Originally Posted by
de727ups
"lets say hypothetically someone gets the minimum requirements and then gets a job working as a package handler or seasonal driver help. Would that person be able to apply for the position from the inside"
That sounds like the Fedex deal. I've heard they guarantee an interview if you work for them for a period of time (do a search, it's been discussed before). The problem is, you have to meet the quals and be current. Hard to quit the RJ Capt job, throw boxes for a year, and still keep the RJ currency. Anyhow, I've heard that guys have got in there that way. It's only an interview, too, not a promised job, so I see it as a big sacrifice that has a good chance to not pay off. As fas as UPS doing something similar? I've never head of it.
I do agree with some of the above posts, that boxhead HR types would eat up previous box throwing at the interview. I just disagree that it would somehow be a shortcut to the interview in the first place which I think the OP, as a 145 F/O, is looking for, based on the first post in the thread.
those boxhead HR types are just supporting the backbone of the operation, which is the package handlers. Thats a very hard job and in relatively poor working conditions. I tip my hat to each and everyperson including myself who worked there to put themselves through college at the air hub in louisville. Those were some of the hardest years of my life thus far. Keep in mind if those boxheads arent sorting and putting those boxes on YOUR airplane, YOUR not going anywhere, and YOUR out of job. So please dont disrespect the little people! I wasnt looking at it as a shortcut per se, I am just trying to plan out the next 5-10 years of this "career" the best i can.