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02-06-2015 | 10:04 AM
#6881
The Brown Dot +1
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: 777B
I've been thinking of applying to Alaska, but the only AK flying I have is going into ANC and overflying without ever seeing barrow. The other problem I have is that when I fart, it smells like roses. Can somebody help me. I really want to go to Juno.
02-06-2015 | 10:10 AM
#6882
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: window seat
Gentlemen, thank you for all of your comments, humor, anecdotes, and advice. I have spent the better part of a long overnight reading up.
I have a couple of questions:
Does the lack of a recent training event (8 years since I upgraded) hurt my application score? Along with that, does lots of TT and PIC hurt the score? This is a serious question, as I have heard that Delta is looking for guys who aren't "stagnant".
A few months ago, I had a friend submit the HR email. Unfortunately I hadn't gone over my application with a fine toothed comb prior to that, so I'm afraid that HR might had passed over it due to a few incomplete places. Now that I've gone over my app and cleaned it up a lot, have I blown my chance? Should I have another friend submit an email?
Any other tips on the scoring process (how often they review updates, etc...)?
Thank you again for the extremely informative thread, I hope to get my chance of a lifetime soon!
I have a couple of questions:
Does the lack of a recent training event (8 years since I upgraded) hurt my application score? Along with that, does lots of TT and PIC hurt the score? This is a serious question, as I have heard that Delta is looking for guys who aren't "stagnant".
A few months ago, I had a friend submit the HR email. Unfortunately I hadn't gone over my application with a fine toothed comb prior to that, so I'm afraid that HR might had passed over it due to a few incomplete places. Now that I've gone over my app and cleaned it up a lot, have I blown my chance? Should I have another friend submit an email?
Any other tips on the scoring process (how often they review updates, etc...)?
Thank you again for the extremely informative thread, I hope to get my chance of a lifetime soon!
As for stagnation, I think it depends on the kind. Camping out in the right seat for schedule (especially if you don't have 1000 PIC etc) is hard to defend, but not impossible. It depends on the individual. Stagnating as a Captain is much less of an issue. Some airlines do want to specifically see recent training events, but if you're CA already, especially at the top of what your company offers, what else can you do.
02-06-2015 | 10:12 AM
#6883
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 12,823
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From: window seat
02-06-2015 | 10:56 AM
#6884
New Hire
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Concourse A
02-06-2015 | 02:15 PM
#6885
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 351
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HAHAHA! thanks scambo, I laughed so hard I sharted.
02-06-2015 | 04:49 PM
#6886
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Joined: Apr 2013
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From: CRJ Captain
Did you get a "fix it" email? If not they may not have pulled/scored it yet. In any case if you have another friend that can do the HR email then of course do it (assuming your app is correct this time).
As for stagnation, I think it depends on the kind. Camping out in the right seat for schedule (especially if you don't have 1000 PIC etc) is hard to defend, but not impossible. It depends on the individual. Stagnating as a Captain is much less of an issue. Some airlines do want to specifically see recent training events, but if you're CA already, especially at the top of what your company offers, what else can you do.
As for stagnation, I think it depends on the kind. Camping out in the right seat for schedule (especially if you don't have 1000 PIC etc) is hard to defend, but not impossible. It depends on the individual. Stagnating as a Captain is much less of an issue. Some airlines do want to specifically see recent training events, but if you're CA already, especially at the top of what your company offers, what else can you do.
How can I trigger a regrade now that I've stepped it up and perfected my application? Will another email to hr from another guy get me graded again?
02-07-2015 | 02:38 AM
#6887
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Joined: Sep 2014
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I've gotten the vibe the answer would be "no", at least not any time soon (less than 6-12 months). If you haven't changed something significant about your qualifications, they probably won't re-score...even if you have, they probably won't immediately re-score anyway. Manual screening/scoring (unique to Delta, I believe) has it's plusses and minuses. Advice to those who haven't submitted recommendations yet is to make sure the app is TIGHT before doing so because an internal rec WILL trigger a review and score you're stuck with for some time.
02-07-2015 | 03:31 AM
#6888
75 most of the time
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: 7ER B
How long ago was your internal recommendation? Has your friend gotten an email back saying that the rec has been received? With the volume of recs they receive it takes a couple of weeks for them to get to that rec email.
02-07-2015 | 04:31 AM
#6889
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From: CRJ Captain
Thanks for the info though.
02-07-2015 | 04:40 AM
#6890
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 391
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From: Utah Chapter
I think it was back in November. My app wasn't horrible, but I recently realized that my medical hadn't been updated and showed expired on the app. I had a few "last flown" dates blank for some GA planes I flew a decade ago. Not horrible, but not super clean either. No fixit so maybe they haven't looked at it, or maybe they did and laughed at my laziness and sent me to Tier 15. Time will tell.
Thanks for the info though.
Thanks for the info though.
Clean it up, have a third person review it closely. Fix those errors. Have a fourth person review it. Clean those errors. Rinse and repeat until you have an app that looks like it is from somebody who actually wants to work. Then submit and have a friend fire off the email.
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