Originally Posted by
de727ups
"if you complete this internship and build up the required flight hours you will be put at the top of their candidate pool."
Have him give you a list of former interns that got hired at UPS or something in writing from UPS to back up his claims. I've never heard of special treatment for former interns. I wouldn't think being a former intern would be anything more than a positive subject to speak of at the interview, nor do I think it will help you skip any of the other steps to get on at UPS.
Good idea! I know a former UPS intern and he said the only advantage is that you make contacts.
I went to an aviation college but I got a degree in nursing. At one point, dealing with all the catty women got to be too much, I got frustrated and I went to the aviation department to talk to them about switching my major. The guy actually told me "You should definitely change your major to aviation. Getting a nursing degree may actually
hurt you trying to get a pilot job." HELLO????? I am airheaded sometimes but not completely stupid! Moral of the story? THESE PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING TO GET YOU TO SIGN UP FOR THAT WORTHLESS AVIATION DEGREE!!! Thankfully, I didn't listen and finished my BSN. My experience with nursing has been that: 1. I made a ton of extra cash part time 2. It got me through regional pay and first year at UPS 3. If I ever lose my medical or my job, I have something I can go do to make money. If anything, I think my nursing degree made me stand out when interviewing at companies. I always got a positive response from recruiters/interviewers. If anything, it
helped rather than hurt me.
In addition, I agree with Trash Hauler
except the Aviation Management degree part. I would get a degree in something else so you have something to fall back on. IMO, a degree in aviation is a HUGE waste of money. You need a 4 year degree and it doesn't matter what it is in so you might as well get one in something useful. I don't think I have EVER talked to ANYONE with a degree in aviation that didn't say it was a waste.
Also, whatever you do, DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT get suckered into these pilot mill schools. You know, the "fly an RJ in one year" schools. They completely rape you! You don't need to go through one of these schools to get a job. You'll find yourself over $100K in debt making $20K a year as a regional FO and pi$$ed at the world. What a way to start out, eh?
Good luck!