Delta Hiring News
08-11-2015, 10:47 AM
#8351
Barbie's PIMP
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: The Buck
Posts: 269
Originally Posted by maddogmax
Just a curious question for you pool guy's/gal's. If you were offered a class date at another carrier like United, AA, FedEx, UPS etc. (assuming you had a CJO from one) before offered a class date with DAL, would you take it. If so, would you leave there when DAL offered you a class date?
B. I don't know.
(It's gonna be a close one for me...Hired by DL back in April, still swimming. Hired by a couple other majors in July with an Oct class start "promise".)
Still got one more interview to go. Nothing else to do while I swim in this pool.
Dodo
08-11-2015, 11:23 AM
#8352
Banned
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Position: 756 Left Side
Posts: 1,629
No right answer for this question.. as there are too many individual variables.
But- airline A offers you a class and you don't take it, and then something happens (to you or to the industry..), you might be screwed!
Then again, airline A offers you a class, you take it and then something stupid happens.. you at least have a seniority number!
Only downside with going to A and then leaving for B (or "D").. you may burn a bridge with whoever helped you get to A. If that doesn't matter.. no worries~
All things being equal- what airline do you Really want to work for? If you are lucky enough to have offers from A, B, C and D.. but your heart is set on "D".. do what you have to do.
In the end.. fast forward 20+ years, you will be able to look at where you are and where you would have been with airline A. Only then will you know!
Good Luck~
Motch
But- airline A offers you a class and you don't take it, and then something happens (to you or to the industry..), you might be screwed!
Then again, airline A offers you a class, you take it and then something stupid happens.. you at least have a seniority number!
Only downside with going to A and then leaving for B (or "D").. you may burn a bridge with whoever helped you get to A. If that doesn't matter.. no worries~
All things being equal- what airline do you Really want to work for? If you are lucky enough to have offers from A, B, C and D.. but your heart is set on "D".. do what you have to do.
In the end.. fast forward 20+ years, you will be able to look at where you are and where you would have been with airline A. Only then will you know!
Good Luck~
Motch
08-11-2015, 02:05 PM
#8354
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2013
Posts: 16
Originally Posted by lear700pilot
If they are doing this with the military guys what does this mean? I.E. The pot of mil guys is drying up?
Interesting. Here at the regionals I'm still flying with military guys/gals that have quite the credentials. One for example a ret. Colonel with about 4k heavy time from the mil. He's been with us for almost a year and recency of experience is up. Another guy a KC-135 2,200 hrs - IP, Safety, etc. but neither has heard anything. Just wondering what spectrum it is that some are getting the invite so far out and yet available guys are hearing crickets.
Interesting. Here at the regionals I'm still flying with military guys/gals that have quite the credentials. One for example a ret. Colonel with about 4k heavy time from the mil. He's been with us for almost a year and recency of experience is up. Another guy a KC-135 2,200 hrs - IP, Safety, etc. but neither has heard anything. Just wondering what spectrum it is that some are getting the invite so far out and yet available guys are hearing crickets.
08-11-2015, 02:52 PM
#8355
New Hire
Joined APC: Aug 2015
Posts: 7
Originally Posted by maddogmax
Just a curious question for you pool guy's/gal's. If you were offered a class date at another carrier like United, AA, FedEx, UPS etc. (assuming you had a CJO from one) before offered a class date with DAL, would you take it. If so, would you leave there when DAL offered you a class date?
An airline will not think twice about letting you go if they need to. You need to do what is best for you.
08-11-2015, 03:23 PM
#8356
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2011
Position: 757/767 FO
Posts: 127
Originally Posted by TarHeelPilot
That's about the same as me. Active duty Air Force (12 years) separating with 4K total time, 3100 PIC, IP in 3 jets. I'm blessed to have an interview with Southwest upcoming, but nothing heard from the UAL, DAL, AA at all. IMO, these companies need to clear out the backlog of apps and see who is interested NOW.
So with full interviews and an overfilled pool, what are you suggesting they do? Looks like they are already pushing off interviews for folks not ready to get out of the military, so that would seem to indicate those being interviewed are ready now.
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08-11-2015, 04:22 PM
#8358
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2013
Posts: 16
Originally Posted by Galaxydriver
So with full interviews and an overfilled pool, what are you suggesting they do? Looks like they are already pushing off interviews for folks not ready to get out of the military, so that would seem to indicate those being interviewed are ready now.
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08-11-2015, 05:30 PM
#8359
Holds Weds & Thurs Off
Joined APC: Jan 2011
Position: 88B
Posts: 177
Originally Posted by El Senor Clown
Look guys its good for Delta to do this, it mean they are thinking ahead and getting you ready for interview down the road. It is positive thing, not negative.
08-11-2015, 05:44 PM
#8360
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2014
Position: right, left, right.....
Posts: 286
Originally Posted by flyguy81
I've been ready to interview for 7 years. Crickets.
I agree with TarHeelPilot. Just seems a company would want to hire people who are super ambitious about working for them. Who knows. It's been a mystery ever since I filled the app out almost a decade ago. Granted I know hiring has only began in recent years. Being on this side of the fence is tough. Everyone says "you'll get your shot" well when? I know they can't hire everyone at once, but those of us who have been working in the Delta system for years, clean apps, great work history, volunteer, training credentials, etc, etc. have really tried to show a genuine ambition for DAL - seems to not hold value as much as many would like.
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