It's kinda like speed dating

And for those in awe of the pic, you should have seen it before the concept of the "fast pass" or reserved time slot came about.

You'd stand in line for hours at times. Pretty much like the people now that are too late to get a slot/fast pass. Just imagine hundreds and hundreds in line, waiting all day, for a few precious moments with a recruiter that's shook the hands of probably a thousand people that day, asked the SAME questions, got the SAME responses, looked at the SAME resumes.....

It could kind of remind you of the song/video for Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall".

Those pride touting guys/gals/others don't need to go to job fairs.

I'm working from home... And stalking my profile to see what threads i've viewed? Creepy.

One click hardly classifies as stalking. And you must "work from home" a lot with all your "precious time" in this "short" life.

More than i'd like to, but it pays the bills and lets me travel on my days off. Can't complain.

Back to job fairs. People should stop going to them. Airlines will hire regardless.

Agreed (kinda). I'm just giving you a hard time. I went this month to my first (probably won't do another) and it did at least get my app scored by Delta. Sure everyone Is/will be hiring, but when seniority is everything it's hard to sit around and wait. At least for me...everyone's different.

I think starting 6 months from now and then for a year after that, nobody at all should go to job fairs. I'll check them out for y'all and report back, I promise. Don't update your apps either, that's a sucker's game. Remember how someone who never succeeded at anything told you how all the good things in life are free? There's no pay to play for anything good in *this* industry so don't bother with interview prep or anything with a fee, 'cause hey remember that facebook meme about blah blah happy people blah blah?

Most certainly don't read any new-hire trip reports about how their apps sat dormant until right after they went to a job fair. They're either lying or they don't know how it "really works".

Yes, I think the selection for interviews at the airlines I mentioned are all about algorithms. I also think cover letters and resumes are becoming obsolete. There are plenty of articles on the use of data and and selecting the right candidate for companies. I think one article even stated they track what browser you use to fill out the application to predict certain traits.

I think it is obvious when some of the same candidates get called by all of the airlines. There was an Academy Grad on the "whose been hired" thread that interviewed at all of them and was finally hired at FedEx. I bet any money if he does nothing to his apps he will get called again in 6 months to a year to interview at all of them again.

Explaining to a recruiter at a job fair why you have a poor GPA, have Part 61 training instead of Part 141, online college or whatever the disqualifers are is still not going to make the computer pick you even if it was 20 years ago and they like the hell out of you.

Emerald Coast, Centerline Prep and Aerocrew should have all kinds of data on the people getting actual interviews at the top tier airlines, their qualifications and whether or not they went to a job fair.

Why bother to go to school, get quals, hell why even apply anywhere. Perhaps we should give up shaving (women too), dressing like we want a job, or maybe even showers. To much time wasted worried about getting a job.

This, 100 times over this.