Originally Posted by
Flyboyxc91
Then why are there still a lot people applying and still not getting jobs? I get there is a need for pilots right now, but I have a hard time believing your "anyone with a pulse" type statement hold any validity.. Do I think minimum people are getting hired? Of course I do, I hope I'm one of them but it won't JUST be because of my minimums. There are a lot of people with JUST MINIMUMS as far as I've been told. Not starting an argument here, I sure couldn't win being so new to this industry and I am trying to be humble in the midst of the professionals I will be working with, BUT for christ sake thats ludicrous just to accept someone only to have minimums.. They need some common sense and people/communication skills etc.
If you can fill out an application, answer a phone, and have 1500 hours you can get hired right now. Believe it.
Of course that's how it stands right now in 2014.
Who knows what will happen in 3 years? If airlines start getting picky again all the cracks in your 90-day CFI crash course might make it harder to get hired.
PS- Just because people get hired doesn't mean they stay employed. People with poor foundations wash out of training or IOE, but I assume you already know all of this.