all ponies and sunshine. I get why you posted this and there is nothing wrong with some sarcasm in the middle of adversity, but maybe more support could be more beneficial. These are public forums and the public sees how we either support each other or not. I have spread some words of encouragement for those who are in the crosshairs of where to go and what to do next with their lives. For those who did get to the majors, you should be grateful and be proud of your accomplishments. For those of us who do not get that option, I was trying to get those to understand that the job at Delta, United, Southwest does not define you. You can still define yourself and your career. That is all! For those who applied at SWA, I know they will grab the finest dispatchers. I have never known a dispatcher to get to SWA, the reason for this thread, who weren't fantastic in their own right.

support? all one can do is apply...the rest is out of their hands. its up to the recruiter/hiring manager. I could blow smoke up peoples asses all day long, wouldn't make an ounce of difference. I keep it real... there are tons of people on here with unrealistic expectations of getting on at a major or getting a job in general, nothing I can do about that.

When the airline is melting down, when there are mass diversions, when the automation quits working because the airline is too cheap to buy enough bandwidth. Just remember.... its 4 o'clock somewhere!

 

[manniax]

A big part of the answer for me is there was next to no opportunities at the big boys from 2001-2012 with the 9/11 fallout, bankruptcies, recession and the RJ honeymoon.

There was definitely a slowdown of hiring by majors after 9/11 but it didn't last until 2012. Granted, the pace wasn't anything like what we've seen over the last year or two, but I got hired by a major in 2006...and some people I work with now here got hired a year or so before that.