Originally Posted by
RC51pilot
The SSP terms allow Delta access to all employee records, not just PRIA. Potentially, more available information will statistically eliminate more applicants. Combine that aspect with the lack of primary screening given to OFS applicants (because eligibility is based on employment only), it is not unexpected to see a lower pass rate. Endeavor staffing difficulties may also be playing a role, to some extent.
Whatever the early perceptions or expectations, no one at Endeavor thinks the SSP is a "gimme". For comparison: Endeavor management claims the chances for a Delta applicant to receive a CJO to be at 6%, overall. YMMV
There is nothing unusual about the pass rates on hiring. The pilots being called in for a interview off the street all have fantastic overall records or they would not have been called in the first place. If your called from off the street Delta has already said your qualified. They are picking people from a very deep pool of applicants after years of no real hiring. As the pool gets more shallow the interview pass rate will drop also.
As pointed out in the Endevour threads when the apply the Standards Delta likes to see to in non flying background the applicants pool is very small. If you took a look at those not passing the interview coming from the SSP you will find the resumes would not have been pulled for a interview had they been in the off the street stack. As the off the street applications become weaker as all the majors swing into a massive hiring modes the pass rates will more closely match up.