Originally Posted by
Apejackson
I had a couple questions about the internal pilot rec. First, what’s the stipulations on it? As in, once submitted it gets an automatic score. How often can that be done? Is it once per year? Is that limit for the applicant or the person submitting the referral? Is there any advantage to getting multiple pilot internal recs? Is there any advantage to getting an internal rec from any non-pilot (family member)? And if getting internal recs, should one still get a letter and attach it to the airlineapps application?
Sorry for all the questions, I just can’t seem to find concrete answers on the process. Thanks!
Ape,
I can't answer all of your questions but can provide you some SA based on my experience thus far. My understanding is internal recs are from Delta pilots 'pulling' your app to get scored at Delta via an internal Delta HR process (I'm told this will get your app scored within 30 days and this can be done to your app once per year). Airlineapps recommendations are separate from Delta's internal rec process; Airlineapps recommendations can be, essentially, from anyone, you just need to input their email into Airlineapps and they'll get an email for them to fill out that will attach to whichever applications you choose in Airlineapps.
For reference, I submitted my Delta app approximately two weeks ago, had four Delta individuals (all FOs) submit internal recs one to two days after I submitted my application, and had approximately ten Airlineapps recommendations attached to my application. These numbers are based on feedback I got from others at Delta and the application review company I used (RST; as an aside, I was very impressed with the reviews they did). Process worked pretty quick as I got an invitation to interview yesterday afternoon via email.
Hope this helps with some of your questions and if anyone sees mistakes in my descriptions, please advise. Good luck!