Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Most airline hiring practices are driven by results. I know at my airline they look at how the pilots they hire perform in training and on the line. They use that feedback to craft what they seek when they hire. In the last round we had far more extra training then in the last 30 years so perhaps in the next round the standards will change.
There is one last part left out by most pilots in the hiring equation. Majors understand they are hiring both a pilot and a manager. They look at the side of the equation also. Do well in college in a real major at a good school. It makes a big difference. Get some management experience outside avaition if possible. It makes a difference!
Quite true, and that is why DAL loves military pilots. They see them as the most rounded when it comes to what they are looking for. The regional guys can get in there and get in to the groove, but most do not see big picture. That IMHO is what most lack in the civilian world. I come from it, and it is what I saw all of the time.