United will begin taking applications electronically at midnight Monday. First classes planned for about 60 days from now - they plan about 100 this year and 300 next year according to the brief I listened to yesterday at DENTK.
Things have definitely changed - no simulator ride or pre-employment major medical etc. The thinking is that a simulator ride did not really prove or disprove anything if the previous screening out was done correctly. You have a year of probation following the crushingly time compressed time at DENTK to strut your stuff.
The application page will go live Monday - they will wait three days and then start to process qualififed applicants.
The process will involve a series of electronic screening tests, a phone interview to verify qualifications (??!), a personal interview conducted in Chicago with a UAL interview Captain and HR representative. You will be scored on all that and then the company will conduct a final screening board (applicant NOT invited) to determine the final selection.
From the web site -
Needed -
1500 hours Total Time - Fixed Wing.
1000 hours Multi-engine time (PIC) or Military fighter/trainer (PIC).
500 hours Turbine Time.
100 hours flown in the past year (Recency of experience).
Current FCC license.
Current valid passport.
Current First Class Medical.
Current ATP Certificate with Multi-engine land rating (AMEL).
High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Legal right to work in the United States.
A college degree from an accredited school is preferred.