jetBlue March 11 Interview
03-21-2014, 05:52 AM
#31
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Joined APC: Sep 2013
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Originally Posted by Std Deviation
At first I didn't have a lot of options because of limited recency of experience. I took a teaching gig a few years ago because of family issues and needed to be home every night for a while. I'll admit I got lazy. One year led to two which led to three, etc. I'm qualified for the majors on paper but the kiss of death was recency. Even with all my airline and corporate contacts (including personal friends with an aviation director of a Fortune 10 company) it all came down to the same problem - made the short list but the guy sitting next to me was current, qualified, and typed. I felt JB really did "hire the person" not the pedigree. Current offer is based on my academic background and other safety work so it's not a flying job. Very interesting but not flying.
Gaps in employment are one of the chief causes of longer gaps in employment.
03-21-2014, 05:53 AM
#32
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Joined APC: May 2009
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Originally Posted by BlindBentBingo
Unless there's a training contract in that other offer, the decision to take it is a no-brainer. If you are midway through training, in IOE, or on the line a month and you get a class date from JB, don't feel any pressure not to take it. .
03-21-2014, 06:00 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by Std Deviation
I just couldn't go in knowing I would be leaving in less than a few months. Even though I'm type rated in the equipment they fly. I also felt this might delay the process because of additional background and PRIA; and, perhaps open me up to a training failure (I have none). I struggled with the decision, I just felt there was an ethical issue associated with it.
If you have promised to stay X years, that's one thing. Otherwise, when a better offer arises, walk in to your supervisor's office, drop that offer in the table, and ask if the company can match or beat it.
If the answer is no, the only thing you owe them is two weeks' notice.
03-21-2014, 06:03 AM
#34
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Btw, As to the rest of the story, I'm completely with you. You can work at Home Depot and make enough more to keep current flying on the side, and still have better QOL than sitting right seat at a regional.
Written by a guy who kept currency in SEL for 2 years before coming to JB.
Written by a guy who kept currency in SEL for 2 years before coming to JB.
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