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Old 02-13-2007 | 11:53 AM
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Razor: You are right, this is much better.

Not sure what I was thinking.
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Old 02-13-2007 | 01:40 PM
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Much mo betta'

Thanks Buddy
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Old 02-15-2007 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by duganjones
i think they just aren't doing them anymore cause i never did a M&G and was called for an interview
Hey DuganJones,
I was just curious when you were called at FDX. I haven't done a M&G either, but I do have a couple sponsors and would love for a call soon. Thanks and good luck on the 26th.
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Old 02-15-2007 | 09:54 AM
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hey fly4food i've been pushing hard for fed ex for the last year had a sponsor and everything, didn't do the M&G yet and they called for an interview, totally unexpectedly, the last week in january. i did have 2 people walk in a resume for me. brown called with a class date and i couldn't pass it up.....the interview was for the 27th so i had to cancel since class starts the 26th
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Old 02-15-2007 | 03:58 PM
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You work on commission right?

Big mistake, huge.

I have to go shopping now.
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Old 02-16-2007 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by FDX28
Don't assume that. I was hired a couple years ago and I never did a M&G. I had good sponsors and recs

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This is the KEY...............

All you Purple applicants need to understand that there is a BIG Difference at FedEx between a Recommendation and a Sponsor. They are not necessarily the same thing.

If you know someone at FedEx who has written a recommendation for you and you think that is being a sponsor, you would be in error.
A Pilot who simply writes a quick letter of Rec for you is merely that. A pilot who wrote a letter.

A sponsor (a good sponsor anyway) is a Pilot who will walk into the ACP or SCP's office (more than once) and say "Can I check on my guy's app?' The ACP will pull up the applicant's record and tell you where he/she stands........Good or Bad pile and if in the Good pile how high in the stack. He might offer tidbits of info as to what else is needed, i.e. more PIC time or more total time or something as easy as he/she has no phone # or email on file. One of my old applicants moved during the process and FedEx called his old phone # twice for an interview and got the "This number is no longer working or has been disconnected " recording. I called my guy and he thought he had updated it but it wasn't in his file. He took care of it and finally got the interview and got hired, but it cost him 9 months and 100 numbers. He would have never found out and probably would not have been hired if I had not been proactive. Needless to say, My Scotch supply is never low.

If your sponsor is better connected with the ACP's and SCP or Standards folks he might have more pull, all the better for you. Bottom line your sponsor must be proactive on your behalf.

So for you FedEx wannabees, you need to ask your friends what they have done for you. Did they just write you a letter or have they and do they continually check on you and go to bat for you with their MGT contacts?

This makes the difference in getting a call next week for the interview or pacing like an expectting dad in the Maternity ward. Good luck
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Old 02-20-2007 | 12:29 PM
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Any word on class dates beyond 2/19?
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Old 02-20-2007 | 12:36 PM
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Weren't there 12 new hires yesterday, but only 11 today?

What up? What is THAT story?
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Old 02-20-2007 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Albief15
Weren't there 12 new hires yesterday, but only 11 today?

What up? What is THAT story?
He showed up with a set of manuals he bought off Ebay.

Last edited by MX727; 02-20-2007 at 07:07 PM. Reason: spell check
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Old 02-20-2007 | 02:11 PM
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MX-

That is F-U-N-N-Y!!! I friggin' spit my Cherrios across the room. Keep 'em coming. You know if this flyin' thing doesn't work out...
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