Airline Job Offering Options

Ducky · January 25th, 2008, 05:07

Lets say you emailed, faxed, and pass out as many resumes to any regional or major within the required mins of coarse and one called to offer a job and then the next day or weeks, another airline called you for the position.

Would you wait for the perference airline you want to work for to call you for a job offer?

OR

Go for the airline that called you first?

Opinions please. This is a hard decision right?

Ramsey · January 25th, 2008, 05:23

Take what you can get until you get something better.

N826AW · January 25th, 2008, 10:32

I'd go with the first call. What if the airline you prefer never calls?

SteveC · January 25th, 2008, 11:12

Might depend on what your current situation looks like. Are you flipping burgers or bagging groceries to pay the bills? If so, your economic quality of life is at a pretty good level (at least on a par with some regionals), so there isn't any reason to jump at the first job that comes along just to put money in your pocket, eh? In that case you really need to determine what other factors are important to you, personally, and how important they are. A single guy may have a lot different opinion on whether or not moving is a problem. Medical benefits (hah!) can be a factor for people with dependents. Upgrade time (hah again!) can be the carrot that some are chasing. Some people tolerate crappy work rules better than others, so they might rate a place like Mesa differently.

Bottom line, at least to my way of thinking, is to figure out what things are important enough to you to wait for, and what isn't so important. If you really spend some time to think about what you want and why you want it, you will have a clearer idea if it is worth the wait or not.

(How is that for a non-answer? I should have gone into politics.

)

Doug Taylor · January 25th, 2008, 11:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by HP N826AW

What if the airline you prefer never calls?

The airline that I really wanted to work for back in the day never called until I was off probation at the carrier that DID call. But by that point, the "place to be" had shifted to the place I was working.

Ducky · January 25th, 2008, 14:36

oh i understand. I guess you have to be lucky enough eh.

Velocipede · January 25th, 2008, 14:40

Take the first offer. You can always quit when something better comes along.

TheOneMarine · January 25th, 2008, 16:57

This happened to me here in the last few months. Except that the airline I wanted most called first! I had no one calling me and then all of a sudden I had 1 interview, then 2, then 4! I scheduled all three with my top choice having going to first. As it turned out, I went and found that another option worked out FAR better! (no commute, faster upgrades, near equal pay, same equipment, fairly stable) so go to as many as you can as they come. Moral of the story? You may find that your first choice may not be the best choice for you! Just my .02! Hope it helps

SoCalAprch · January 25th, 2008, 19:53

You don't choose a regional, they choose you... Just kidding...

Go with the first one unless it is really not going to work out for you. I applied to my first choice a couple weeks before the others and they ended up calling me first and I got the job. If you already have a job offer and are hoping another calls I wouldn't hold out and I'd go with it. Unless it's a GoJet or Mesa... If you haven't sent out the resumes yet then start by sending to your first pick, wait a week or so, then send to your second pick, etc... so on and so forth...

N826AW · January 25th, 2008, 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

The airline that I really wanted to work for back in the day never called until I was off probation at the carrier that DID call. But by that point, the "place to be" had shifted to the place I was working.

Such a trend setter.

mtsu_av8er · January 25th, 2008, 21:08

Depends.

I waited until I knew I was qualified for exactly the one I wanted to work for.

If I had been on the verge of starvation, I'm not sure that would have been an option. So, I made lots of money.

Ducky · January 26th, 2008, 00:21

oh thanks for all the opinions! had just opened my mind up.

JaceTheAce · January 26th, 2008, 00:57

It's kind of hard to pick and choose which airline you want to work for. Go with the one that calls you first, unless it's Mesa.

mtsu_av8er · January 26th, 2008, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaceTheAce

It's kind of hard to pick and choose which airline you want to work for. Go with the one that calls you first, unless it's Mesa.

No, it isn't. I decided exactly which one I wanted to work for, applied, and got the call within 6 hours.

Cptnchia · January 26th, 2008, 11:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtsu_av8er

No, it isn't. I decided exactly which one I wanted to work for, applied, and got the call within 6 hours.

While that may have been your experience, it is not indicative of the industry as a whole.

mtsu_av8er · January 26th, 2008, 13:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cptnchia

While that may have been your experience, it is not indicative of the industry as a whole.

Hehehe - over the head.

January 25th, 2008, 05:07	#1
Ducky Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: @ home and bored Posts: 211	Airline Job Offering Options Lets say you emailed, faxed, and pass out as many resumes to any regional or major within the required mins of coarse and one called to offer a job and then the next day or weeks, another airline called you for the position. Would you wait for the perference airline you want to work for to call you for a job offer? OR Go for the airline that called you first? Opinions please. This is a hard decision right? __________________

January 25th, 2008, 05:23	#2
Ramsey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ramstein Air Base, Germany; LH 747-400 SIM Posts: 571	Re: Airline Job Offering Options Take what you can get until you get something better.

January 25th, 2008, 10:32	#3
N826AW Old Skool Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mesa Oeste Posts: 1,921	Re: Airline Job Offering Options I'd go with the first call. What if the airline you prefer never calls? __________________ "The Do"

January 25th, 2008, 11:12	#4
SteveC Modulator Join Date: May 2003 Location: GRR Posts: 8,788	Re: Airline Job Offering Options Might depend on what your current situation looks like. Are you flipping burgers or bagging groceries to pay the bills? If so, your economic quality of life is at a pretty good level (at least on a par with some regionals), so there isn't any reason to jump at the first job that comes along just to put money in your pocket, eh? In that case you really need to determine what other factors are important to you, personally, and how important they are. A single guy may have a lot different opinion on whether or not moving is a problem. Medical benefits (hah!) can be a factor for people with dependents. Upgrade time (hah again!) can be the carrot that some are chasing. Some people tolerate crappy work rules better than others, so they might rate a place like Mesa differently. Bottom line, at least to my way of thinking, is to figure out what things are important enough to you to wait for, and what isn't so important. If you really spend some time to think about what you want and why you want it, you will have a clearer idea if it is worth the wait or not. (How is that for a non-answer? I should have gone into politics. ) __________________ . If life gives you lemons, throw 'em into a quart of vodka. ~Red Green

January 25th, 2008, 14:36	#6
Ducky Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: @ home and bored Posts: 211	Re: Airline Job Offering Options oh i understand. I guess you have to be lucky enough eh. __________________

January 25th, 2008, 14:40	#7
Velocipede Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 2,861	Re: Airline Job Offering Options Take the first offer. You can always quit when something better comes along. __________________ "Humankind cannot stand very much reality." - T.S. Eliot

January 25th, 2008, 16:57	#8
TheOneMarine Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: If it isn't ORL, I'm not happy :( Posts: 655	Re: Airline Job Offering Options This happened to me here in the last few months. Except that the airline I wanted most called first! I had no one calling me and then all of a sudden I had 1 interview, then 2, then 4! I scheduled all three with my top choice having going to first. As it turned out, I went and found that another option worked out FAR better! (no commute, faster upgrades, near equal pay, same equipment, fairly stable) so go to as many as you can as they come. Moral of the story? You may find that your first choice may not be the best choice for you! Just my .02! Hope it helps __________________ -Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.

January 25th, 2008, 19:53	#9
SoCalAprch Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CMH Posts: 876	Re: Airline Job Offering Options You don't choose a regional, they choose you... Just kidding... Go with the first one unless it is really not going to work out for you. I applied to my first choice a couple weeks before the others and they ended up calling me first and I got the job. If you already have a job offer and are hoping another calls I wouldn't hold out and I'd go with it. Unless it's a GoJet or Mesa... If you haven't sent out the resumes yet then start by sending to your first pick, wait a week or so, then send to your second pick, etc... so on and so forth... __________________ I approve this message.

January 25th, 2008, 21:08	#11
mtsu_av8er Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia Posts: 12,590	Re: Airline Job Offering Options Depends. I waited until I knew I was qualified for exactly the one I wanted to work for. If I had been on the verge of starvation, I'm not sure that would have been an option. So, I made lots of money. __________________ Ike is one nasty storm, and it's all the fault of management. That's why we need ALPA.

January 26th, 2008, 00:21	#12
Ducky Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: @ home and bored Posts: 211	Re: Airline Job Offering Options oh thanks for all the opinions! had just opened my mind up. __________________

January 26th, 2008, 00:57	#13
JaceTheAce Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 7,544	Re: Airline Job Offering Options It's kind of hard to pick and choose which airline you want to work for. Go with the one that calls you first, unless it's Mesa. __________________ "Time spent flying is not deducted from one's lifespan." Join the Impact - Protest Prop 8 on November 15th!

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