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Chris_Ford · October 5th, 2006, 14:03

So Purdue had their career fair today, and in an effort to continue the job search and not eliminating any options, I attended.

In attendance were ExpressJet, TSA, Eagle, GoJet (nobody talked to them), Big Sky, and Piedmont (who actually failed to show) (oh and JetU and Gulfstream were there too!111)

Anyway, when I got to the Express Jet table, the woman there seemed to be quite possibly one of the rudest and most unprofessional "recruiters" I've met. While she was talking to myself and others, I heard some gems like,
"We're the BEST PAYING REGIONAL out there!" (um, isn't Horizon?)
"Do you really want to fly a prop? We fly JETS!"
"We're hiring 64 a month, why don't you go ask Eagle how much THEY'RE hiring" (50 a month, that's not too much of a discrepancy.)
"We're the best regional out there, all the other ones just flat out don't compare."
"You're worthless to me unless you have 100 multi" (even if it's true, there are better ways to say it)
"We've got lots of things going on" but fails to answer the "what are you doing with the lost airplanes" question.

The poorest thing about it was that these 300 hour Purdue kids were lapping it right up. "Yeah, why would you want to fly a prop!?"

I'm sorry, but I understand that you might be in "competition" against the other regionals, but a little respect for the competition (aka not saying everyone sucks but you) goes a long way in my book. Especially when you have a 5 inch thick stack of resumes anyway. You're not going to have to worry about any pilot shortage with the good rep you've had in the past.

Just found it so interesting that a very well-regarded regional could send someone that... tactless or unprofessional.

/end venting

October 5th, 2006, 14:03	#1
Chris_Ford Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,329	Disappointed in ExpressJet... So Purdue had their career fair today, and in an effort to continue the job search and not eliminating any options, I attended. In attendance were ExpressJet, TSA, Eagle, GoJet (nobody talked to them), Big Sky, and Piedmont (who actually failed to show) (oh and JetU and Gulfstream were there too!111) Anyway, when I got to the Express Jet table, the woman there seemed to be quite possibly one of the rudest and most unprofessional "recruiters" I've met. While she was talking to myself and others, I heard some gems like, "We're the BEST PAYING REGIONAL out there!" (um, isn't Horizon?) "Do you really want to fly a prop? We fly JETS!" "We're hiring 64 a month, why don't you go ask Eagle how much THEY'RE hiring" (50 a month, that's not too much of a discrepancy.) "We're the best regional out there, all the other ones just flat out don't compare." "You're worthless to me unless you have 100 multi" (even if it's true, there are better ways to say it) "We've got lots of things going on" but fails to answer the "what are you doing with the lost airplanes" question. The poorest thing about it was that these 300 hour Purdue kids were lapping it right up. "Yeah, why would you want to fly a prop!?" I'm sorry, but I understand that you might be in "competition" against the other regionals, but a little respect for the competition (aka not saying everyone sucks but you) goes a long way in my book. Especially when you have a 5 inch thick stack of resumes anyway. You're not going to have to worry about any pilot shortage with the good rep you've had in the past. Just found it so interesting that a very well-regarded regional could send someone that... tactless or unprofessional. /end venting