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02-27-2018, 07:30 PM

#41

griff312

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Originally Posted by Battlinbear21

What about “purchased Soyuz time” I mean, What’s it’s been about 5 years since we started buying dry time in that thing? Another thing that can get you hired w zero pic time is your wife gets offered a position in a office and stipulates only if husband is offered pilot position. Done. That was a big fn slap in all our faces.

Wow, what's the back story of this wife / husband scheme!?!?

02-28-2018, 09:04 AM

#42

Otterbox

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Originally Posted by griff312

Wow, what's the back story of this wife / husband scheme!?!?

WO Pilot recruiter(s) with ambition...husband wife both on the recruitment team-one got picked up and brought the other along for the ride. Pretty savvy on their part. That particular WO took it pretty poorly... VP of flight OPS and other management were pretty ****ed AA hired the pilot outside of the flow and took two recruiters while they were trying to expand.

I wouldn’t say it’s abnormal though. I know a couple of cases where AA pilot recruitment offered applicants interviews because their spouses were on property.

02-28-2018, 09:33 AM

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BigZ

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Originally Posted by Otterbox

I wouldn’t say it’s abnormal though. I know a couple of cases where AA pilot recruitment offered applicants interviews because their spouses were on property.

Not limited to AA either, pretty normal practice.

02-28-2018, 10:57 AM

#44

Skip0927

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I have damn near every box checked and the feedback I got was your best chance for off the street hire is to come from another mainline. Go get a job at Delta and then update your app.

True civilian thru n thru.

02-28-2018, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BigZ

Not limited to AA either, pretty normal practice.

Lol, if I ever move to Dallas I'm totally making my wife get a job in AA HR.

Does the spouse have to be flight dept too?

02-28-2018, 05:10 PM

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BigZ

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Originally Posted by NoValueAviator

Lol, if I ever move to Dallas I'm totally making my wife get a job in AA HR.

Does the spouse have to be flight dept too?

According to my wife (works for OAL), HR works best for what it's worth.
Some companies do place high value on close relatives with the company (aka "legacy reference") though

03-01-2018, 08:55 AM

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3EngineTaxi

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Originally Posted by fatman1683

Should keep instructing on the side and try for a DPE qual or something?

Just be aware, flying for hire outside the company (including flight instructing on the side) has historically been banned by the company.

03-01-2018, 08:57 AM

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3EngineTaxi

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Originally Posted by BigZ

According to my wife (works for OAL), HR works best for what it's worth.
Some companies do place high value on close relatives with the company (aka "legacy reference") though

Is there any business value in hiring children of company employees? Or do they just like to do those folks a favor?

03-01-2018, 09:11 AM

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BigZ

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Originally Posted by 3EngineTaxi

Is there any business value in hiring children of company employees? Or do they just like to do those folks a favor?

I guess the idea is the people are more likely to stick around

03-01-2018, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 3EngineTaxi

Just be aware, flying for hire outside the company (including flight instructing on the side) has historically been banned by the company.

FWI, it's not just 'historically' or via policy, it's banned via FM1 which makes it an FAA violation. I do know MANY guys picking up work on the side without issue but you should know the boundaries you are pushing if you're going to do it.