Do job fairs really make a difference?
08-12-2017 | 06:28 PM
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Still waiting for a call.
It's all a crap shoot.
Won't hurt to attend a job fair. Whether it helps is largely a coin toss.
08-13-2017 | 08:11 AM
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I cringe when I hear the words "best of the best" or "guaranteed"...
08-13-2017 | 08:12 AM
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I think the only company where job fairs are a waste of time (for civilians at least) are at American. I met them at two (keep in mind this was over 4 years ago). At the first one, I got a "keep up the good work" after waiting 11 hours. At the second one, the recruiter told me that I had too many fighter pilots ahead of me for a job. That's almost verbatim. I was there with many colleagues, some with stellar qualifications, and ZERO got calls from AA.
I remember when I did Emerald Coast interview prep, at least half if not more of my group were fighter pilots, and if I recall, all had an interview with American. The rest of us were still waiting for a call or had a call with UA and DL, or an LCC.
That all being said, I HIGHLY recommend going through ECC prep to get polished before going to a job fair if you can. My first job fair, I hadn't done any formal prep, and I was asked TMAAT questions on the spot and I did NOT have polished answers. I only made that mistake once.
Best of luck.
I remember when I did Emerald Coast interview prep, at least half if not more of my group were fighter pilots, and if I recall, all had an interview with American. The rest of us were still waiting for a call or had a call with UA and DL, or an LCC.
That all being said, I HIGHLY recommend going through ECC prep to get polished before going to a job fair if you can. My first job fair, I hadn't done any formal prep, and I was asked TMAAT questions on the spot and I did NOT have polished answers. I only made that mistake once.
Best of luck.
08-13-2017 | 09:00 AM
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Having been in the airline business for quite a while if I was in charge of hiring it would be 1. Regional Guys 2. Military large transport c130 c5 tanker guys etc. 3. Corporate /charter. 4. Fighter pilots. Sorry but guys flying fighters don't have much total time at all, and come from a much different experience base and a lot of times it shows.
08-13-2017 | 11:38 AM
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Having been in the airline business for quite a while if I was in charge of hiring it would be 1. Regional Guys 2. Military large transport c130 c5 tanker guys etc. 3. Corporate /charter. 4. Fighter pilots. Sorry but guys flying fighters don't have much total time at all, and come from a much different experience base and a lot of times it shows.
08-13-2017 | 12:21 PM
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I never went to one, and got only one call for an interview at a major. I couldn't do it; couldn't stand in line all day with 100's of other guys to hand a HR rep my resume. There was (or is) something about the process that is soul-crushing to me.
08-13-2017 | 12:24 PM
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Having been in the airline business for quite a while if I was in charge of hiring it would be 1. Regional Guys 2. Military large transport c130 c5 tanker guys etc. 3. Corporate /charter. 4. Fighter pilots. Sorry but guys flying fighters don't have much total time at all, and come from a much different experience base and a lot of times it shows.
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08-13-2017 | 12:49 PM
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I was only commenting on his post regarding American, guess I didn't know about the numbers of guys struggling in training and being fired on probation like apparently you do.
. Only know what I see on line and new guys coming from 121 backgrounds and higher time guys are really great to fly with when they are brand new on the equipment. A number of guys I've flown with from fighter backgrounds have really low time and experience like 1200-1400 total time over a 20 year career, and it sometimes shows, especially with weather, MEL and operational issues, but they are all sharp guys and catch on, just a bigger learning curve for some. IMHO. I felt like CAL did a really great job of every class being a mix of 121/military/charter/corporate/regional backgrounds. Seems like each class was a few of each.
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