Alaska Air Hiring
01-08-2017, 06:07 AM
#2011
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Originally Posted by MountainWaves
Flyingak,
Was this a mass email to the pilot group or sent to you personally? Which base?
Was this a mass email to the pilot group or sent to you personally? Which base?
01-08-2017, 06:25 AM
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To be fair on AirlineApps, you can choose an option for one free app. The cost is when you want to apply to multiple airlines, or want to renew your free app after one year. But you can create new single apps for free.
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01-08-2017, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by thor55
Airline Apps and other recruiting sites cost money I do not have. There are only two major airlines using airlineapps and hopefully they drop it soon. Kudos to Alaska for NOT using airline apps.
01-08-2017, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by AltoCumulus
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I would definetly go to whomever calls you first, however i would have a first pick in the back of your head in the event of a tie.
I would definetly go to whomever calls you first, however i would have a first pick in the back of your head in the event of a tie.
Well done sir.
01-08-2017, 09:37 AM
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I heard VX adopted AS's policy of a 4-yr college degree requirement for pilot hiring. I can't believe we allowed pilots without degrees to be hired. Planes don't fly right unless the pilot has a bachelors degree. Always more bumpy without a degree.
01-08-2017, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingak
No not the mass one it was a personal e-mail in response to me questioning the mass e-mail
01-08-2017, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MountainWaves
Thanks, that's consistent with what my buddy was told by a CP when he called in reference to the email. Just trying to confirm we're doing to correct thing by not reapplying.
01-08-2017, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy
To be fair on AirlineApps, you can choose an option for one free app. The cost is when you want to apply to multiple airlines, or want to renew your free app after one year. But you can create new single apps for free.
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Airline Applications
01-09-2017, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Reactivity
I didn't say I liked Airline Apps. From an applicant's perspective, I'm happy they don't use it. I was saying that in an effort to get rid of their admittedly flawed in-house application system, Alaska HR managed to choose an apparently even more flawed outsourced system, forcing them to go back to the relatively less flawed in-house system. From the company's perspective, it would seem to have been a better choice to use something that was already working for the stated purpose rather than blazing a trail into the wilderness on a system that wasn't really designed to do what they were trying to do, leading to more frustration on the part of both sides of the hiring process.
I mean the extra confusion, misdirection, and vagueness of the process lends to the mystery of selection. I suppose if you really want one specific airline you'll sleuth out the current info, don't wanna make it too easy for the masses to figure out how to correctly apply.
Also this way if you want to update a qual you get to do it over a dozen times (and for an added bonus some companies will circular file your app after every hiring window just to see if you reapply and continue to show interest.)
Your right, trying to just have on repository of your info that goes to the airlines is a bad idea.
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