Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Delta's interview process asks quite a few questions about family life. People who had a history of divorce were asked about it. Interestingly more than one part of the process independently and objectively pinged on the same issue.
I've no idea if Delta looks at a credit report, but I'd almost bet they do.
Who knows how they are going to run things this time. A lot has changed since the merger with NWA.
In the past they were very thorough. They want folks with a stable home that are going to show up to work and fly airplanes without distractions or drama. One aspect of the job is being 6,000 miles away from home in a place where you are a target. Some flights require 4 man crews. One guy gets into a mess and an airplane and 300 pax are stuck on the wrong side of the planet.
I know for a fact they ask many questions about sick calls and guys that have a history of calling in sick a lot much are SOL. You have to let them see your sick call history at the interview and multiple sources have told me they do ask about every sick call. I don't know how far back it goes but I assume that is different for every airline. They also ask about any times in your logbook you have not worked over holidays.
The majors can be very selective and they have every right to be. I am not by any means advocating using BK to get rid of unwanted debt, however, after 7 years there is little airlines can do to find out about it. I don't worry about it since I was on a pay as you go plan. This is a keep your nose clean kind of business.