The Air Canada OTS thread

[cloudseeker]

Background check roughly 10 business days after interview/medical.

Call back 2 months after the interview.

Thanks a lot, appreciate it.

Cheers!

[Blueontop]

Did the interview early December, been crickets since then, anyone else not heard anything that long, be nice to know one way or the other!

[cloudseeker]

Did the interview early December, been crickets since then, anyone else not heard anything that long, be nice to know one way or the other!

Hopefully you'll hear back soon.
Now I wonder if no background check request within 2 weeks means probably PFO on the way.

Good luck to all of waiting.

[Transition9er2]

AC is notoriously slow in their hiring process. It’s not uncommon to wait months from interview to job offer.

Meanwhile I’m hearing Flair and other airlines are fast tracking their hiring process because they want butts in seats as fast as possible.

Just sayin, there’s other options out there, do your due diligence before locking into a single employer and choose appropriately.

[flyboy88]

Did the interview early December, been crickets since then, anyone else not heard anything that long, be nice to know one way or the other!

Hopefully you'll hear back soon.
Now I wonder if no background check request within 2 weeks means probably PFO on the way.

Good luck to all of waiting.

I did interview end of November. Still haven’t even got background check request. But no news is good news is what I’ve been told.

[bcflyer]

Remember to add at least 10 days to the whole process if you interviewed late November early December. I don’t have any contacts in hiring so I’m guessing at the timeline, but company wide but things seem to take a bit longer through the Xmas season.

[Latitude]

I've been told 8 to 12 weeks for an answer during the interview... but that lately it's sometimes quicker/much quicker than that

[Flyca30]

I've been told 8 to 12 weeks for an answer during the interview... but that lately it's sometimes quicker/much quicker than that

That's what I've heard too, and when did you do the interview?

[matrix77]

Did anyone received PFO recently said you did not pass the interview and therefore they will schedule a second interview when they able to do so? Is PFO like that nowadays? Do you need to reapply in 6 month? Thank you and good luck to all.

[flying4dollars]

Did anyone received PFO recently said you did not pass the interview and therefore they will schedule a second interview when they able to do so? Is PFO like that nowadays? Do you need to reapply in 6 month? Thank you and good luck to all.

Is this what you received? If so I'm sorry to hear that but I would definitely reapply as soon as you can. Does it say that in your letter?

[matrix77]

Yes, the letter says I did not pass the interview and as such ,they will contact me for a second interview when able , nothing mentioned that I need to reapply in 6month, that is why I am a bit confused if I need to summit a new application?

[Flyca30]

Yes, the letter says I did not pass the interview and as such ,they will contact me for a second interview when able , nothing mentioned that I need to reapply in 6month, that is why I am a bit confused if I need to summit a new application?

How long after the interview did you received it?

[flyboy88]

Did anyone received PFO recently said you did not pass the interview and therefore they will schedule a second interview when they able to do so? Is PFO like that nowadays? Do you need to reapply in 6 month? Thank you and good luck to all.

I got the same email from them today.

[orangejuice]

Did anyone received PFO recently said you did not pass the interview and therefore they will schedule a second interview when they able to do so? Is PFO like that nowadays? Do you need to reapply in 6 month? Thank you and good luck to all.

I got the same email from them today.

When did you guys interview? Did they call your references or did you get a background check prior to this email?

[flyboy88]

Did anyone received PFO recently said you did not pass the interview and therefore they will schedule a second interview when they able to do so? Is PFO like that nowadays? Do you need to reapply in 6 month? Thank you and good luck to all.

I got the same email from them today.

When did you guys interview? Did they call your references or did you get a background check prior to this email?

Did my interview end of Nov. No request for background check.

[Kingair200]

Did anyone received PFO recently said you did not pass the interview and therefore they will schedule a second interview when they able to do so? Is PFO like that nowadays? Do you need to reapply in 6 month? Thank you and good luck to all.

I got the same email from them today.

for those who received this kind of email. are you guys part of the PML from jazz or OTS candidates.

i got pfo'd in dec but no such email ,only asked me to re apply 6 months after the day of PFO is received.

[flyboy88]

Did anyone received PFO recently said you did not pass the interview and therefore they will schedule a second interview when they able to do so? Is PFO like that nowadays? Do you need to reapply in 6 month? Thank you and good luck to all.

I got the same email from them today.

for those who received this kind of email. are you guys part of the PML from jazz or OTS candidates.

i got pfo'd in dec but no such email ,only asked me to re apply 6 months after the day of PFO is received.

OTS

[Latitude]

I've been told 8 to 12 weeks for an answer during the interview... but that lately it's sometimes quicker/much quicker than that

That's what I've heard too, and when did you do the interview?

January this year

[flying4dollars]

Yes, the letter says I did not pass the interview and as such ,they will contact me for a second interview when able , nothing mentioned that I need to reapply in 6month, that is why I am a bit confused if I need to summit a new application?

Interesting. I've never heard of this kind of letter. Almost like purgatory between an acceptance and a true PFO. Maybe this is a new thing but I'd imagine that given what another poster said about getting a PFO to reapply in 6 months, it looks like you don't need to. But, I wouldn't leave this to chance. I'd contact recruitment and see if you need to or not.

Good luck!

[FL030]

It costs HR nothing to string you along, and in this job market it makes sense to try to keep you from moving on.

[tata324]

Does anyone know if calls are going out for march already ?

[Inverted2]

I got a PFO along the lines of never re-apply again and then they called me a year later for another interview. Strange hiring practices there. I respectfully declined the interview but I would say keep trying. I know a guy who got turned down 3x and then he got hired.

[northtosouth]

Still nothing yet for March I'm guessing........

[tata324]

Still nothing yet for March I'm guessing........

I am also on the lookout. Heard from a friend that calls are heading out for March 22 already but he said t was a Jazz person. spoke to another OTS waiting for a response and he also hasn't heard back yet. Both of us have gotten background check requests, I interviewed in late November he did in December. We are both hoping it is the same no news is good news.

[JeppsOnFire]

Not to poop the party or anything but this pilot hiring is a little too frothy and it makes my spidey sense tingle.
Entirely anecdotal, of course, but I know more than a few solidly middle class families that have become fairly recently either barely solvent or living on credit. If this is widespread (maybe I just hang out with broke people), that will certainly be felt in our industry.

When everyone is scared, it's time to be greedy. When everyone is greedy, it's time to be scared. Or something like that.