Recruitment cold call
04-05-2021, 03:00 PM
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Recruitment cold call
A family friend who is a 63-year-old woman who hasn't flown in about 30 years recently received a phone call from someone who claimed to be a Skywest recruiter. She doesn't have a current medical, so we are trying to figure out how and why she received this call. Was this a recruiter hired by Skywest to create an applicant pool? It just seems odd considering the current state of the industry. I know some regionals have been hiring recently, but I can't imagine they are that hurting for pilots that they are reaching out to folks like this.
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04-05-2021, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Singlecoil
A family friend who is a 63-year-old woman who hasn't flown in about 30 years recently received a phone call from someone who claimed to be a Skywest recruiter. She doesn't have a current medical, so we are trying to figure out how and why she received this call. Was this a recruiter hired by Skywest to create an applicant pool? It just seems odd considering the current state of the industry. I know some regionals have been hiring recently, but I can't imagine they are that hurting for pilots that they are reaching out to folks like this.
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04-05-2021, 08:20 PM
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One of my good friends is a SkyWest Cadet, with close to 2000 hours now and hasn’t even so much as received even a computer generated auto-email since pre-Covid.
That would be highly insulting, IMO, if they were cold calling potential recruits before even reaching out to the people already in the pool.
That would be highly insulting, IMO, if they were cold calling potential recruits before even reaching out to the people already in the pool.
04-06-2021, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Singlecoil
... a 63-year-old woman..........so we are trying to figure out how and why she received this call.
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If she responded they will "arrange all the necessary training, medical checkups, and other paperwork needed" for a "Small Fee using gift cards" or better yet, direct debit from her checking account, or in 3 easy installments on her credit card.
04-06-2021, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by herewego
No doubt in my mind It's a scam.
If she responded they will "arrange all the necessary training, medical checkups, and other paperwork needed" for a "Small Fee using gift cards" or better yet, direct debit from her checking account, or in 3 easy installments on her credit card.
If she responded they will "arrange all the necessary training, medical checkups, and other paperwork needed" for a "Small Fee using gift cards" or better yet, direct debit from her checking account, or in 3 easy installments on her credit card.
04-06-2021, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by buccirj
That's interesting. Can anyone else chime in on if they also got a message? I receive an email AND a text message. Both same format for (yes/no) questions on obtaining a Class I, interest in training, etc. Hope this wasn't a scam.
04-06-2021, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Skyhawk121
The text message/e-mail that went out on the first was not a scam. I talked to someone in FO management because I had a friend ask me about it who received it. Seems like they are trying to figure out which of the CJOs out there are still interested in coming to fly at OO.
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