K4 Hiring
09-11-2018, 10:54 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by filejw
11% of the Degrees in the US are Liberal Arts the rest in Business, Health , Science, Engineering, Computing and Education. That’s 89 % of degrees are given in stuff you can get a job in .
09-11-2018, 11:00 PM
#42
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Originally Posted by ocskyguy
True factoid...
I am an airline pilot (and, if I do say so myself, a somewhat successful one) because I sucked so bad at pre-law that I got the boot from my undergrad program. No degree for me. Not what I wanted, but what I got.
Although I think it enhances somebody's chances of getting the interview, I think we have quite a few years of panic hiring going on across the industry that will make the 4 year degree not such a big deal.
Another true factoid...
My dad was a WW2 vet. And a graduate of both Harvard Law and the Harvard Business School. His wealthiest Army buddy was a kid who never went to collage and instead was an apprentice plumber. Who started his own business and ended up being the prime plumbing contractor for the World Trade Center twin towers.
A career is what you make of it. The paper is just that. A piece of paper.
I am an airline pilot (and, if I do say so myself, a somewhat successful one) because I sucked so bad at pre-law that I got the boot from my undergrad program. No degree for me. Not what I wanted, but what I got.
Although I think it enhances somebody's chances of getting the interview, I think we have quite a few years of panic hiring going on across the industry that will make the 4 year degree not such a big deal.
Another true factoid...
My dad was a WW2 vet. And a graduate of both Harvard Law and the Harvard Business School. His wealthiest Army buddy was a kid who never went to collage and instead was an apprentice plumber. Who started his own business and ended up being the prime plumbing contractor for the World Trade Center twin towers.
A career is what you make of it. The paper is just that. A piece of paper.
09-12-2018, 08:59 AM
#43
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Degrees from Embryo Riddle don’t count. That place just sells you an expensive piece of paper. The only people who seem to defend it are the people that went there 😂. If you’re going to spend the time getting a degree, go to a University and study something besides aviation. Nerds!!!
09-12-2018, 07:22 PM
#44
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Originally Posted by flyguy727
True, in part. But you spend the 1st year wasting money on what you should of learned in High School.
09-13-2018, 11:53 AM
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Back on track:
I submitted an application and got an email back saying it had moved to stage two. I'm ex-mil: 1000TT, about 750 TPIC, most of it F-16. Here's the kicker: I last flew the Viper in 2002. I'm now at a regional so I'm back in the seat with a type rating, a restricted ATP, and currency. We'll see where this goes. Married but no kids so the 16 days on, 14/15 days off schedule is attractive. And, no reserve and we can live wherever we want.
I submitted an application and got an email back saying it had moved to stage two. I'm ex-mil: 1000TT, about 750 TPIC, most of it F-16. Here's the kicker: I last flew the Viper in 2002. I'm now at a regional so I'm back in the seat with a type rating, a restricted ATP, and currency. We'll see where this goes. Married but no kids so the 16 days on, 14/15 days off schedule is attractive. And, no reserve and we can live wherever we want.
12-29-2018, 10:36 AM
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Still waiting....
For you K4 pilots out there that are familiar with the hiring process: any updates about interviews? As you can see from my previous post I'm in the second review stage, but I haven't heard anything from K4 since September. Is this because they've passed over me for an interview, or have they been swamped with all the Christmas flying and the hiring process will get back to normal over the next month?
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