I made another post recently on what poolies should do to get out. Summary: If you had a LOR inside, get them to walk in to HR and pitch your case. Best to those threading water and drownproofing

 

I am a back seat instructor on the DC8, I called today and talked with Training Scheduling about all the rumors and was told that we will all (all back seat DC8 Inst) be busy until further notice...

As far as the front seat slots. All I was told was that the March 3rd class was delayed...


BBDC8

 

Salty,
Thanks for the insight. The person who LOR'd for me and a few others checked into and pleaded my case. Guess HR has pegged me for a special slot, maybe-400 or prunie old man?I'm sure to set the record when I finally get a class. Time will tell. See ya in ANC.

 

a2b

- Have you been to a job fair SINCE you were put in the pool?

There've been so many changes with the entire application process, online referrals, even HR personnel, etc. since then. For example, I understand PM has been promoted and is moving to a different department.

If I were you I'd show my face at ANY job fair with a smile on your face reminding them of your existence. Tell them you’re still very much interested and that you’re hoping for some advice on how you may “improve” your score. Regardless of your race or gender, look into AIRInc, women-in-aviation, OBAB or anything else you can come up. I hope you and all other poolies, long-term and short-term, get the call ASAP.

Good luck!

Or better yet! Ask your reference to come with you to the job fair and "re-introduce" you to the HR personnel. One of my sponsors did that for me at WAI about a year and a half ago. (He’ll be getting Starbucks for LIFE! ) I applied in 1998 and kept updating very regularly and after all those years suddenly I got the call! Check with your sponsor if he/she/they would be willing to do that. Maybe this might help you too?

 

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[FONT="Georgia"]- Have you been to a job fair SINCE you were put in the pool?

There've been so many changes with the entire application process, online referrals, even HR personnel, etc. since then. For example, I understand PM has been promoted and is moving to a different department.

If I were you I'd show my face at ANY job fair with a smile on your face reminding them of your existence. Tell them you’re still very much interested and that you’re hoping for some advice on how you may “improve” your score.


Thanks for the advice. Any words of encouragement are always welcomed ones.
I have been to job fairs, been to SDF, emailed, voice mailed and just short of selling my soul to the devil let Phil, Buzz, Page and others know how interested I remain.Quite a few pilots in mgm't , new hires, and on line pilots ask about my status and let them know how interested I remain. I am going to go to another job fair in March to say hello again. The answer is always pretty much the same. Being in the pool is based on a score that was received at the time of the interview.The pool is reviewed to the needs of the training dept. I know that if HR really wanted to pull me from the pool, they would have a while ago.

Many pilots I know before during, and after my, interview are there now. Some were even my FO's. In fact I encouraged them to apply. I think that my placement is about what type of aircraft I'll be sloted to match my qual's, which should be -400 ANC. I am more than happy to wait it out since I know I haven't set the record as the longest poolie.I believe and have faith a call will come. When that record is set for longest poolie, it will be time(as in take the pebble from my hand you may leave, grasshopper). Until then the beer is cold at humpy's. Fishing season is coming and the best part-the daylight is getting longer. See ya in ANC.

 

a2b,

A lot of us are pulling for ya...good luck. Are you at JAL now. If so, are you on the classic or the -400. thanks, a private message is fine if you prefer.

 

FliFast,

I really hate to drift off topic, but forgive me this once ...

If you realy do "Flifast", why do you have that leaky Irish hull of an airliner as your avatar ? ! ? ! ?

I don't think I am having a senior moment just yet, but that DEFINITELY brought back some nightmares ! And some good times too ...

That wouldn't happen to be 362SA or 151CA or 711HJ or 631KC or 124CA or 4489Y or 360SA or 711MP or 601CA .... oh nevermind !!!

What history ... notice anything unique about the ones that end in CA ?

Later, CC

 

cactus,
did you fly the shorts? I have a few hundred hours om those. We flew the -330's. It was my previous wide body experience!

 

And I am here to tell about it ... I flew the Shorts XL plus wide body ... SD3-60

Nothing like getting rained on during approach !

Later, CC

 

you flew the stretch. I never saw a more efficent way of inducing passenger nausea in my life as those things.