Originally Posted by
dodsqubam
I keep hearing about the preferential hiring of females and minorities. Personally, as a female, I’ve not experienced it. Regardless of my chromosomes, I worked my ass off and passed my checkrides. I have a college degree. I was a damn good CFI and I studied for my airline interviews. I dressed professionally and interviewed well. I have only applied to the regionals and felt like I was as competitive as a CFI candidate could get. Maybe the majors are different? I guess I don’t understand at what point being a woman is going to be that much of an advantage. Honestly, if they are handing out jobs at the majors based on being female, I’m not going to say no. “You want to hand me a job for something completely out of my control? Ok.” It just seems like the female/minority thing is such a rumor to me. Does anyone have any hard facts that being female or a minority really boosts the resume that much?
Not so much anymore. If you read my posts, back in the late 90's, old United was envolved in a discrimination lawsuit, and as a result started hiring most females and minorities with a pilots license and a pulse. Many of the other majors followed suit to avoid lawsuits.
I'm not blaming the females and minorities who were hired, hell I would have jumped at the opportunity myself had I been in that position. But it breeds contempt amongst other pilots that know that they were only hired because of their sex or race and not their ability or experience as everyone else was. Hence the "permanent FO's" someone mentioned at some majors.
Like anyone else, no one likes to be discriminated against to the benefit of others who are less qualified.
It's not like that today thankfully. Good luck in your career and best wishes.