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I recently got PFO’d from a 705, the interview went really well, then they asked for my documents and logbook. I didn’t hear from them for 2 weeks then they told me it was a no.
I’m just trying to examine why this happened and I’m looking at all the possible options. I bid for reserve at my current 705 and I’ve flown 135 hours this year so far, could that be seen as a red flag by future potential employers?

[Jean-Pierre]

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I recently got PFO’d from a 705, the interview went really well, then they asked for my documents and logbook. I didn’t hear from them for 2 weeks then they told me it was a no.
I’m just trying to examine why this happened and I’m looking at all the possible options. I bid for reserve at my current 705 and I’ve flown 135 hours this year so far, could that be seen as a red flag by future potential employers?

Did you ask them?

How many hours do you have at the moment? If you only have 400 then it might work against you.
If you've got 10 000, then 135 a year shouldn't make any difference.

Did you tell them you intentionally bid reserver?

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I recently got PFO’d from a 705, the interview went really well, then they asked for my documents and logbook. I didn’t hear from them for 2 weeks then they told me it was a no.
I’m just trying to examine why this happened and I’m looking at all the possible options. I bid for reserve at my current 705 and I’ve flown 135 hours this year so far, could that be seen as a red flag by future potential employers?

Did you ask them?

How many hours do you have at the moment? If you only have 400 then it might work against you.
If you've got 10 000, then 135 a year shouldn't make any difference.

Did you tell them you intentionally bid reserver?

I got 2500 hours and intentionally bid reserve. The guy in the interview didn’t say anything bad about it

[nohojob]

Guys in interviews usually don't say anything bad about your choices. They collect infos and make decisions afterward.

They can sound very nice in order to know you.

[fish4life]

The interviewer is probably thinking “when I had 2500 hours I wanted to fly as much as I could why doesn’t he?” And / or “if they try work as little as possible at their previous job with low time it’s unlikely they will step up when we need them to”

[‘Bob’]

Fly as many hours as you want.

Don’t hold your lifestyle hostage to a flaky HR department which is probably going to be cleaned out when upper management is wondering why planes are getting parked, employees are leaving, and candidates are the dregs of the industry.

[altiplano]

You obviously aren't in the career position that you want to be in yet as you're interviewing for other jobs. That means that you're still in the resume/experience building phase of your career trying to look better and gain the experience to get that job.

With very little time at only 2500 hour and turning down flying you aren't doing what you should be doing, so what are you doing there then? Coasting? Stop wasting your opportunity to get up the next rung and the job at the major you're looking for.

While you sit at home turning down opportunity for experience another class started at your dream job and you're 30 more numbers down the seniority list at the place you really want to be.

Don't lose the plot, get focused.

Now isn't the time to coast, every day you waste now comes out of your time at the top.

[BTD]

You obviously aren't in the career position that you want to be in yet as you're interviewing for other jobs. That means that you're still in the resume/experience building phase of your career trying to look better and gain the experience to get that job.

With very little time at only 2500 hour and turning down flying you aren't doing what you should be doing, so what are you doing there then? Coasting? Stop wasting your opportunity to get up the next rung and the job at the major you're looking for.

While you sit at home turning down opportunity for experience another class started at your dream job and you're 30 more numbers down the seniority list at the place you really want to be.

Don't lose the plot, get focused.

Now isn't the time to coast, every day you waste now comes out of your time at the top.

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[Canoehead]

You obviously aren't in the career position that you want to be in yet as you're interviewing for other jobs. That means that you're still in the resume/experience building phase of your career trying to look better and gain the experience to get that job.

With very little time at only 2500 hour and turning down flying you aren't doing what you should be doing, so what are you doing there then? Coasting? Stop wasting your opportunity to get up the next rung and the job at the major you're looking for.

While you sit at home turning down opportunity for experience another class started at your dream job and you're 30 more numbers down the seniority list at the place you really want to be.

Don't lose the plot, get focused.

Now isn't the time to coast, every day you waste now comes out of your time at the top.

This.

In addition, there is more to it than just "hours". And more to it than "flaky HR" as someone else said.

What makes you confident that the interview went well? Just curious.

[‘Bob’]

This thread is exhibit A for the flakiness of Air Canadas HR department.

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Nobody knows the magical formula for getting hired.. so an almost ten year old survey and 96 page thread of what personal experience was and like the markets past performance isn’t indicative of the future.

Sure it’s more than HR. It’s macroeconomics and growth and attrition and budgeting they are trying to navigate through.

Point is though is that it’s highly reactionary and if THEY can’t give a reason why you weren’t hired, it’s because they either don’t want to admit it or they have no fucking clue! Maybe you had fewer hours, maybe they didn’t like the sound of your last name, maybe they had so many slots and they performed a lottery.

If you’ve ever applied for a federal government job like RCMP or TC.. they tell you EXACTLY why you didn’t get the job.

And if it was low hours.. why did they waste your’s and their time and even interview you? That in of it self is a flaky HR.

[BTD]

This thread is exhibit A for the flakiness of Air Canadas HR department.

viewtopic.php?t=108166

Nobody knows the magical formula for getting hired.. so an almost ten year old survey and 96 page thread of what personal experience was and like the markets past performance isn’t indicative of the future.

Sure it’s more than HR. It’s macroeconomics and growth and attrition and budgeting they are trying to navigate through.

Point is though is that it’s highly reactionary and if THEY can’t give a reason why you weren’t hired, it’s because they either don’t want to admit it or they have no fucking clue! Maybe you had fewer hours, maybe they didn’t like the sound of your last name, maybe they had so many slots and they performed a lottery.

If you’ve ever applied for a federal government job like RCMP or TC.. they tell you EXACTLY why you didn’t get the job.

And if it was low hours.. why did they waste your’s and their time and even interview you? That in of it self is a flaky HR.

Why do you think in this case it is AC?

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It wasn’t AC, it was another flaky HR department lol.
It was definitely very flaky because I’ve sent alot of emails to them during the recruiting process that never got answered.

To answer the other guys question, it was the vibe and connection that I experienced with the pilot conducting the interview that made it seem like it was a good interview.

[BTD]

It wasn’t AC, it was another flaky HR department lol.
It was definitely very flaky because I’ve sent alot of emails to them during the recruiting process that never got answered.

To answer the other guys question, it was the vibe and connection that I experienced with the pilot conducting the interview that made it seem like it was a good interview.

Take the loss and own it. Stop bidding reserve (unless you have young kids or something) and get the experience as fast as you can. 2500 hrs is still low time. I don’t recall if you mentioned what equipment you are flying now and if CA or FO?

Altiplano said it best.

[AV80R]

My strategy was to fly as much as legally possible for the first 5000 hours, then as little as legally possible after that.