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Pakagecheck 08-18-2011 10:26 AM
Originally Posted by ANGFDX (Post 1040373)
According to Capt O at the hiring process meeting on Tuesday - neither a sponsor nor recommendations are required to get an interview, but they certainly help. He said he reviews all of them. He also said that more than five recommendations start to lessen the value of the submitted ones. Sounds like five is the magic number - if you can get five.
Enjoy!
I emailed O when he told us not to submit too many recs. I specifically asked where the line was. He told me 5. More, and it diluted your rec's weight for the applicant. I think the magic number is for the the guys writing them, not the guy having them written for. I wasn't at the meeting so I didn't hear the context of statement. Was he specifically talking about the applicant having too many recs?

Thanks for help clarifying this for me.

PC

frozenboxhauler 08-18-2011 01:06 PM
Originally Posted by ANGFDX (Post 1040373)
According to Capt O at the hiring process meeting on Tuesday - neither a sponsor nor recommendations are required to get an interview, but they certainly help. He said he reviews all of them. He also said that more than five recommendations start to lessen the value of the submitted ones. Sounds like five is the magic number - if you can get five.
Enjoy!
God help you if you get six!:eek: This makes absolutely no sense.
fbh

finedavefine 08-18-2011 03:50 PM
Sounds like the number 5 is for guys writing recommendations, not for someone receiving them. If you're the guy writing, you should limit your number of recommendations to no more than 5. If you're the guy receiving recommendations, (sounds like) the more the merrier.

frozenboxhauler 08-18-2011 04:12 PM
Originally Posted by finedavefine (Post 1040563)
Sounds like the number 5 is for guys writing recommendations, not for someone receiving them. If you're the guy writing, you should limit your number of recommendations to no more than 5. If you're the guy receiving recommendations, (sounds like) the more the merrier.
I see, makes sense now. Domo arigato gozimashta finedave-san!
fbh

p.s. the "spelling police" won't let me spell the last word correctly

ANGFDX 08-19-2011 08:02 AM
Originally Posted by finedavefine (Post 1040563)
Sounds like the number 5 is for guys writing recommendations, not for someone receiving them. If you're the guy writing, you should limit your number of recommendations to no more than 5. If you're the guy receiving recommendations, (sounds like) the more the merrier.
IMHO, I believe your logic is correct. I can't see where a candidate having six letters would work against them, but I can certainly understand the lessened value of a letter by one FDX pilot who has written 20 recommendation letters. Especially if he says in every one of them that this candidate is the absolute best pilot he's ever flown with...
Thanks for the clarification.:)

HIFLYR 08-19-2011 07:27 PM
Originally Posted by frozenboxhauler (Post 1040470)
God help you if you get six!:eek: This makes absolutely no sense.
fbh
Hey frozen, I heard the unthinkable the other day that you retired?????? say it is not so????

frozenboxhauler 08-19-2011 07:47 PM
Originally Posted by HIFLYR (Post 1041108)
Hey frozen, I heard the unthinkable the other day that you retired?????? say it is not so????
No, my friend, I'm still here, just on vacation.
Cheers,
fbh


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