12-04-2023
11:08 AM
Good morning. I am diligently trying to change to a new career. I am currently a teacher and I am looking for something new. I have a lot of experience in education, project management, and training. I have applied to numerous positions with Southwest, spoken to a recruiter a few months ago, sat in on the online chats, and continue to run into the same end result....with a "no longer under consideration". Is there anything else I can do to improve my chances in this process?
Also, I am wondering if there is a "hiring season".
I would sincerely appreciate any an all help/suggestions.
Respectfully,
Ashley Strader
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09-11-2023
01:47 PM
09-11-2023
01:47 PM
Hi there, @stradera and @cmc1988!
Thank you both for your interest in joining our Southwest Family!
My top recommendations are always to keep your resume updated, tailor your resume to each specific job to highlight your applicable knowledge and experience, and submit your application to a position as soon as possible. Those first two tips, pertaining to resumes and tailoring them to your position of interest, a great rules of thumb for any application. Your resume is your first impression, and you can be sure you're making a good impression this way!
Submitting your application ASAP is important at Southwest because, depending on the position, we may receive many applications. This makes for a competitive process, and getting your application in earlier means we can review it sooner. There are times where we receive more applications than we're able to review, but submitting yours earlier helps to prevent you from falling into that situation.
I'd love to invite you both to attend an episode of Career Connections as well! Career Connections is a webinar hosted by our Careers Team, which covers different topics each week and shares insight into landing a career at Southwest Airlines. We cover things from Southwest's unique Culture, Benefits, how the hiring process can look, and we sometimes feature different workgroups who have upcoming opportunities! Learn more and register here: swa.is/CareerConnections.
Wishing you both the best of luck!
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