Originally Posted by
ghilis101
Definitely was a positive experience, but the takeaway was that there is an incredible amount of talent out there. For all the various reasons out there, alot of people didnt get a fair deal, and that extends back basically through the last decade and beyond. Now you have for the first time in history, literally thousands of instructors, evaluators, and checkairmen, competing for hundreds of jobs. Its still a tight market for a while.
next year is when I think the bottleneck finally clears up. I think everyone with pic is eventually gonna get hired. The key here is understanding that it takes time. The best thing you can have out there is ip/ep/chk amn. The 2nd best is TPIC. And of course, a strong connection, job fair, meeting a chief pilot, etc, is the trump card.
i think its fair to say we can be optimistic about the future. It looks bright!
I keep reminding myself of that. I've personally got about 1240 IP/EP hours (out of 3350 total with 2000 TPIC), have a masters degree, and have been a chief of safety/flight safety a few times in my career but so far nothing from any of the airlines I've applied to. I'm headed to Dallas Thursday to visit with Spirit. That will be my first interaction with any of the industry HR people.
Here's to hoping we all get our shot in the next year or so.
I'll be there as well. If I run into you I'll buy the beer after. Good luck
- Lowly regional CA w/check airman and nothing but crickets! Ha!