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Old 04-27-2021, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by KonaJoe View Post
That's vague.. The bar has been set pretty low as to what's considered offensive or racist to this generation. You'd have to give more details than that. I used ECIC years ago and they helped me get to United. They've been in the business a long time.
All from a 20 second google search!

I wouldn't tell the United recruiter you used ECIC.

https://twitter.com/ExposedPilots/st...99076935995394
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Old 04-27-2021, 08:32 AM
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Lots of people have been avoiding Emerald Coast (ECIC) ever since the owner started spewing out some racist stuff on his personal FB page last year and then couldn't make anything better than an insincere defensive apology about it.
Real classy. Aaron is a genuinely great guy and his company has a superb product who has helped thousands of people. You’re ill informed and no better than a high school gossip queen.
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Old 04-27-2021, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Margaritaville View Post
All from a 20 second google search!

I wouldn't tell the United recruiter you used ECIC.

https://twitter.com/ExposedPilots/st...99076935995394
The guy is an idiot ... so what? From a political standpoint, so are about half the guys you fly with. Doesn’t matter which side you are on.
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Old 04-27-2021, 09:13 AM
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The guy is an idiot ... so what? From a political standpoint, so are about half the guys you fly with. Doesn’t matter which side you are on.
Except that it does matter to the HR people doing the hiring.
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Originally Posted by rvfanatic View Post
Real classy. Aaron is a genuinely great guy and his company has a superb product who has helped thousands of people.
I know a lot of people that work(ed) for ECIC and provide(d) a great product under his brand's name, but that doesn't absolve him from saying some pretty F'd up things and not even showing legit remorse for them when called on it.

The screenshots posted above don't even compare to the bad ones that disappeared pretty quick.
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Old 04-27-2021, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Margaritaville View Post
Except that it does matter to the HR people doing the hiring.
Nice push from the Cancel Culture crowd, wow!!!!

I wouldn’t tell them who you used regardless. It won’t take long for them to know you’ve used interview prep and that says more than anything, it shows you’re willing to put in the time and effort to prepare for this job. Who you used is about as relevant to them as the color tie you wear. Put in the prep time and just be yourself. And I used ECIC and would again. I never met Aaron, I had a lady and she was excellent.
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Old 04-27-2021, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by threeighteen View Post
The screenshots posted above don't even compare to the bad ones that disappeared pretty quick.
What exactly did he say, because the above link was him ranting about a particularly extreme sect of a religion, most of whose members would agree with him on that.

What he did was use bad judgment by letting his emotions get the better of him. But he's a dude who has helped a LOT of pilots. I'm going to have to see something more than that to judge and cancel the dude.

And before you get sensitive about my view on it, I'll tell you that I'm a lifelong Democrat who agrees that the Democrats are as much hypocritical and full of crap as their Republican counterparts.
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Old 04-27-2021, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by threeighteen View Post
I know a lot of people that work(ed) for ECIC and provide(d) a great product under his brand's name, but that doesn't absolve him from saying some pretty F'd up things and not even showing legit remorse for them when called on it.

The screenshots posted above don't even compare to the bad ones that disappeared pretty quick.
Racism is the witchcraft of the 21st century, a mere accusation from the “woksters” is grounds for burning the accused on the execution pyre of cancel culture. We are soundly skrewd in this country if what was said by the ECIC CEO is grounds for social execution. Step back and analyze, this is the death of free speech, debate and independent thought.
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Old 04-27-2021, 01:11 PM
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I was unimpressed with the ECIC videos. I didn’t feel like it was very valuable, especially for the price. Admittedly, I didn’t really have much interest in them, as I didn’t want to accidentally refer to those stories or scenarios at my interview. The general content is just that, general and only surface level.

However, after you get an interview invite and do their seminars and top-off, you’ll be very thankful. The United-specific seminar was incredible and performed by a United pilot with experience conducting interviews for the company. You’re getting info from an involved source. Specifically for the flight scenario portion of the interview, it was invaluable.

The top-off was also excellent. It’s a mock interview with many of the similarly-worded questions that you’ll see at the interview. It’ll cover a range of topics and will get you prepared for nearly anything asked during the HR portion. It was nice having the reassurance that my answers and tone were on point with what the company was searching for.

FWIW, don’t let Aaron’s social media account prevent you from receiving excellent preparation. If one lets another person’s politic views dissuade he/she from landing their dream job, then it probably wasn’t as important as believed. If you really want the job, help your self and go with a known entity. ECIC and Cage have a track record of success. Don’t overthink it.
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Originally Posted by KonaJoe View Post
What exactly did he say, because the above link was him ranting about a particularly extreme sect of a religion, most of whose members would agree with him on that.

What he did was use bad judgment by letting his emotions get the better of him. But he's a dude who has helped a LOT of pilots. I'm going to have to see something more than that to judge and cancel the dude.

And before you get sensitive about my view on it, I'll tell you that I'm a lifelong Democrat who agrees that the Democrats are as much hypocritical and full of crap as their Republican counterparts.
I'm a lifelong conservative, voted for Trump (even though he's closer to a democrat imo), and I'm not a fan of BLM and their marxist wokeness BS by any means, but that doesn't make me a racist and I sure as hell don't tolerate racism from people who are supposed to be leaders.

"I am tired of you holding me down. I need you to start sending me reparation checks immediately. PM me for my address and I will bill you based upon how much each of you has held me me back. Expect some hefty fines B****es... Us people of color have got to stick together" -AH, 2020

The apology was the real "wtf" though. It was more of an explanation of his position accompanied by a "my counsel told me to say sorry then shut up" instead of a heartfelt apology. Then the whole ECIC page got yanked off of facebook.
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