So I've got a question regarding minority status and what you can claim on a job application. I realize that the majors are extremely HR sensitive, and I am not just looking for an easy way in but if it can work to my benefit then why not. My father's side of the family has some Native American heritage, but I do not know how much as our family hasn't really been one to cling to traditions and pass down much info about where we came from.

Right now I don't have any proof other than physical features and what my grandparents told me when they were alive, but I have considered going through an ancestry service or searching for old family records if it would help. I am not sure how much I would need to prove, or if it is even worth the effort.

And how do they go about verifying any of this? Is it legal for them to ask?

 

I am Native American hailing from a reservation, never helped me it was ever brought up to me. Being Native or a minority is not going to get you hired.

 

No, but it does/will help.

 

I belong to a tribe and have two different cards that are issued. One of the cards is an ID issued by the tribe, and looks like any state ID. The other card is issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and states your degree of Indian blood.

 

Yes, in the case of my tribe, they have consolidated both into one card, with degree of blood listed.

It's debatable how much help it really is. I have not seen numbers listed for the airline industry, but I honestly haven't looked either. Anecdotal evidence doesn't count.

 

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm going to look into it.

 

My wife worked in cdib for the Choctaws. Each tribe will have a department dedicated to issuing indian id cards. They will need your social security number and a birth certificate. The more family tree info u have the better. A lot of indian bloods would not put on birth certificates when a child was born to prevent any unfair treatment. They would hide it. You'll need to go back far enough in your tree where they had it on their birth certificate. Also, you'll need to know the tribe. Get the info, then start checking indian tribe web sites.

 

Delta CJO on 7/30

Application submitted 9/2014. Interview invite 6/2015. Interviewed 7/30/2015, 5(3 military 2 regional) of 7 hired (4 military 3 regional).
8,000 TT Civilian
4,000 TPIC (all turboprop)
E120, E170/E190, CL-65(SIC) type ratings
10 years part 121, E120 captain and Check Airman
Master's Degree non flying
Zero violations/training failures, 1 moving violation and 1 infraction charge
1st interview
Used Centerline Interview Consulting for app review and interview prep

Good luck to all out there, Delta indicated that pilot hiring will continue very aggressively (after the small slowdown right now due to simulator center construction). Very happy and fortunate to join the ranks!

 

Congrats, West!
Welcome to the pool.

United CJO on 8/5
Application submitted Feb 2015. Interview invite July 16, interview July 30.
4000 TT Mil
3100 TPIC
Used Emerald Coast.

 

Wondering about numbers for the age 55+ getting offers from the majors?