Originally Posted by
Wolf424
”Slowdown” is all relative. If we hire 1100 this year, that would be the most hired in a year in the last ~ 25 years if you exclude 2022 and 2023.
Still a lot of movement…still a lot of retirements on the horizon. Keep your app updated as you get some time at your new job (I assume Breeze?) and it will happen.
Wolf's not wrong. This is just for more context for those lurking... Here are the number of people
currently on the Seniority List (SL) hired in each year - actual hiring was slightly more, but we've had a handful leave here and there. In 2008 and earlier, it's much harder to quantify, but the totals were
way under 1100/yr. (The NWA and DAL merger muddied the SL. The most junior 2008 hire is 56XX, and the most senior 2000 hire is 32XX on the SL). The SL is just over 17,000.
2009: 0
2010: 218
2011: 0
2012:0
2013:0
2014: 945
2015: 891
2016: 1192
2017: 1050
2018: 545 (with a 6 month pause in hiring due to 'scheduling efficiencies' - a huge mistake)
2019: 465
2020: 385 (Jan-Mar. Covid stopped hiring for 15 months)
2021: 782 (Starting in late Jun)
2022: 2335
2023: 2416
2014: ? (Supposedly ~1100)
So you can see, when they ARE hiring, the default hiring 'rate' over the past decade+ is about 1000-1100/year, barring a reason to pause or catch-up in hiring.
One thing is certain, you can't get hired if you don't have your app in. Keep updating it every 2-4 weeks until you get the call. Go to OBAP/WIA/NGPA events. Get an internal 'rec'. Do everything you can to get the call. Good luck!