Originally Posted by Opelmanta

Does networking really help?

Originally Posted by Flycameron

Not at all and it really bugs me when someone says networking will be your ticket to Delta. They will tell you when you go to a job fair that meeting them does not increase your chances of an interview at all. I have met two VP's and 4 chief pilots, one of the 4 screeners, several recruiters and several interviewers and they all say the same thing, "It's your application that will get you the interview." It's actually a slap in the face to Delta to imply that networking is the key to your dream job. Delta is a world renowned company and to think they just hire you because your their neighbor is an insult. They have a process and some don't like it but the truth is, it's a very fair process. I would be upset if Delta was hiring just anybody because they networked which doesn't seem like a fair process. Please don't say networking is the way to an interview because it's not!

Originally Posted by Flycameron

This is so not true. Going to a job fair will not push your resume to the top of the stack! In fact when you meet the recruiter they will tell you that it won't help you get the interview. What they will tell you is that by coming to the job fair, it will cause them to pull and review your application which could trigger an interview invite. Again, I can't stress what a slap in the face it is to Delta to imply that just because you meet someone you will get an invite. They have a process and if you app scores high enough you will get the invite. Going to a job fair will get your app scored if it hasn't already been scored and that may get you the invite. No one really knows how the application is scored but to imply that a community college guy that gets a 2.8 gpa in ten years of schooling would get an interview over a fighter pilot or an Ivy League college guy just because he went to a job fair is ludicrous.