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If you're going to correct someone, you should at least do it correctly. Since 'each' is singular, you wouldn't want to use the plural possessive pronoun 'their'. So I would say "to each his own". Or to be politically correct, "to each his or her own."

 

Dave F. is bald now?

 

Boom goes the dynamite.

 

How much weight do attending job fairs hold with Skywest? I know ATP mins are the law of the land now, but would it benefit someone at all for going to a job far with less than ATP mins? I obviously know they won't be inviting someone without ATP mins to interview but my thought is it that it'll show recruiters one's interest.

 

Skywest job fairs are basically interviews. If they have the time at the job fair and you meet the minimums they'll do a full interview there. When I went I had the time minimums but I didn't have my ATP written complete. They did the HR interview in the job fair and told me to call them as soon as I got the written complete. I called while I was driving home after doing my written and they set up the interview in SLC for just a few days later.

If you don't have ATP minimums (and aren't close to having them) they're probably not going to interview you. If the job fair is in your city or easy to get to it might be worth going to talk to some people on the interview team. If you have to travel to get there it might be a waste of your time.

 

Very cool! You said the entire interview has been done at a job fair? Doesn't Skywest have a sim portion in their interview?

There's an Aero Crew fair in ATL in about 3 months. I'm about an hour away and should have about 1000TT, with all other ATP requirements met. I'm flying about 90-100hrs a month so who knows what could happen. I do need to get that written taken care of.

 

How much will it cost you to attend the job fair? If there's an entry fee, driving costs and time off work, I wouldn't say it would be worth it. It's great that you're very motivated, but if you're still 5-6 months or more away from the minimums you'd be better off saving your money and not going. Trust me, when you've got the hours they'll consider your application, and if you really feel like you need face time with the recruiting team there will more than likely be yet another job fair in a few months. But seriously, you don't need to pay to get into a job fair to get hired here!! When hiring is at maximum warp, SkyWest holds their own open houses (for free) around the country, and you don't have to go to one of those to get hired, either.

Also, they may do the *HR* portion of the interview at the job fair/open house, but they will still have you come to SLC to complete the sim portion and any other testing. But 6 months+ is a long way away from being hireable and a lot can happen in that time, so you may attend and be disappointed if they just say "nice to meet you, apply when you meet the minimums, thanks." If the E175 really comes in with no reduction in fleet, we need 400 new pilots over the next year, and that doesn't even factor in any attrition, which will continue. It may not sound like much, but it is more than a 10% increase in pilots here, and even if and when 200's do start to come off contract without new homes or at-risk flying, we will still need a lot of new people. So relax and focus on your ATP written :-)

 

You would still have to come to SLC to complete paperwork and anything they didn't get to at the job fair, including sim. Sometimes they don't require 121-current applicants to do the sim.

 

I don't know if things have changed, but previously HR wouldn't even look at your stuff if you didn't meet the minimums. Couldn't even apply without them all met.

You'll need all of the ATP requirements met (1500tt, x/c, etc.)including the written.