Expressjet/ASA GPA for interview?
11-28-2011, 10:41 AM
#51
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GPA is just another way to narrow down applicants. Yup you don't need a degree or a high GPA to be a pilot but companies can set whatever requirements they feel like and when there are 1000 applications for only 200 positions they need to whittle the pile down some how.
11-28-2011, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver02ex
Would you take someone who is "book smart" and a 4.0 GPA and 4 or 5 check ride failure?
To me book smart doesn't mean anything.
To me book smart doesn't mean anything.
A 4.0 GPA doesn't make someone a good pilot, just as 3, 4 or 5 checkride failures doesn't necessarily mean that a pilot is bad. Its not fair. But they are both numbers that airlines can set arbitrary standards and weed out a bunch of applicants easily. Airlines aren't the only employers that make these kinds of requirements.
11-28-2011, 02:05 PM
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Who is talking about a 4.0? They are asking for a 2.5 and a ballpark of 4 yrs to graduate. This is far from requiring a 4.0 or an all star kiss ass. They want someone who will be mature enough and smart enough to deal with the BS entailed with this job. If a guy takes 5 yrs to earn < 2.0 undergrad then something is not right.
11-29-2011, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Nevets
If I was hiring people, I would want a hard deck. Or would you hire people with a 1.5 or lower GPA? Just saying...
Who are you going to hire?
I interviewed at ASA last year and got asked about my GPA. FWIW, I thought it was a stupid question to ask someone who's been out in the real world for over a decade.
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