Originally Posted by
JustAnFO
Yeah, I know this might sound arrogant, but jeez, I feel like I have a pretty similar resume to multiple friends that have gotten interviews lately...By the numbers, I should have gotten the magic email long ago. What gives? Am I too old? Too experienced? I thought the Purple Bullet was as close to a guaranteed invite as they come?
The people who pull applications for interviews have their reasons (or maybe none at all) for pulling who they pull. There is no magic formula. Having experience that is greater or less than anyone else's means absolutely nothing.
How do I know this?
I've been applying to Alaska Airlines for years. I know lots of people there. I've been to their recruiting events. I've got numbers much bigger than most of the regional pilots applying, and I check some other boxes they like. I can't get an interview.
On the other hand, I applied to FedEx just because. I never did any of that application review stuff. I've never been to a recruiting event. I updated my application relatively infrequently. My numbers are less than what you have, and I have no internal recommendations. But I got called to interview almost a year ago. Despite a month of preparation with ECIC, I did not get the job.
My advice is this: Update your application as often as you like, but don't try to make sense of the process. You'll be no closer than you were before and your head will hurt. Expect nothing and be thrilled when you get something.