Originally Posted by Cubdriver (Post 1592294)

Martin, most regionals will balk at any number of perceived issues besides checkride busts or the proverbial skeleton in the closet. Some other factors may be

• skill or knowledge weakness exhibited at the interview
• race-gender-religion (EEO) mismatch to company needs
• age (old)
• perceived likely to resign soon
• personality
• background (ie. type of flying)
• credentials not in order

The operating phrase is "who will make us money with the least trouble". You may be an excellent pilot but also one who does not fit the company in any of a hundred ways. Airlines interview potential candidates every week for years on end, and you can be sure they have a clear idea of who they prefer.

Originally Posted by bonesbrigade (Post 1592296)

One of the guys Endeavor just hired is 63. And apparently they now require a 2 year training bond.

Originally Posted by Cubdriver (Post 1592300)

... but Endeavor only hired 8 pilots this year according to someone who works there a few days ago, and yet there are 109,465 eligible pilots in the US competing for only 66,000 total airline jobs, a figure which also includes every US major airline job.

GAO Report: Too Few Pilots or Too Little Pay?

Originally Posted by CBreezy (Post 1592258)

You'll never get a straight answer to this question because everyone here is perfect. It's not just about a warm body to fill a seat. I'm sure the hiring managers know who best succeeds at their company and maybe people with twin otter jump plane time isn't what they are looking for? The person who comes here to complain isn't going to show their full deck of cards. Like I've said before, just because there is a shortage doesn't mean everyone gets to play. They would rather park airplanes than waste thousands of dollars on untrainable candidates or people with attitude problems who they'll have to fire after year one.

Originally Posted by Cubdriver (Post 1592294)

Martin, most regionals will balk at any number of perceived issues besides checkride busts or the proverbial skeletons in the closet. Some other factors may be

• skill or knowledge weakness exhibited at the interview
• race-gender-religion (EEO) mismatch to company needs
• age (old)
• perceived likely to resign soon
• personality
• background (ie. type of flying)
• credentials not in order

The operating phrase is "who will make us money with the least trouble". You may be an excellent pilot but also one who does not fit the company profile in any of a hundred ways. Airlines interview potential candidates for years on end and they collect tons of data. They have a clear idea whom they prefer.

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 1592421)

As somebody said, I wouldn't be surprised if some outfits actually prefer a skeleton or two.

Originally Posted by bonesbrigade (Post 1592303)

Many many of those are foreigners who plan on leaving once finished with training.

The point I was making is that the hiring process has absolutely no rhyme or reason!

Originally Posted by JohnnyG (Post 1592457)

No, not true. It said QUALIFIED. As in, ATP or ATP mins and a written. How many foreigners that are leaving when finishing training fit that description?

Originally Posted by bonesbrigade (Post 1592296)

One of the guys Endeavor just hired is 63. And apparently they now require a 2 year training bond.

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 1592421)

Majors, yes.

Most regionals are too dysfunctional to get that far into the weeds. The best regionals will apply some filters for pilots skill and personality because they really don't want a crash. The worst regionals don't worry about crashing (that's what insurance and BK court are for). They're just looking for seat meat (that will stick around long enough to justify the training cost).

As somebody said, I wouldn't be surprised if some outfits actually prefer a skeleton or two.