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02-02-2015, 04:34 PM
#6791
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Originally Posted by fullflank
Do you know what kind of quals get you into tier 1......and 2? Thanks
02-02-2015, 04:53 PM
#6792
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Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 73Nb // FA-18
Posts: 102
Originally Posted by Opelmanta
Does networking really help?
Originally Posted by Flycameron
Not at all and it really bugs me when someone says networking will be your ticket to Delta. They will tell you when you go to a job fair that meeting them does not increase your chances of an interview at all. I have met two VP's and 4 chief pilots, one of the 4 screeners, several recruiters and several interviewers and they all say the same thing, "It's your application that will get you the interview." It's actually a slap in the face to Delta to imply that networking is the key to your dream job. Delta is a world renowned company and to think they just hire you because your their neighbor is an insult. They have a process and some don't like it but the truth is, it's a very fair process. I would be upset if Delta was hiring just anybody because they networked which doesn't seem like a fair process. Please don't say networking is the way to an interview because it's not!
Originally Posted by Flycameron
This is so not true. Going to a job fair will not push your resume to the top of the stack! In fact when you meet the recruiter they will tell you that it won't help you get the interview. What they will tell you is that by coming to the job fair, it will cause them to pull and review your application which could trigger an interview invite. Again, I can't stress what a slap in the face it is to Delta to imply that just because you meet someone you will get an invite. They have a process and if you app scores high enough you will get the invite. Going to a job fair will get your app scored if it hasn't already been scored and that may get you the invite. No one really knows how the application is scored but to imply that a community college guy that gets a 2.8 gpa in ten years of schooling would get an interview over a fighter pilot or an Ivy League college guy just because he went to a job fair is ludicrous.
If I had not already been hired by Delta or was still seeking a job offer, I would be doing EVERYTHING possible to get the call. Including attending as many job fairs as possible, meeting as many insiders as I could, flying as many flight hours I could and everything in between. I think most would agree that networking as one way to boost your chances of getting an invite to interview.
Additionally, to any pilot who has inside help to help them get the job...Bravo!! If I did, I would have used it in a heart beat.
To any pilot who is upset with anyone else who gets a job due to a relative in the business or an inside connection is just a jealous Playa Hayta.
02-02-2015, 06:16 PM
#6793
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Joined APC: May 2014
Position: right, left, right.....
Posts: 286
Originally Posted by gloopy
So they like to waste their own time and the time of others with all the job fair and multipile internal reference systems. Right. Just hit submit and wait, its all you can do. 
I'll say what flycameron is trying to say is it hasn't helped guys like him and I. All the people that have looked at our stuff state we meet and exceed DAL's current hiring, but I guess not by selections standards. I have no skeletons in the closet other than a speeding ticket, but the WIA and OBAP conventions have done nothing to help us. Even DAL hands out a disclaimer at them (and I still have it) that says the conventions don't help your app, but what's onairlineapps is where it is all at. UAL doesn't do that and I've heard you get points for visiting, but not DAL.
02-02-2015, 06:21 PM
#6794
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Position: right, left, right.....
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Originally Posted by flyjetz
Those of us who interviewed in mid-Jan were told that Delta had 4500 apps on hand that had not even been reviewed yet. Every single one gets reviewed manually, eventually. Having a recommendation sent via email to the pilot selection team is the quickest way to guarantee your app will be reviewed. We were also told that they are still interviewing Tier One candidates, and that they are probably within six months of calling Tier Two candidates.
02-02-2015, 06:41 PM
#6795
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Originally Posted by lear700pilot
I have no skeletons in the closet other than a speeding ticket, but the WIA and OBAP conventions have done nothing to help us. Even DAL hands out a disclaimer at them (and I still have it) that says the conventions don't help your app, but what's onairlineapps is where it is all at. UAL doesn't do that and I've heard you get points for visiting, but not DAL.
If they really don't even factor that sort of significant effort and interest (time, money, relationship capital, etc) into their equation they way many other airlines do, I'd question whether they're searching for the right candidates. But I guess if they view themselves as the top of the heap they may figure everyone automatically does want to work there.
I wonder how that will pan out if Delta hits a rough patch in 10 years?
02-03-2015, 04:10 AM
#6797
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Posts: 1,242
Originally Posted by Learflyer
Can any of you white, hetero, married dudes in your forties (like myself) believe that "networking" now includes having to go to job fairs sponsored by women, gays, and african-americans? 
02-03-2015, 04:43 AM
#6798
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Originally Posted by Learflyer
Can any of you white, hetero, married dudes in your forties (like myself) believe that "networking" now includes having to go to job fairs sponsored by women, gays, and african-americans?
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