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Joined APC: Mar 2011
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No but failing on NDB arcs as a teenager 20 years ago does...
Let’s see... widebody check, tpic looks good, 5 initials without a hiccup, nice job on the GPA, UH OHH... what is this? A failed check ride in a Cherokee during the Clinton administration!?! What do you have to say for yourself?
Let’s see... widebody check, tpic looks good, 5 initials without a hiccup, nice job on the GPA, UH OHH... what is this? A failed check ride in a Cherokee during the Clinton administration!?! What do you have to say for yourself?
If that’s the only hiccup then you should have no problem.
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There are quite a few who don't make it to a dream job -- and it's not all luck.

Working in management, volunteering, academics -- that's what sets applicants apart. Not hanging out in the left seat year after year after year doing nothing else.
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Joined APC: Nov 2016
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I think you forget that everyone you work with has successfully completed a lot of training and has a lot of experience. There are plenty of pilots that don’t make it to this level. You just don’t see them because of where you are. A lot goes into getting where we are, and it takes knowledge, drive, perseverance, and a work ethic to get qualified. You are trusted by how many hundreds of people on your plane each day you fly. Don’t forget how many are on the other aircraft in your vicinity, under the routes you fly, and waiting at home for your passengers. This is not a “any one can do this” type of job, and you are doing yourself and the rest of us a disservice by saying so. I think you deserve a little more self respect.

It’s all just HR mumbo jumbo and make-me-feel-good corporate branding.
“Thank you for sharing your travel experience with us”
Oh please...
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Joined APC: Mar 2011
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While true, it’s their game. You either play or you don’t. If you choose the latter you waste a lot of your income and seniority potential.
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It's a way of narrowing the playing field.

No one would bat an eye if an M.D. showed up for work wearing a backpack in scrubs riding a bicycle. Has our profession become such a house of cards that we obsess about protecting the thin veneer of an outdated image?
I say wear your gel and backpack but know your stuff, have a clear head, be present, serve the customer, and be the absolute best professional you can be.
I say wear your gel and backpack but know your stuff, have a clear head, be present, serve the customer, and be the absolute best professional you can be.
And if we had the same attention to detail and acceptable standards as the medical field today, the only safe place from commercial aviation would be under Cheyenne Mountain.
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Now get off my lawn!!! I just bought a shiny set of white New Balance shoes I have stain green while I’m mowing!!!
And sadly, I’ve know more than a few that;
1) Lied about their volunteer time, or simply overplayed what they listed as volunteer work.
2) Stopped volunteering once they got the job, and have no shame in admitting it.
“It is what it is...”
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