Originally Posted by
DoSomePilotStuf
United believes they are selecting pilots that will foster a certain culture. It has far more to do with what they are trying to discern from your personality than what type of “pilot” you are. The fact that many who think they killed it in the interview don’t make it while most who do make it fell like they could have done much better is no coincidence. Whether they are good or not at what they are doing is again going to depend highly on perspective, but believing that being a “good pilot” is what should get you the job will only get you disappointment with United. That should be obvious from the fact they are about to start interviewing pilots who just passed their CFI checkride. It’s about the person, not the “pilot.”
If that’s the case why not interview all pilots at XJT (and others) to match this mold? That would foster the same culture all around the United system.
Heck, passengers often don’t even know their regional pilot isn’t employed by United. To them it’s a plane with the United globe on the back. The lines become even more blurred when you introduce an E-175 on the route.
If United is about the Core 4 and the right person why not interview that way at the regional level like the American and Delta wholly owned’s?
The answer is simple, finding those candidates costs money and it costs commitment to the pilots in the way of flow and stability. United just needs those feeders staffed and can’t be overly picky who they hire.
Once the 737 MAX comes on line and the hiring goes full tilt United will find themselves in a world of hurt with nobody to blame but themselves.