Lying pilot recruiters
#12
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It's a major. Certainly not a top tier one, but their last contract was a substantial improvement.
And it is a place where you can make $110K a year as a second year FO while buffing your resume to attract a job offer from where you really want to be. And if you never get the call, you'll be making $250k a year or better when you eventually retire. Can't say that about many regionals....
And it is a place where you can make $110K a year as a second year FO while buffing your resume to attract a job offer from where you really want to be. And if you never get the call, you'll be making $250k a year or better when you eventually retire. Can't say that about many regionals....
You are correct. When I said per se I meant in the legacy terms and I took the op as flows to them as what they where referring to. Even though he said major most consider legacies the majors
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#13
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From: A-320 FO
It's not so much that they lie, it's just that they don't tell you the whole truth.
For instance recruiters will tell you PSA has a 5-6 year flow, because pilots on property for that long are currently flowing. Due to growth though a current new hire is looking at closer to a decade to flow because the pilot group is so much bigger than it used to be.
So it's just learning to read between the lines and do your research on your own.
For instance recruiters will tell you PSA has a 5-6 year flow, because pilots on property for that long are currently flowing. Due to growth though a current new hire is looking at closer to a decade to flow because the pilot group is so much bigger than it used to be.
So it's just learning to read between the lines and do your research on your own.
Not all of us actually tell people they will flow in 5-6 years because we all know the math isn’t there to substantiate that claim. I am a recruiter and I am pretty much up front with people about expectations like the flow- it’s an insurance policy... nothing more.. nothing less. I prefer people to make an educated decision on where they want to go based on their needs and whole picture so they don’t eventually get on here and blast the company or the “lying recruiter” that told them XYZ
There are some of us out there that actually care about their company, applicants, pilot group... you just have to find the right one.
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Not all of us actually tell people they will flow in 5-6 years because we all know the math isn’t there to substantiate that claim. I am a recruiter and I am pretty much up front with people about expectations like the flow- it’s an insurance policy... nothing more.. nothing less. I prefer people to make an educated decision on where they want to go based on their needs and whole picture so they don’t eventually get on here and blast the company or the “lying recruiter” that told them XYZ
There are some of us out there that actually care about their company, applicants, pilot group... you just have to find the right one.
There are some of us out there that actually care about their company, applicants, pilot group... you just have to find the right one.
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You’re basically saying that a private should tell a General how to do their job.. let’s see how that would play out. Not trying to argue, debate, or even defend anyone. I am just saying not all of us lie to people.
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The private should definately give advise to the general. They are the ones actually on the front lines. A good general would listen
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The general has decades of experience at every level of the military, and insight and experience into all the OTHER things which are required for military operations and the broader security objectives of his nation. He is also educated, with typically advanced degrees, at least one of which will involve geo-politics, strategy, history, etc. Oh, yeah and he fought in the trenches with a bunch of privates when he was a LT. So he already knows. He just needs to make sure he's in tune with the current realities of the front-line troops, because things can change over time, and in different circumstances. But he probably doesn't need advice from a teenager.
"Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics"
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A private is 18-19 years old, and trained to maneuver and employ a weapon. He probably has absolutely no insight whatsoever to offer a general.
The general has decades of experience at every level of the military, and insight and experience into all the OTHER things which are required for military operations and the broader security objectives of his nation. He is also educated, with typically advanced degrees, at least one of which will involve geo-politics, strategy, history, etc. Oh, yeah and he fought in the trenches with a bunch of privates when he was a LT. So he already knows. He just needs to make sure he's in tune with the current realities of the front-line troops, because things can change over time, and in different circumstances. But he probably doesn't need advice from a teenager.
"Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics"
The general has decades of experience at every level of the military, and insight and experience into all the OTHER things which are required for military operations and the broader security objectives of his nation. He is also educated, with typically advanced degrees, at least one of which will involve geo-politics, strategy, history, etc. Oh, yeah and he fought in the trenches with a bunch of privates when he was a LT. So he already knows. He just needs to make sure he's in tune with the current realities of the front-line troops, because things can change over time, and in different circumstances. But he probably doesn't need advice from a teenager.
"Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics"
#20
Don’t let anybody rook you into thinking there is a pilot shortage or that their will be one. There will always been more ATPs than desirable ATP jobs. Been hearing for 30 years, “it’s coming”, “just around the corner”, “this year”. No, there is no pilot shortage. If the pay and QOL are good, that airline has no issues hiring and retaining. If it’s crap with crap work rules - they cannot staff it.
Go somewhere:
1. You can live in domicile
2. Stand being there for up to 5 years
3. Stable flying contracts
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