Thread: ASA's hiring
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Old 02-28-2008 | 09:47 AM
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nicholasblonde
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Originally Posted by SuperPilotJesse
I'm not trying to be a whiner. I have gotten a call/email from just about everywhere I sent an app. This is just the first 'thanks anyway' email. Just wondering what I'm lacking?

"After reviewing your application, you do not have the requirements/skills to interview. Please reapply in six months."
-ASA email

Now I know I don't have that many hours(625/205) and I'm lucky to interview everywhere, just a few years ago, when I got a job, blah blah blah.

Eagle, AWAC, Comair, Mesa have contacted me, still waiting on TSA, XJET, Mesaba.

Turned down by ASA?
Call their pilot recruiters...you can usually get through to someone if you dial the extensions listed on their website under the pilot reqs page. Their online application system is messed up. The only way I ever actually got my app considered was by navigating the phone system to get in touch with them. The recruiter I spoke with sent me a paper app in the mail just because the online system was so whacked up.

I had 4 moving violations, which disqual'd my app (they only let you have 3 in the last 5 years). It took 2.5 weeks of phone calls and voice messages for them to finally confirm (3 days before I would've interviewed) that they couldn't interview me b/c of those violations. I'm sure they're super busy doing college recruitment and stuff, so it takes some effort. Unlike some places, I don't think they're just hiring everyone with a pulse.

They have an awesome contract, but it doesn't seem like they're growing much. I don't know if they have any new a/c coming in, and DAL is giving 900 flying to Pinnacle out of ATL...one has to wonder if they're reducing hiring b/c of the ATRs phasing out, with no new RJs (that I'm aware of) coming in...those ATR pilots transitioning over to the existing fleet of RJs would seem to solve any shortage of FOs they had last year. Maybe I'm completely wrong though...call them and find out.
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