Originally Posted by
GatorHog
Talking with people who interviewed recently: one day this week only a little more than half got the CJO. Last week had a day with 50%. Could just be two rough days, could be an indication hiring is slowing down, could be an indication quality of applicants is decreasing. Helps with smaller class sizes getting into the end of the year, though.
I'm actually glad to hear this. If you look at the newhire classes in the weekly ALPA updates, the average quals of the newhires have been steadily dropping. It's definitely being seen in IQ. I'd hate to think we are lowering our standards in this "pilot shortage" and taking on problem children who will struggle in training, or have bad attitudes on the line. We are hiring pilots with qualifications that couldn't get you hired at a regional 20 years ago.