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Old 03-05-2012, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by FailOperational View Post
add me to the MD11 type, as well as 747, A320 and 4 others, 6000TT+ 121 PIC etc... group who DIDN'T GET A CALL... on top of that I'm now furloughed from a cargo 747 company.

Reason why? I'm 99% sure it's that lack of internal sponsor... On the one hand I understand the desire for an internal rec, and on the other hand I find it to be a horrible reality.
As stated previously, the influence of a sponsor at FedEx is much less important than it used to be. I attended the briefing on our new hiring process and from what I heard I would guess that you would be considered "overqualified." They mentioned a "sweetspot" of TT (Sorry I don't remember the numbers if they were given) along with the comment that "high PIC hours are a predictor of poor performance."
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Old 03-05-2012, 11:37 AM
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As stated previously, the influence of a sponsor at FedEx is much less important than it used to be. I attended the briefing on our new hiring process and from what I heard I would guess that you would be considered "overqualified." They mentioned a "sweetspot" of TT (Sorry I don't remember the numbers if they were given) along with the comment that "high PIC hours are a predictor of poor performance."
So basically, he's past his expiration date?
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Old 03-05-2012, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Seasick Sailor View Post
As stated previously, the influence of a sponsor at FedEx is much less important than it used to be. I attended the briefing on our new hiring process and from what I heard I would guess that you would be considered "overqualified." They mentioned a "sweetspot" of TT (Sorry I don't remember the numbers if they were given) along with the comment that "high PIC hours are a predictor of poor performance."
Flight hours (apparently there is a statistical “sweet spot” of 1,200 to 6,000 for total time and 500 to 5,000 for PIC; jet time is preferred but lack of will not exclude candidates that score high in other factors)
If I woulda known that I'd have taken leaves of absence and froze my flying EVERY time FedEx shut off hiring since I put my application in in 2004.
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Old 03-05-2012, 08:01 PM
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I just became a little dumber for having read this thread.
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Old 03-05-2012, 08:35 PM
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Rush? Is that you?
far from it.. I voted for Obama... I'm just calling a spade "a spade".. don't have the stomach for it? Sorry.
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Wow, just wow.
can you help me out with a key or some sort of explanation of what the red vs bold text stands for?
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Old 03-05-2012, 09:26 PM
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Strange, most of the real african-americans I know who have actually lived in Africa and the US are Rhodesians or South Africans and white.
Last I checked I am still black and yes I am from Rhodesia.... now Zimbabwe!!! Never used the color of my appearance to get hired anywhere. if my qualification does not get me in then i don't deserve the job..
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Old 07-14-2012, 01:05 PM
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Old 07-16-2012, 06:41 AM
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Still think that MD-11 type is useless?



July 16, 2012
VOR HOLDINGS (MD-11 Captains (A320 Transition / $17,000 USD/month) - China)

Tel: +8610 6436 6688

Email: Click here to Apply
Website: Pilot Jobs in China - VOR Holdings
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Still think that MD-11 type is useless?



July 16, 2012
VOR HOLDINGS (MD-11 Captains (A320 Transition / $17,000 USD/month) - China)

Tel: +8610 6436 6688

Email: Click here to Apply
Website: Pilot Jobs in China - VOR Holdings
500 hrs PIC in the MD-11 to go live in China to fly an A320. You can pay for your own transition or they will reimburse you and then you make significantly less.

Not completely, but mostly useless as there are only two operators in the world that use it and require the type.
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