Originally Posted by
SpecialTracking
What is the benefit of job fairs and cp m&g's vs allowing UAL's application system to filter and rank the applications from 1 to 10,000?
The benefit is that it allows UAL pilots to get their family and friends interviewed earlier than just letting the computer pick the interviewees.
Let's suppose your application is ranked 4,000. It may take 3-4 years to get an interview. Nobody can say for sure, but it certainly seems like the guys who do the m&g and job fairs get called sooner. If completing those events moves your app up to number 1,000 and you get hired within a year, think about what that will do for you in the long run. You'll be able to get holidays and weekends off quicker, bid larger equipment quicker, and bid Captain quicker. If a Captain makes $100,000 more than an FO, and you're a Captain for 2-3 years more than you would've been had you just "waited your turn", your career earnings will be $300,000 more.
Sure there are lots of variables that will also come in to play, but ask ANY pilot what it would do for them if they could jump the seniority list by 2000 numbers.