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09-28-2014 | 07:54 PM

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pilotgolfer

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Originally Posted by worstpilotever

Supposed to be vacancy bid for 50 guppy crews in SFO next week. Also 15 guppy crews in ORD and few other vacancies.

Just curious where you heard this. I haven't been to work lately...it's been a good month.

09-28-2014 | 08:16 PM

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Just curious where you heard this. I haven't been to work lately...it's been a good month.

It was in Howard's update on Friday.

09-29-2014 | 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by F15andMD11

The second, a military pilot misrepresented himself. He said he was a Chief of Safety and a Chief Pilot. If you have Chief Pilot on your resume you had better have been an Ops Officer/XO or Squadron CC. Just because you ran your Stan Eval/NATOPs office or were squadron FSO does not mean you were a Chief Pilot or Chief of Safety. These interviewers are former military, they know! You're NOT going to get anything past them. When this candidate was asked about the positions it was clear he had none of the experience he claimed.

Interesting. I have Chief Pilot on my resume and that's what my last OPR says as my job title, but I was not the Ops Officer or Sq/CC. I'd also argue that if you are the squadron FSO, you are Chief of Safety for that squadron...not as impressive as Wing Chief of Safety, but still legit on a lower level. Hopefully the board would investigate via a call to your squadron supervision back home if the question arises.

09-29-2014 | 02:21 PM

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MacD, check your PMs. Don't sweat it!

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09-29-2014 | 04:44 PM

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Got the initial invitation email on Thursday. Took the Hogan the next day and got a call for the interview later that day. (Guess they had an extra slot they were trying to fill.) 7500 total, 4000 TPIC. 4 year aviation degree w/ honors, bilingual, regular volunteer work. 6 internal recs & a CP M&G from last year. Not sure what the magic ingredient was. Now to prepare for the interview...

09-29-2014 | 07:07 PM

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Congrats! What was the Hogan like? I have a buddy going through that phase soon.

09-29-2014 | 07:09 PM

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It's about time Hummingbear!!! Haha jk. Hogan portion is the hardest part (in my opinion). I wish you the best of Luck!!! Keep us updated.

09-29-2014 | 07:53 PM

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Thanks, gents. Hogan is not something you can deconstruct. A bunch of true/false questions about how you interact with others and how you feel about yourself. Many of the questions make you wish you could clarify the intent. Whether they are looking for consistency, certain trends, etc., I don't know, but in very general terms, I think you can throw off your performance by trying to overthink it. I took a long run to clear my head, then just tried to answer the questions honestly without analyzing them too much. Don't know if that's sound advice, but it seemed to work for me.

09-29-2014 | 09:40 PM

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Congrats and good luck!

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09-30-2014 | 02:21 AM

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I took a long run to clear my head, then just tried to answer the questions honestly without analyzing them too much. Don't know if that's sound advice, but it seemed to work for me.

It's the soundest advice possible.