Originally Posted by
DeadStick
I had a few mil buddies trying to get hired at delta last year when we were barely hiring and had just started the ATP-CTP thing. They were unaware of the program and got their ATP the old fashioned way, at a local airport w a pilot examiner in a Seminole, etc. They never received interviews and were passed up for (arguably lesser competitive) guys who paid for the program. FedEx is happy to have them now...
Unfortunate, but it sounds similar to the job seminars and conventions that are a paid-for way to get face time with company representatives.