Originally Posted by Husker4Life

In the past, UPS seemed to hire equal amounts of military, corporate and regional folks. In the last round of hiring in 2006 and 2007, UPS was looking for a larger portion of applicants with heavy, international flight time. But they still hired folks from all career paths. I find it hard to believe they only want heavy, international pilots with 10,000 hours plus. That wouldn't give them much variety in the pilot group. Hopefully, the computer isn't the only discriminator. Maybe, once UPS gets their pilot HR dept up and running, others will start to get beyond this initial stage.

Originally Posted by learman

I completed the app a week ago and today got an invite to complete the online assessment. 7800TT civilian. Any advice on the assessment questions?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Jetjok

I couldn't disagree more with your point of view. Why would an airline, any airline, in todays environment, pass up a more experienced pilot, who has time in what that airline is currently flying? Just so that they'd have guys who could put in 25 or 30 years on the job, thereby forcing the airline to pay out more in retirement, than they would have, if they'd hired an older guy who only had 10 or 15 years to give to the company before he was forced to retire.

The flying that we freight-haulers do is sort of unique within the industry, and not everyone can do it. If I were doing the hiring, I'd be looking for the biggest bang I could get for my buck, and the one that would cost me the least amount of "down time" with the new hires. I'd much prefer that my cockpits be manned by two experienced guys, rather than one and one. Training costs, although they appear to be high, in the overall scheme of things, aren't and if I had to train a new guy every 10 or 15 years to replace a retiring guy, that's a small price to pay, compared to the experience level that is brought to the company by a more highly trained pilot.

If I were having brain surgery, which my wife thinks I need, I'd be looking for the most experienced neurosurgeon I could find, not someone with fewer surgeries, and lesser time in the operating room.

Originally Posted by satpak77

Just a reminder that due to the looming pilot shortage, UPS (and all legacies) will be "hurting" and the applicant pool will be very dry due to the shortage

Originally Posted by Shaggy1970

Membrain, you sir are an idiot! Feel bad for guys that have to actually sit next to you for hours on end!