Mesa Interview Invite

[pilot754]

Any ideas for preperation is welcomed. Please keep any sly remarks to yourself.


The details are as follows:


Date: June 21th, 2006 Time: 8:30 A.M. Please plan on arriving between 8:00 A.M and 8:15 A.M.

Place: Mesa Air Group Corporate Building

Please bring the following items with you:

Current Resume
All Log Books (You must bring all endorsements & original log books if you also have a computerized logbook.) Please flag all checkrides.
Driving Records from the states in which you’ve lived, or been licensed, for the last five years.
$50 application fee, cash or money order only

Please bring a copy and the original of the following items:

Driver’s License
Pilot License
First Class Medical Certificate
Current Passport
FCC License
Permanent Resident Alien Registration Card

All of the above are required for employment. Failure to bring all requested materials could result in denial of interview.


Please be advised that you will be given a 50 question ATP written test, which must be successfully passed with a 80% or greater score. If you do not meet the passing score you will not be allowed to continue with the interview process. You will be able to reapply 6 months after the interview date.

Please meet at the above time and place and you will be informed after the orientation as to the time of your interview. Interviews will include questions on weather, Jeppeson charts and technical questions on aircraft. Interviews are scheduled throughout the course of the afternoon, so please be prepared to spend the day with us.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to make personal travel arrangements and hotel lodging. However, as a courtesy to our pilot candidates, non-revenue space available travel is issued for your convenience. If you need space available travel please email me () your nearest airport by Tues. June 13th. I will email you your itinerary 24-48 hours before you travel. Business attire is required when traveling non-revenue. You are required to check-in at the ticket counter 30 minutes before departure and present valid identification, such as a driver’s license, and your space available pass. It is recommended that you check-in 60-minutes prior to departure.

Due to the amount of people invited to interview requests to reschedule may be denied. All requests will be considered on an individual basis. However if you request to reschedule your interview without giving enough time to cancel your flight arrangements your request will be denied.

Lodging alternatives:
Crowne Plaza- 4300 E. Washington St. The current rate is $79.00
**You must ask for in-house reservations when calling, and advise that you are coming for a Mesa interview.**
There are a limited number of rooms available at this price - please make your reservations as early as possible.

The Days Inn-Airport- 3333 Van Buren St., 602-244-8244 (van service can be utilized) the current rate is $39.00;

Sleep Inn-Airport- 2621 S. 47th Place, Phoenix, AZ, 480-967-7100 (van service can be utilized) the current rate is $44.99.


We look forward in meeting you!

Sincerely,

Mesa

[Timbuff10]

I would hit the ATP Gleim pretty hard for the week leading up to the interview.

I can't believe they charge you $50 to do the interview though. I have never heard of any other job interview where they expect the interviewee to pay to be interviewed.

Perhaps if you give them $100 they will give you the answers to the 50 question test?

Good luck on your interview though!

[N422NM]

Originally Posted by Timbuff10

I would hit the ATP Gleim pretty hard for the week leading up to the interview.

I can't believe they charge you $50 to do the interview though. I have never heard of any other job interview where they expect the interviewee to pay to be interviewed.

Perhaps if you give them $100 they will give you the answers to the 50 question test?

Good luck on your interview though!

Yup. They claim they need it for the background investigations or something like that....but yeah....they are the only regional I've ever heard of that does that. Get what you pay for ?

[pilot754]

The call came in on Monday (June 12) date June 21.

This is my first Part 121 Airline interview! Hope the ASA ATP prep book will do alright as thats the one I bought few days ago. I was granted an interview via internal connection. Total time = 1220 and MEL=120

I am nervous, scared and happy. The ATP (Company style exam) I hear has 50 questions no figures. Min. score of 80 % to move onward.

Feel free to contact me jet.pilot@verizon.net

Night

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Timbuff10

I would hit the ATP Gleim pretty hard for the week leading up to the interview.

I can't believe they charge you $50 to do the interview though. I have never heard of any other job interview where they expect the interviewee to pay to be interviewed.

Perhaps if you give them $100 they will give you the answers to the 50 question test?

Good luck on your interview though!

Off the top of my head, FedEx does the same thing:


We are very pleased that you have expressed an interest in a pilot position with FedEx Express.

This profile form will be your initial step in the process of being considered for a pilot position. You must complete this form in its entirety. We will then evaluate your profile, and, if you are selected as a candidate for interview, more information will be sent to you, including an application for your signature.

An initial $50.00 fee will be required to process this profile. You will be prompted to submit this payment via credit card (American Express, MasterCard, Visa) after entering data in the profile.

https://www.pilotcredentials.com/car....php?a=profile

[EDUC8-or]

Have you looked at www.aviationinterviews.com? I think the test is there.

With your times I would think you could get picked up by a company that treats their employees better. I have friends there who can't wait to get out. Not trying to bash Mesa, just my friends were excited and took the first job they were offered and now they're unhappy.

[Mr_Creepy]

Originally Posted by Timbuff10

I would hit the ATP Gleim pretty hard for the week leading up to the interview.

I can't believe they charge you $50 to do the interview though. I have never heard of any other job interview where they expect the interviewee to pay to be interviewed.

Perhaps if you give them $100 they will give you the answers to the 50 question test?

Good luck on your interview though!

That's been going on for years, at least since 1998.

Mesa was not the first to do that, although they may have been the first regional.

In the 90's, USAir charged $75, AA charged $100, United charges $50(application) + $50(interview). Delta made you join UPAS.

[pavelump]

still bogus.

[Maximillian_Jenius]

Originally Posted by pavelump

still bogus.

Not really when you think about it. I'd pay a $50 app fee to fly the CRJ-900!

[NYer914]

Originally Posted by Maximillian_Jenius

Not really when you think about it. I'd pay a $50 app fee to fly the CRJ-900!

The same guy that is going to take a pay cut to fly the CRJ-900...Don't have that attitude, that is why we don't get paid what we should because of pilots with that type of attitude.

[wheelsup]

Originally Posted by NYer914

The same guy that is going to take a pay cut to fly the CRJ-900...Don't have that attitude, that is why we don't get paid what we should because of pilots with that type of attitude.

Did you miss the tag? You even quoted it, yo.

P.S. If mesa takes a pay cut in their new contract, I will quit aviation for good. I just can't compete with that stuff.

[NYer914]

Originally Posted by wheelsup

Did you miss the tag? You even quoted it, yo.

P.S. If mesa takes a pay cut in their new contract, I will quit aviation for good. I just can't compete with that stuff.

Acutally I didn't see it...I'm an idiot...but that's still my feeling on the subject.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by wheelsup

If mesa takes a pay cut in their new contract, I will quit aviation for good. I just can't compete with that stuff.

I agree with you on that.

However

From what I understand from reading various internet forums and knowing someone who did MAPD and is waiting for groundschool, it seems like the Mesa pilots are in agreement with you too. As I understand it, the current contract was only accepted so that something with Freedom Air could happen, like keeping on seniority list or something. I'll have to ask again exactly what that was about, but the gist of it is, their current contract was settled for and the consensus is that the next one in 2007 needs to be much better.

[Cav]

I can't believe they make you fly space available to the interview. What a load of $%#. I'll add it to the reasons I would never work there. It's flat not worth it. Perhaps I'm just misguided since I work for a company that treats its employees with respect.

[Champcar]

Originally Posted by pilot754

Any ideas for preperation is welcomed. Please keep any sly remarks to yourself.

Guess some of you missed that part.

[Cav]

Originally Posted by Champcar

Guess some of you missed that part.

Nope.

[wheelsup]

Originally Posted by Cav

I can't believe they make you fly space available to the interview. What a load of $%#. I'll add it to the reasons I would never work there. It's flat not worth it. Perhaps I'm just misguided since I work for a company that treats its employees with respect.

That's cool that XJET flys you PS to the interview. I know Skywest, AWAC, and Colgan don't. I'm guessing most don't.

AFAIK, XJET doesn't pay (except per diem) while in training, so there are upsides and downsides there as well. I wouldn't make your decision on a regional based upon if they PS you to the interview or not...

[EDUC8-or]

Originally Posted by Cav

I can't believe they make you fly space available to the interview. What a load of $%#. I'll add it to the reasons I would never work there. It's flat not worth it. Perhaps I'm just misguided since I work for a company that treats its employees with respect.

At least they get you a ticket. Like previously posted, you have to get yourself to the SkyWest interview. I interviewed at ASA and it was also space available. I think Mesa won't pay for your hotel during training like Skywest.

[Cav]

Perhaps I'll just consider myself lucky. Carry on.

[Bog]

If you get offered the job, head over to www.mesahub.com and start looking for roommates for training. Also send me a PM over there and I'll get some hotels #s to you.

The interview: no sim, 50 questions from the ATP (piece of cake, it's not anything major), pilot interview, and possibly an HR interview. Right now ... OK, for the entire 6 1/2 years I've been here, we're short on pilots, so the job is yours to lose.

If you do get the job, keep the following in mind:
(1) You have no say as to what airplane you get, no matter what they tell you.
(2) Groundschool in ICT is the Beech. PHX is everything else.
(3) If you get the CRJ, hope you like, and can afford, living near IAD. That's where you're going. ERJ: same gig. Dash: no-one knows anymore. Beech: you'll move every other month.
(4) We start contract negotiations next year. Management has already started ramping up the abuse (it's bad enough during normal times) with scheduling, junior assignments, and crap like that. Apparently they don't realize that they are pissing off an already pissed-off pilot group. This will get ugly, and I can't wait.
(5) The contract sucks, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. There are a variety of reasons we signed it, none of which really matter right now. We have a new batch of gents running our union, we're getting results, and we're ready to get what we freaking deserve. Hopefully the rest of the industry will stand by us and support us (we got nothing last time).

[JayAre]

Originally Posted by Bog

The interview: no sim,

did i read that right? Bog i thought they always did a sim eval?

[Maximillian_Jenius]

Originally Posted by Bog

If you get offered the job, head over to www.mesahub.com and start looking for roommates for training. Also send me a PM over there and I'll get some hotels #s to you.

The interview: no sim, 50 questions from the ATP (piece of cake, it's not anything major), pilot interview, and possibly an HR interview. Right now ... OK, for the entire 6 1/2 years I've been here, we're short on pilots, so the job is yours to lose.

If you do get the job, keep the following in mind:
(1) You have no say as to what airplane you get, no matter what they tell you.
(2) Groundschool in ICT is the Beech. PHX is everything else.
(3) If you get the CRJ, hope you like, and can afford, living near IAD. That's where you're going. ERJ: same gig. Dash: no-one knows anymore. Beech: you'll move every other month.
(4) We start contract negotiations next year. Management has already started ramping up the abuse (it's bad enough during normal times) with scheduling, junior assignments, and crap like that. Apparently they don't realize that they are pissing off an already pissed-off pilot group. This will get ugly, and I can't wait.
(5) The contract sucks, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. There are a variety of reasons we signed it, none of which really matter right now. We have a new batch of gents running our union, we're getting results, and we're ready to get what we freaking deserve. Hopefully the rest of the industry will stand by us and support us (we got nothing last time).

Bog...if Mesa actually gets a good contract this time do you still think that people will still hate on your airline and in general have a bad opinion about Mesa?

[Maximillian_Jenius]

Originally Posted by JayAre

did i read that right? Bog i thought they always did a sim eval?

XJT also doesn't have a sim eval!

[Bog]

Originally Posted by JayAre

did i read that right? Bog i thought they always did a sim eval?

MAG has never done a sim eval. That would cost them $$$. I think PACE has an eval, but not MAG when hiring pilots.

Originally Posted by Maximillian_Jenius

Bog...if Mesa actually gets a good contract this time do you still think that people will still hate on your airline and in general have a bad opinion about Mesa?

Yes. The whiners at flight info will ALWAYS find something wrong in their life (low pay, lame work rules, bad TV reception, no toilet paper in the bathroom) to blame on Mesa. It's quite sad and childish, but ... humanity is what it is.

[greaper007]

Could someone point me to a thread or website that explains why everyone hates mesa so much. I know the pilots don't get paid well, but it's not any worse than most of the regionals. Is there something in their past with the pilot group being scabs or something?