Originally Posted by
stylingolf
What's the average percent of each class made up by flow? I am truly jelous of those guys, but more importantly how can Delta say they are hiring the best pilots when so many Captains with years of experience cannot even get an interview. It seems a travisty that so many pilots with 10 to 20 years of experience cannot get an interview simply because HR department started a new formula of acquiring applicants. (ie 28 year old FO with a 4.0 will make a better Delta Pilot than 7 years of 121 PIC. I was told by Delta HR guy recently that Endeavor FO's are now being interviewed. I will have no ill will if turned down after an interview, but I believe I and many other regional captains have earned an opportunity to at least interview.
Delta uses analytics in just about everything they do including pilot hiring. They have data on the people who excel in training, the people who struggle, the people who fail, the people who move to management/training positions, etc. When a pattern emerges, the hiring process is adjusted to isolate individuals one way or the other. If 28 year old FOS with a 4.0 are getting hired before people with seven years of PIC there is a reason for it (I have no idea if that's the case, FWIW).
I'm guessing a lot of regional captains are being interviewed by Delta right now. There are simply a lot of regional captains. How do you differentiate one from the other? I was very fortunate to end up at Delta; it was basically good timing. That said, if I were on the outside looking in I'd be applying to every job opportunity at my current company and I'd look up
Delta's charitable interests and figure out how to volunteer for every single one. I'd also volunteer for a non-political ALPA committee. Those are easy things that make you stand out.