Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
I am not sure if this has been covered, but I read that there will be off the street hires in every class once the furloughed pilots are recalled. For every Pinnacle (Endeavor) pilot in class, there will be 2 street hires. I read a class of 50 breaks down like this. 20 Compass, 9 Mesaba, 7 Pinnacle, 14 off the street. This was an example given. I am not making this up. I know there was confusion about how all these flows and preferential interviews work.
This isn't intended as a condescending post, so take it for what it's worth. I will assume that most of the non-dal folks reading this have generally done their homework, so, I won't go into any details on the interview, etc.
Do not show up fat. If you are fat lose weight. Get in shape, whatever you need to do. The clock is ticking.
This is just my opinion, but remember, most of the interviewers have a military background. This instills an anti fat bias. They are not using it as a weed out tool, but if you show up fat, you start off in the hole. It is what it is.
Your getting hired at dal is not a birthright. If you think you are special because you have sat through thousands of hours monitoring an RJ flying on the autopilot, guess what, you aren't.
Be easy on the eyes, it will make your life better and your interview easier.