Originally Posted by
climbmaintain
Another Envoy 12-24 monther here. I hit my 1,000 company/121 hours in June (15 months after hitting the line) and am now the proud holder of a United CJO! Our time working in the AA system has created a strong bond of affection to the brand, and I admit I’ll miss a lot of things about it, but I really have no frame of reference because I’ve only ever worked in the AA system. I have a strong suspicion the grass will be greener at my next job, and in the event it isn’t, heck, the door to AA will then be open should I choose to walk through it. What disappoints me are the games AA recruitment is playing with Envoy pilots who are diligently working to get hired outside the flow. “It’s like getting accepted to an Ivy League school,” one of them told me. I didn’t say it, but I certainly thought that was a disingenuous and dismissive comment to make to someone who’s more qualified (in terms of 121 experience) than many of their off-the-street hires. Business is business, however, and it is time for the next transaction! Best of luck at SWA!
Well even at the Ivy League schools if you're Asian you need a 1600 SAT score and a +4.0GPA. Certain other demographics..... not so much.
So you're almost right, it is kinda like ivy league schools. In more ways than one.
Burn'em dude. Get your SWA type rating and go to AA.
A few years ago you needed a resume/application consulting company that costs hundreds.
Then you needed total time, TPIC, Jet time only, no turboprop. And it better be glass. Preferably underwing mounted engines.
You flew heavies international? Were you the captain? Was it military? Sorry not good enough.
Get a 737 type rating. Because why not.
Then you needed to wait in line at bread line... I mean job fairs. Which cost several hundred dollars just to get in the door. Not including airfare, hotels, or rental cars, and calling in sick to go.
Then it you needed to be a check airman, and IOE, and sim instructor.
And be a veteran, but only specific veterans got preference. Sorry mechanics and infantry not you.
And volunteer service building gay houses with green peace. To make you a more rounded person to sit in the cockpit for 4 days.
You need a degree.
And you better be gay.
Or a woman. Or black. LGBTQ-ABCDEFU....
Then it was interview prep that costs thousands. But of course be yourself at the interview, because they only want you to be you. But don't do anything weird.
F#ck'em dude. They did this to themselves. Do what's good for you. And if that means you burn their regionals, and SW for a type rating, that's just the game. Good luck.