skywest hiring
 

saw an ad on findapilot.com for skywest anyone heard news of this?

It is posted on the SkyWest website and dated 12-31-08. Probably either automated or just collecting resumes for the future I am guessing.

I saw it as well. Post date was 12-31-08 with a closing date of 12-31-08.

I'm guessing it was some sort of an error.

Someone has to pickup that Mesa flying in a month.

I am in the hiring pool for skywest and called Ms. Ence regarding the posting... She said there was no interview dates or classes set up to her knowledge but those in the hiring pool would be first to be called.
I hope they are hiring soon because I'm ready to leap frog companies. :D

How many are in the pool now anyways?

I'm in the top third for the EMB pool...I believe there is roughly 55 in the EMB pool and 60 something in the CRJ pool. Those were the numbers back in October when I spoke with them.

I don't know when they might resume hiring, but they will exhaust the pools first. I was hired in May and still waiting for a class.

No, never heard of findapilot.com. Sorry.

There's a posting on WFFF for SkyWest First Officers now (as of 1/3/08). I'm gonna go out on a limb and say they are going to show up at the Miami job fair to collect resumes and knock some of the rust off the HR reps. We shall see.

Just got an email this morning -0350a- from one of their recruiters. Here is the body of it:

"Thank you for your interest in a First Officer position with SkyWest Airlines.
While we are currently gathering resumes, we are not actively conducting
interviews at this time. Please continue to visit SkyWest Airlines - A leader among regional airlines to update
your profile and receive the latest information on future opportunities.
Additionally, we will contact you and let you know when we begin interviewing in the future".

Well at least there's hope. Has anyone gotten it too?.

Btw, whats the WFFF?, and when/where is the Miami job fair?.

yep got the exact same email on 12/23....it was the second email that I have received from SkyWest. The first one was just your standard "we got your stuff' email

Hey Outofwork, when were you furloughed from OH?. Nov 05 here.

evilboy, yea i was the same, NOV 05

I applied on 11/5 and got a couple of other response from them stating they wanted my recency for the last 30, 60 and 90 days. And after they got that my application would be complete. And it's been like that since Nov.

Are you a 27 or 28 number?

Sorry, willflyforfood.com. Just another paid jobs board.

Job fair: Aeroservice Career Fair

Same here...then I got the "we're only excepting resumes" email a week later.

Can someone define "the hiring pool" for me? How do you know you're in it?

Can someone define "the hiring pool" for me? How do you know you're in it?[/quote]

Hiring pool are those guys that have interviewed and have been offered the job. However, there are no classes for them to go to. Once they start training, those will be the first ones to go to training. People like us still have to interview.

If you already interviewed with SkyWest and got hired, but was not assigned a class, then you are in the "hiring pool".

Send me a message. Curious to know if I know you.

Sorry, But all I hear is when the furloughs will begin...not the hiring..sorry.

Sorry guys, but unless something 'big' happens, it is very unlikely that SkyWest will be hiring for some time. As there is no hiring at the majors or the few fractionals, attrition here is almost non-existent right now. We have reserve pilots that will go for almost a month without coming into work, and very few of the ones that are flying are even breaking guarantee.

I would love something to break loose like everyone and we can all move forward, but right now this whole business is at a standstill or moving backwards.

Best of luck to everyone.

The company website says hiring as of 12/31/08.

I'm a SLC based EMB FO and one of the perks is you get the head folks on SGU riding back and forth to SLC alot.

Had our COO on just before Xmas and CEO a few weeks before that. Also got to chat with the COO of ASA the other night. None of these conversations and the questions I asked lead me to think SKW will be calling folks for interviews anytime in the near future. Sorry for those who are waiting for the call. We have 100+ in the pool right now and continue to have difficulty justifying our current staffing levels. It's no secret we have a surplus of pilots right now.

We also get the folks from Training picking up trips to stay current and none of those have indicated they are getting ready to start any classes in the near future. Actually the only classes they may, hopefully won't, but may have to run are transition classes for CRJ to EMB is they do end up having to furlough. I highly doubt this will happen; and I expect to see those in the pool called about the same time we start interviewing again. When? Who knows but the first indicator will be a MAJOR increase in the flying that SKW is doing. Until then......

Cheers

Doom and gloom...We may not be hiring any time soon, but we sure as heck aren't going to Furlough. Thanks!

because skywest would NEVER furlough right? glad to hear you are so optomistic but most of my friends at skywest believe the furlough will be coming in march.

I'm sure that once they get together a no-joke leave policy (the month-to-month offering of late last year was ridiculous) that the Pilots can actually use (as in 90-day callbacks, longer than 1 month stints, etc...), enough of us will take the chance (FO's especially) to find other work temporarily. Give KB a little time to get the ducks in a row...

SKW will not furlough until they see their Summer FLT Schedule. At that time one of three things should happen:

A. Furlough up to 200 pilots
B. We will maintain our current levels until the end of summer when based upon our attrition, part time pilot lines and VLOA's they will reevaluate whether to furlough or not and how many to furlough.
C. We could see an increase in projected flying mainly on the UAL side. If this happens I wouldn’t expect SKW to start new hire classes because we are way overstaffed (to the tune of 200-300 pilots). It would take a pickup of over 30 a/c for SKW to start “dry docking” our poolies.

My thoughts/opinion………no furloughs with a small increase in flying, increased VLOA’s out past 6 months with routine currency training/FLT’s and 100++ PT pilot lines (will go extremely senior)…………………but I’m not Jerry. I’m also in no risk of being furloughed and a downgrade would actually be great. I now have my ATP, I’m almost at 1000 121 PIC and I’d love to stop commuting ATL-FAT.

You're such a pot stirrer! :p Obviously, like anywhere furloughing is a real possibility, but also like anywhere it wouldn't take much to get back to needing our full roster. Good luck to everybody, but especially to me ;)

If line credit vaules go below 80 hours a month then they need to furlough.

I disagree. I'd rather take a little hit and have the option of finding additional flying in open time rather than have our fellow employees on the street making nothing.

Glad to see you'll help your fellow pilots out.:rolleyes:

I COMPLETELY disagree and just to add I've never agreed with anything you've ever posted. You are the furthest thing from a true SKWer. We take care of our own right down to the last pilot (hmmmm, maybe not you:rolleyes:). I’ll gladly fly a line credited at 75 with block values much lower to save every pilot, FA, dispatch, other agents, etc.

Not sure I agree with your statement either. Certainly, SkW takes care of the drunks. If you were a drunk flying around folks, you can get fired and go into a "rehabilitation program", and then get rehired to be a pilot again for SkW in SIX MONTHS.

SkW takes care of training failures, too. Fail a transistion, no problemo... just go back to your previous seat. Captain or FO.

But, fail an upgrade, and you're not eligible to fly or even throw bags for SkW... ever. Even if it put your family out on the street. Just making sure that I understand what taking care of folks means... every single one.

Whether SkyWest furloughs or not will be business decision. It costs money to put people on the street, and then bring them back and train them. Having folks on the street when at least there is a distant possibility that SkW may be able to pick up flying that Mesa may not be able to provide, and that UAL has asked SkW to be ready for that possibility.

Thought you were taking ALL the United flying and buying United!....guess not.

That goes without saying; I'm talking about the fact that the majority of our pilots (pilot to pilot) will happily fly reduced lines in order to keep the JR guys on property. I also understand that every company has their fair share of Slaphappy's………………………………..everyone’s got them and nobody wants them (except Mgmnt).

I shouldn't be expected to subsidize other peoples paychecks, this isn't the soviet union. Its sucks some people might lose their jobs in this economy but thats the way life works. I have bills to pay too and the policy manual says that lineholders can expect 87 hours per month.

Expect does not mean entitled to.

Wait till the shoes on the other foot.

Also, screw the policy manual............what's min guarantee? That’s all you should expect so live accordingly, if you live with higher expectations then don’t be surprised with the economy goes to crap and you find yourself upside down and inside out. Our JR pilots shouldn’t have to pay for your life’s pitfalls, they've got problems of their own and they make A LOT less money than you do.