Cant wait for you guys to come to the majors with those attitudes.

 

He was being sarcastic, get a clue.

 

Hi everyone,
Just looking for a few answers/tips as I will soon be applying to SkyWest. I've read and searched a number of posts already.

How important to the process is going to a job fair? I am working overseas and am on the hook here until August 31, so I can't make any of the events they have listed at the moment. I know Aerocrew Solutions are having another job fair in Chicago on the 8th of September, and I could make that if Sky West are present at that one as well.

Assuming that is the case, do I need to be 100% interview ready at the fair? It's not that I won't be studying anyway, but my job outlook here has changed recently, and going back to the U.S. to apply for the regionals wasn't even on my radar until about a week ago, and to be completely interview ready would be a lot to accomplish in the next 5 weeks along with everything else(including studying for the ATP written).

Additionally, while I have all of the posted minimums (3800TT 300MEL 100Inst) I don't have the night hours for ATP yet, only 40. Might that be a problem? I also assume that it will be pointless to submit an application without having taken the ATP written, which makes it the first week of September at the earliest, hope that's not too late.

Also, as it seems some former 121 crew are also applying might my hours still be at all competitive?

Thanks to everyone who has been posting encouraging and helpful information to new hires/applicants.

 

Sheppard Air's software for the written. Most regionals now won't touch you without it.
Get the night hours even if you have to rent. 152 for awhile. BTW, what are you logging for night, 1 hour after sunset or sunset to sunrise? You can go back through your logbook and make a new column if needed, showing the sunset to sunrise hours... Or let the recruiters know what date you'll achieve the requirement.
At least three regionals are typing their new-hires now, so they really want you to have all ATP mins before hire, or set for completion before ground school.
Don't worry about having too many hours, there are plenty of former 121s and non-airline CFIs having been hired at Skywest.
For the Sept job fair, ATP written results from that morning are fine, just git er done. For the night hours

 

No, expect FAT or PSP

 

Midnight Echo,

Forget Sheppard Air, the FAA has changed the ATP written format. I used Sheppard Air for my written years ago and it was fantastic however, my buddy fell flat on his face on the written due to the FAA changing the questions.
If you plan on attending a job fair, it would be in your best interest to be interview ready. You'll need the written complete before you attend ground school, I'm not sure if you need it for an interview.
Read and heed what other posters have said. SKW training is very thorough and very fast paced. You cannot fall behind otherwise you're gonna find yourself in a world of hurt. With that said, the training department will give you all the tools needed to be successful. It's up to you to utilize the materials given to you. Hope to see you on the line, good luck.

 

Generally it is FAT and PSP, but there were a few guys who got PDX as a new hire in this last round. Good luck!

 

As far as I know they keep the question database up to date. Had a buddy use it a month or two and he got like a 95. I used it as well. Highly recommended.

 

Sorry if it came off the wrong way, the point in my posting is that a few in my class and other classes came off as tools by doing this. I am sincerely trying to help and point out to new hires not to be those guys as many of the instructors and classmates were very irritated with them by the end, it also created a distracting learning environment.

 

During ground school on the Bro half the class failed the systems test, it is written very poorly. The instructors actually bragged about a couple questions on the test that the majority of the people always get wrong. That is on the Bro side of the house at SKW, the RJ training side I was told had much better instructors.