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07-15-2006, 03:17 PM
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Ok, I just saw this posted on aviationinterviews.com......
"Interview experience:
Just to let everyone the written has changed. Study everything, not just what is on here. Current pass rate of interviewers is 30%. We are hiring till the end of the yr. Two classes in AUG, two in SEP. 30 apice. Great Company to work for. Good luck to you all. WE NEED PILOTS!"
Obviously this seems to be posted by an interviewer or just someone in the know. I was emailed a short time ago about coming down for an interview and I was given several dates to choose from. Then like the rest I was given a list of a bunch of paperwork I had to have in hand and filled out at the time of the interview, I must say it is very extensive. Above all this you are supposed to study for a test that someone has made up and there is no real way to narrow down your studying to specifics because anything is fair game. Ok, I can deal with all this but here is my question/complaint. After all this preparation that has taken many days, even weeks if you also need to take the ATP written, and you get through the entire interview without being sent home early...............How can a company, that is in such desperate need of pilots, only pass 30% of the interviewees?
Now I do understand that this number could be completely pulled from someones a$$, but the more I hear about this company the more I agree with the percentage. This industry is already quite discouraging when it comes to the numbers games, do we really have to start getting into the possible fact that a regional airline will FAIL 70% of all applicants?
"Interview experience:
Just to let everyone the written has changed. Study everything, not just what is on here. Current pass rate of interviewers is 30%. We are hiring till the end of the yr. Two classes in AUG, two in SEP. 30 apice. Great Company to work for. Good luck to you all. WE NEED PILOTS!"
Obviously this seems to be posted by an interviewer or just someone in the know. I was emailed a short time ago about coming down for an interview and I was given several dates to choose from. Then like the rest I was given a list of a bunch of paperwork I had to have in hand and filled out at the time of the interview, I must say it is very extensive. Above all this you are supposed to study for a test that someone has made up and there is no real way to narrow down your studying to specifics because anything is fair game. Ok, I can deal with all this but here is my question/complaint. After all this preparation that has taken many days, even weeks if you also need to take the ATP written, and you get through the entire interview without being sent home early...............How can a company, that is in such desperate need of pilots, only pass 30% of the interviewees?
Now I do understand that this number could be completely pulled from someones a$$, but the more I hear about this company the more I agree with the percentage. This industry is already quite discouraging when it comes to the numbers games, do we really have to start getting into the possible fact that a regional airline will FAIL 70% of all applicants?
07-16-2006, 10:34 PM
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Position: CRJ 200, CRJ900 CA
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Why accept someone for training when they do not prepare for an interview. Training and line flying consists of preparation and commitment. If a person will not study enough (or have a wide enough base of knowledge) to pass the interview tests, then it is a predictor that they will not be successful in either training or completing the probationary period. It does show a bit of restraint to not lower standards when short of pilots. There are still way more people who want to be pilots, than pilot jobs ... thus the downward pressure on wages.
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