Regionals hiring again
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Regionals hiring again
saw at pilotjobs dot com that there are 3 regionals hiring, good for ya all with 1000 hours, hopefully this picks up again and they start taking some lower time guys, i sure would love to hop in an RJ in a year
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Which 3? Lakes, Go Jet, and Compass? Good chance at lakes, don't even get me started on Go Jet and Compass.....you need 1500TT and 500ME. I've been on the street for over 6 months with a few thousand hours and 3 types. Don't get your hopes up to much about getting into that RJ, there are alot of qualified people on the street.
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I am aware, at least they are hiring again, there was nothing but furloughs from the regional's for some time, it gives hope seeing some hiring again. I doubt we will see anything like we saw over the last 3 years from them, I am beyond ****ed I missed that bus.
Which 3? Lakes, Go Jet, and Compass? Good chance at lakes, don't even get me started on Go Jet and Compass.....you need 1500TT and 500ME. I've been on the street for over 6 months with a few thousand hours and 3 types. Don't get your hopes up to much about getting into that RJ, there are alot of qualified people on the street.
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Employers have us by the nuts right now, and they can be very picky as to who they want to hire!
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Thats life, keep instructing or flying jumpers or keep doing whatever it is you're doing. You have very little to be ****ed about, you probably didn't make that bus because you didn't have the experience.
****ed is someone who spend 20 years at ATA, Midwest, etc. and now is on the street and has a family to support.
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Thats life, keep instructing or flying jumpers or keep doing whatever it is you're doing. You have very little to be ****ed about, you probably didn't make that bus because you didn't have the experience.
****ed is someone who spend 20 years at ATA, Midwest, etc. and now is on the street and has a family to support.
****ed is someone who spend 20 years at ATA, Midwest, etc. and now is on the street and has a family to support.
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Playing devil's advocate for a second;
Given that there are many in a similar position to dn-w, with type ratings, turbine commands, and thousands of hours - pretty much all job advertisements could state a requirement for 5,000 hours, and be filled many times over, could they not?
So, my question is: does anyone think that GoJet, Lakes, Compass et al are actually after people with the lower times they quote - eg 500 at GoJet, 750 at Lakes, because they have low-houred pilots by the sack, wereas they may view those with far higher experience as 'over-qualified', and deem them unsuitable, because they may move on very quickly. In the same way as someone who has a masters applying for a position which requires a 2 year degree would most likely be turned down for a similar reason.
All just conjecture, of course, and isn't necessarily my opinion, just a different take on things, does anyone else see any validity in the idea?
Given that there are many in a similar position to dn-w, with type ratings, turbine commands, and thousands of hours - pretty much all job advertisements could state a requirement for 5,000 hours, and be filled many times over, could they not?
So, my question is: does anyone think that GoJet, Lakes, Compass et al are actually after people with the lower times they quote - eg 500 at GoJet, 750 at Lakes, because they have low-houred pilots by the sack, wereas they may view those with far higher experience as 'over-qualified', and deem them unsuitable, because they may move on very quickly. In the same way as someone who has a masters applying for a position which requires a 2 year degree would most likely be turned down for a similar reason.
All just conjecture, of course, and isn't necessarily my opinion, just a different take on things, does anyone else see any validity in the idea?
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Playing devil's advocate for a second;
Given that there are many in a similar position to dn-w, with type ratings, turbine commands, and thousands of hours - pretty much all job advertisements could state a requirement for 5,000 hours, and be filled many times over, could they not?
So, my question is: does anyone think that GoJet, Lakes, Compass et al are actually after people with the lower times they quote - eg 500 at GoJet, 750 at Lakes, because they have low-houred pilots by the sack, wereas they may view those with far higher experience as 'over-qualified', and deem them unsuitable, because they may move on very quickly. In the same way as someone who has a masters applying for a position which requires a 2 year degree would most likely be turned down for a similar reason.
All just conjecture, of course, and isn't necessarily my opinion, just a different take on things, does anyone else see any validity in the idea?
Given that there are many in a similar position to dn-w, with type ratings, turbine commands, and thousands of hours - pretty much all job advertisements could state a requirement for 5,000 hours, and be filled many times over, could they not?
So, my question is: does anyone think that GoJet, Lakes, Compass et al are actually after people with the lower times they quote - eg 500 at GoJet, 750 at Lakes, because they have low-houred pilots by the sack, wereas they may view those with far higher experience as 'over-qualified', and deem them unsuitable, because they may move on very quickly. In the same way as someone who has a masters applying for a position which requires a 2 year degree would most likely be turned down for a similar reason.
All just conjecture, of course, and isn't necessarily my opinion, just a different take on things, does anyone else see any validity in the idea?
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I have a few friends who went to Compass from ATA. it was pretty much the only place hiring at the time. I will tell you alot of guys there are high time. I heard the company is pretty good but they all complain of the pay. Thats everywhere. Most of my pals there have well over 4000 hrs. Alot of the FO's have well over 1500TT min.
like was said in an ealier post.....alot of high time pilots are on the line and regionals are picking them up. I know one guy right now with 20000 and he's itting right seat at a regional. It's all that was available. Hope the industry picks up and soon.
like was said in an ealier post.....alot of high time pilots are on the line and regionals are picking them up. I know one guy right now with 20000 and he's itting right seat at a regional. It's all that was available. Hope the industry picks up and soon.
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So, my question is: does anyone think that GoJet, Lakes, Compass et al are actually after people with the lower times they quote - eg 500 at GoJet, 750 at Lakes, because they have low-houred pilots by the sack, wereas they may view those with far higher experience as 'over-qualified', and deem them unsuitable, because they may move on very quickly. In the same way as someone who has a masters applying for a position which requires a 2 year degree would most likely be turned down for a similar reason.
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