In regards to job fairs to obtain an interview at Spirit Airlines I would say if you can attend one then do so, it will definitely help.

If you have a strong internal reference that is willing to write you an internal letter of recommendation you will probably get an interview without attending a job fair in our current hiring environment.

If you do not have an internal reference and you are not getting a call within a month of your initial application date then I would start looking at attending a job fair.

 

Getting the attention of Sandy is key. Job fair IMHO is a waste unless you dress up like a Banana or play the Ukulele. Have the time and Sandy will call.

 

Step one is spelling her name correctly...Sandi.

 

Probably a dumb question but as far as getting an internal rec is concerned where would one send the rec to? I didn't notice anywhere during the app process to attach a LOR. Thanks in advance.

 

We have a Spirit email address to send internal recs to and it distributes them to all the hiring personnel. It is not something that is attached to your application. From my understand it helps your application get pulled for review and if its a solid application an invite for a phone interview will follow.

 

Great. Thank you for the info.

 

That's how I got her attention! LOL!!

 

I can imagine with Spirit's four simulator sessions prior to the final checkride that many people are simply not prepared. Especially those with less than 3000 hrs.

 

With all of the fixed-base training in the FTDs, pilots will have accomplished the approaches and MCDU FMS work many times before stepping into the full flight simulator. Pilots are already proficient at every task that is possible to train without the necessity of full motion.

The big ticket items left for full flight simulation are learning how to use a side stick, stalls, and banging out some V1 cuts and no flap landings. You get 16 hours to learn that stuff.

My opinion only: Everybody is entitled to their own opinion of the training, but the curriculum is focused on flying the aircraft from Day 1. The vast majority of pilots have made it through the training here with no problems.

You are expected to come prepared for every lesson by familiarizing yourself with the material (reading and chair flying) ahead of time. You don't need 3000 hours TT to know how to do that.

We have pilots from ERAU who pass the training with absolutely minimal experience. It's the real world challenges that are a very steep learning curve for them.

Everybody has to start somewhere, and Spirit pilots are generally willing to help new people learn the intricacies of red eye Latin America flying and the Expressway Visual to LGA as long as they have the right attitude.

Again, my opinion: Coming prepared is a function of attitude and professionalism, not Total Time.

 

Interesting. Thanks for the insight.