Originally Posted by
rightside02
To add to the million repeated responses, I happened to fly with a Alpa training rep at United , he said the the guys that have been at XYZ regional for 15 plus years have the highest failure/termination rate. Said the numbers just don’t lie . Old dogs stuck in their ways and have a harder time learning new tricks I guess. I was pretty surprised by the numbers he was showing me of guys having problems and their backgrounds. Meanwhile the young kids surely
Don’t have the same history , will learn anything you show them . I mean give a 2 year old a iPad , 30 seconds later he works it better than you. Meanwhile Tom 57 who still uses DOS 2.0 gets overwhelmed by it .
The OP may not have any issues in training and may be a star , but the guys before you have not paved a pretty path for you , it seems.
All true.
If they've been in the same seat in the same jet for 10+ years they are likely to have trouble in training, especially if they're much over age 40.
Once they get on line there have been a lot of issues with that demographic not adapting to a new culture, and especially their new role as a new-hire FO.
Originally Posted by
rightside02
Best of luck , frustrating I know . Keep at it .
You have to go full-court-press, network, job fairs, keep the apps updated. Get a new type if you can. Volunteer for union, professional-related organizations, etc. Get in shape, get groomed, and get a new suit. That first impression is huge, and it doesn't have to be "old" or "tired".
Hiring is just starting to ramp up so the opportunity will come , but of course it's better to get hired sooner rather than later.