Originally Posted by
HighFlight
Delta has hired 1500-hour CFIs OTS. I’m pretty sure working at EDV for 3-4 years makes one fully qualified. And since we do it just like Delta, that makes our methods a perfect fit, as I am sure recent SSP folks would testify.
Not saying the DGI is a sure thing; it needs to be prepared for just like any interview. Only time will tell how it will go, especially since we are months away, and still don’t even have a sample memo to request the DGI, nor any path setup by the company just yet.
I haven't heard of these 1500 hour CFIs (although I have heard United has hired some), but if Delta has hired some I'd say they are likely outliers.
I think his point is that there are thousands of fully qualified applicants hoping to just get an interview. The programs get you into the interview, but from there on you are treated like everyone else who has the interview, and OTS hires had to stand out a lot more just to get that point in the first place so they may have even more experience etc.
Keep in mind though, these interviews aren't set with quotas. It's not like they have 20 interviews and are going to hire the best 15 applicants. They are going to hire however many applicants meet whatever the matrix is in the process. You aren't competing with anyone else in the group.
I don't really like the phrase that you should simply prepare like for "any interview" personally. The interview really is tough, I hope people have started to prepare already. I will also say prepare but don't try to have everything completely rehearsed. Know what stories you'd like to use for the "tell me a time" questions but don't have it set out like a play is my suggestion. They want to hear you talk in your own words is my feeling. That will also have you better prepared for the scenarios where you aren't going to have known what to rehearse.