Application Updates
So what happens when you update…..
There are actually three components to updating the application:
1. Updating the information itself in the core application (i.e. flight hours, work history, education history, etc.)
2. The airline-specific addendum questions
3. Updating the "application date"
Any updates you make to the information within your application (flight hours, work history, education history, flight time, etc.) are reflected instantly in your application to all published employers the moment you click the "Save" button.
Separately and differently, the "Update" button serves to refresh your "application date". The "application date" lets employers know you're still interested in that company/airline. Airlines have the ability to view applications within a certain recency (i.e. 30 days, 180 days, etc.). That's why you'll want to update your application date fairly often. The "Update" button does not re-publish an application. There is no re-publish functionality. Once an application is published, you can only update it or remove it from your targeting list (if you have a membership account).
Publishing, removing, and then re-targeting and publishing again submits an additional application in the employer's system. That can be problematic and puts the onus on the employer to understand which application is your intended version.