Nov 7 Meet The Chiefs
 

Has anyone that went to the Meet The Chiefs event in Seattle heard anything back yet?

Call me impatient.

I have not heard anything yet unfortunately.

Not a peep here...

Still quiet over here too. I keep checking email and spam. Hopefully hear something soon....just have to have patience.

Keep an eye on your dashboards, too! I’m sure it will be a matter of time:D

All quiet here too

Solid advice. “Under Review” is a step in the right direction. Thank you.

Sounds like some emails are going out. I’ve heard of one “try again in 6 months” so far.

Was that from a recent MTC or interview?
Good luck hopefully we hear something

November 7th MTC.

Had a friend that was there the 7th get a try again email too. Not sure why they invited these guys, let them travel all the way to Seattle just to say try again. They had their info, he’s a good guy so it wasn’t an issue with the face to face. HR gonna HR.

Sounds like your “friend” is a bit bitter about the outcome, perhaps enough to make a new handle and post about it on APF?

For what it’s worth; our HR has done a pretty good job at hiring pilots who seems to coexist pretty well with one another, Sandi being the main component to this over the years.

So you can’t expect all face to face interviews to get hired; this is a multi million dollar career, flying multi million dollar aircraft with hundreds of passengers aboard. So yes, that’s the exact reason why he “has to” fly out, to meet and talk with the applicant and see if they are a suitable hire.

I’m sure he is a good friend, HR isn’t hiring friends. He can reapply or keep applying at other airlines; maybe take an interview prep class, and it will work out in the future.

There are plenty of qualified people getting the TBNT email. The days of just showing up and getting hired are over.

What info might that be? You can’t tell if an applicant is a good fit for the company just because of the resume. That’s why Spirit has events like these. It cost the company money to hold events like this, they are not holding them just to turn people alway like you seem to think.

For now...

Nov 5/7
 

Still quiet??

Still quiet here

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meet and greet events
 

I know alot on this forum will feel hard done or bitter about the hiring. I will say one thing for sure about Spirit Airlines, their hiring criteria or selection of pilots is surprising. And I say this because they just hired a guy I know who was not flying in the US for the last 5 yrs because he complained of how airline pay sucked here and how pilots get treated badly here. He goes overseas for few yrs chasing heavy metal and then complains how airlines are crap overseas and cant work in a toxic culture and wants to come back once he fills his bank. He comes back to the USA and goes to a regional collects the bonus after IOE and applies to Spirit and Spirit hires him. And yet the guys and girls here who work hard, paid their dues and are loyal to their country and companies here, not all but some great personalities get turned down by places like Spirit. But yet airlines like Spirit who should question their credibility and loyalty hire them. Sounds very disheartening for the hard working pilots here in the country but this is how this game is played. But it is funny, how airlines here become fooled by players like these .

You got to be joking.....

There is no rules against getting hired back in the states after leaving. In fact, Spirit has hired many pilots with international experience from places like Columbia and the Caribbean; as well as expats who worked in Afghanistan. Perhaps Spirit feels pilots with experience outside of the lower 48 will be an asset to the company?

I guess I could start a similar thread about how I couldn’t get hired at a Legacy as easily as someone named “Britany757”.

Honestly with your complaining on a forum like this, it makes sense why possibly your application was passed over.

So one pilot gets hired that you dont agree with, and you feel the need to post about it? This person leaves the US to get paid better than at a regional, gets some great experience, fills his bank as you say, comes back and earns a better job? Good for him/her!!!! Well played. Not everyone has to stomach a regional for years and years when there are better options out there. Its also a huge risk to attempt when he/she did. Glad it worked out for them.

“loyal to US companies”? As in a regional? If you are “loyal” to a regional, that is the only foolish move you mentioned. Not one single regional deserves that.

Sure, ignore the fact that the other 99.99 percent of pilots are coming from regionals/corporate/fractional, and that experience with heavy itnl flying is way more valuable than someone flying domestically. Oh and lets not ignore the fact that you are being a cry baby, about another pilot who in your opinion, is being a cry baby. Pot meet kettle...

Sounds like you either got a TBNT yourself are super sour about it and need to vent, and/or you are from whatever regional this guy was at and are mad he took your bonus and ran. Way to go bashing an entire airline over one person only you dont like. LOL

Still quiet indeed. My patience lives on.

I could nearly bet my entire paycheck that you’ll be at a legacy within a year. Particularly DL by the sight of things.

I’m not sure what “loyalty” to a US company means.

As with any job you enter into a consensual agreement where by you trade hours of your life in exchange for currency that you can spend on goods and services. No extra emotional investment is necessary.

If a pilot chooses to shop the hours of their life to another company (foreign or domestic) and finds better value, they are free to do so and it doesn’t reflect badly on their character.

Furthermore, the idea that working for a foreign company is anti-patriotic and somehow detrimental to the industry or US economy is small minded and xenophobic. But I suppose we live in a time where it’s much easier to blame others for our lack of achievement.

Still nothing.

Yup. Guess no news is better than the TBNT

Got the email. Check back in 6 months. 2500tt 1k 121. Didn't expect anything but figured I would give it a shot.

They are probably still digging for the 3000 at a minimum. I got in with 1000 121 FO time and about 3600tt.