Originally Posted by
SWA Aviator
My best friend go turned down a year ago. It sucks but he's going to re-apply. A lot of my friends took 2 and 3 times to get hired. I hear that our pool is empty and they are interviewing pilots that do not have types. I don't know what the secret is but keep trying. We need good experienced pilots!
I, too, had a friend (fuloughed fm a "Legacy" carrier ) that wasn't hired. He did all the normal things, networking prior to the interview, letters of rec., etc. He did the interview and did not get hired. I heard from him a week later pleading his case on "Why?"... I was sympathetic for a while until we started talking about his "Legacy" job.
I asked about his call back, etc and that is when it became perfectly clear why he didn't get hired at SW. "Screw those guys..., I'll just call in sick..., I'm not going back unless..., etc". WOW! I realized that the hiring department had done their job keeping someone with that type of attitude out of our ranks. Thank You!
I had thought this guy would be great for our company but he showed his true colors after he got turned down!
We at SWA do have our "1%" and I want to keep it that way or less.