I’d sure love to add one more to that demographic.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It is really hard to nail down the competitive hiring minimums. I am nothing special, yet I received an interview invite. Keep your hopes up and get your application reviewed professionally. I believe that's what made the difference for me. All my time is turbine time.

3200TT
1030 FW ME PIC
Army Fixed Wing and Regional Part 121 Captain

I went to an online university and earned a sub 3.0 GPA. I did get a CP recommendation but it wasn't one of his "silver bullets". I also went to OBAP a few months ago.

No accidents/training failures/DUI/etc.

Keep trying, never know when that email will come!

I don’t believe there is anybody who actually knows what competitive hiring minimums are. A few months ago, we had a pilot in the jumpseat who claimed to have inside knowledge of the hiring algorithm because he was part of the team that developed it. I wrote on two pieces of scratch paper vastly different qualifications that represent actual resumes from two different applicants. One of them has no experience outside of being a line pilot at a regional, and the other was an Ivy League graduate, EASA ATPL, sim instructor, TCE, APD, production test pilot, SME, developed and certified part 142 training programs and simulators, and has worldwide operating experience as well as previous part 121 experience. We hired the line pilot.

I’m very close to four other applicants who collectively are LCAs, OEOs, chief pilots, and have plenty of PIC and total time. I know none of them have skeletons in the closet. Crickets. The only thing I know will get an applicant hired is persistence. That said, United is a wonderful place to work. It would just be nice if those of us who’ve recently come up through the ranks and met some remarkable individuals along the way would have a little input. I get the argument that everyone has 10 buddies they’d recommend, but some of these people I mentioned have dozens of recommendations which don’t seem to hold any value.

We have a 23 year old flying out of EWR. Turned 23 in JAN and was hired in Feb. Spends 19 years under 1000 and 6 years @ #1. You will never figure out how they hire.

There’s about a 99.9% chance that person was an intern.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man that kid hit the jackpot ! Happy for him :)

United has always done this type of hiring. It is not the norm but always some just like this hired. I sure agree that you will never figure out how they hire.

One of my close friends finally got an interview for United. His qualifications are 12,000+ flight time, check airman, former chief check airman, and an APD. He only has turbo-prop time though.

Are they hiring pilots or personalities?

Both.

Based on my prior experience as a PI, I'd be surprised if that 23 year old intern was the "problem child" of that class during training or IOE.