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01-27-2015 | 05:03 AM

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Maybe I'm overthinking this, maybe it's as simple as they're too cheap to pay a captain for what they consider an F/O job....

I hate to burst your bubble but... There are plenty of captains who got the job. The one that I know personally is also one of the good old boys...

01-27-2015 | 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Fitzgerald

Dear David,

Thank you for your application for the iPad Deployment Special Assignment position. We wanted to provide you with closure regarding this particular opportunity.

Please know that you were part of an extremely competitive candidate pool and our decision was a difficult one. At this time candidates have been selected whose background and experience best meets our needs for these positions.

We sincerely appreciate your interest, time and participation in our hiring process. We encourage you to continue reviewing Flying Together for future career opportunities that best meet your knowledge, skills, and abilities. If I can be of assistance to you at any time in the future, please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

Best regards,
Chad

Uhh uhh....I wonder how they made their selections. Not that I'm disappointed, but my qualifications are pretty good, and can't imagine too many others better qualified. Maybe another friends of Fred program?

Maybe I'm overthinking this, maybe it's as simple as they're too cheap to pay a captain for what they consider an F/O job....

That is funny. You consider yourself better qualified than most to mete out iPads. Go get em tiger!

01-27-2015 | 06:55 AM

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Clearly your Marvin score was too low. Do you think DF would have been turned away if he applied?

01-27-2015 | 07:58 AM

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Mako--you could be right, I'm certain my Marvin score is in the negative territory.

01-27-2015 | 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Fitzgerald

Please know that you were part of an extremely competitive candidate pool and our decision was a difficult one. At this time candidates have been selected whose background and experience best meets our needs for these positions.

Who knew that the talent pool was so shallow that putting on a button up shirt and passing out iPads was competitive? I'd count myself lucky to be on the outside looking in with this goat rope.

For all the "training" we'll get, why not hire someone from the Apple Store or a use flight ops interns?

01-27-2015 | 10:50 AM

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My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who met an iPad trainer at 31 Flavors last night said they already picked the people.

So I guess that's official.

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01-27-2015 | 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by awax

Who knew that the talent pool was so shallow that putting on a button up shirt and passing out iPads was competitive? I'd count myself lucky to be on the outside looking in with this goat rope.

I applied as well thinking there was more to it than passing out iPads. On my second furlough I did an iPad special project that was a nice change of pace. We put together an iPad EFB program from scratch, got FAA Certification and did the training. Similar setup with Jepp View, WSI but an off the shelf content reader. Program also developed iPad for use flight planning, load planning and electronic log book.

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01-28-2015 | 08:24 AM

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I applied as well thinking there was more to it than passing out iPads.

What was it that made you think that it would be any more than an asset accounting exercise?

01-28-2015 | 10:47 AM

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What was it that made you think that it would be any more than an asset accounting exercise?

Just an opinion because if it was just passing out things and getting a signature the flight office could do it. I thought maybe some actual instruction might occur.

Anyway it sounded interesting to me based on the iPad project I had done while furloughed. No matter because my qualifications were not competitive. If the job is only handing things out I will be happy that I wasn't selected.

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