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Which Airline did you interview with? FedEx
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability? Approx 4 weeks from invite to interview
Did you receive a job offer? Yes
If you did not receive the CJO why do you think you weren’t chosen to continue in the process? n/a
What is your experience? Military
Total Flight Time 5,000-8,000
Total Turbine PIC Time >2,000
General Overview of Experience FedEx is a Purple Fairyland of Awesomeness. They were world class throughout the process and they treat you as a very valued and desired part of the team, even before you test. Study HARD, then RELAX and try to enjoy the process and the experience. Know the CONCEPTS more than anything else and spend extra time on Aero. I studied 8-10 hrs a day for approximately 2 weeks and was getting about 750 or so on the practice COG (make sure that you’re using a mouse). I walked out of the actual testing quite early and felt as if I had done very well. You’ll see stuff that catches you off guard, just breath deep, slowly work through the question, then give your best answer. For panel interview and SBI…..just know your priorities and be yourself. Write down a whole bunch of experiences that answer all the normal questions (I searched around online for as many as I could find)….write it down, then leave it alone, so you are not memorizing the story…..just calling it up in your memory and recalling the major points about the learning experience. Give some REAL thought as to why you want to work there, how you’ll overcome any down-sides to the job, and how you’ll cope with adversity. BE YOURSELF and not rehearsed, just that you’ve given a lot of thought to your past career and what you want to envision your next 10+ years to look like. Look at the support staff as partners in your success and the pilots in the SBI and Panel interview as trusted mentors who want you to succeed and you’ll do great.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite? <60 days
Did you attend a job fair? Yes
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation? Internal rec from a long-standing FedEx pilot.
How many internal recs did you have? 1-2
How long was it from the time of your invite to the actual interview? 4 weeks
Did you have any issues with logbooks, application or paperwork? I was very diligent on all paperwork. Just look at the paperwork issue just like you’d approach weight and balance and your own records.
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview? Followed the RST ground school and the advice to review concepts that I didn’t understand. If you’re an idiot like me, MAKE SURE that you are exhaustive in hammering out WHY things are the way that they are.
COG: Make sure that you have a mouse. Make sure that you UNDERSTAND the modules and have STRATEGIES for doing well on them. Accuracy is most important. I was consistently getting around 740-750 and I think that I crushed that part of the test, but who knows….either way, remember, smooth is fast.
Technical Test Questions See above. If you can dedicate a SOLID two weeks for studying like I did, with literally no other obligations, then you can pass the test. Heck, I did.
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test? A long word problem about fuel and when I had to exit holding. All others were manageable.
Cog Test There are a few idiosyncrasies that make the actual test a little different. It will fly by. I felt that it was both easier than the practice, but also more fast and furious. Look at it like a fun video game that, if you get the high score, your girlfriend or wife will do immoral things for you.
Cog Math Questions Ugh. Not too bad at all, but I guessed at most of them. Apparently I ether got enough correct or they really don’t count for much.
HR Questions Just reflect on your career: high points; low points; how you’ve dealt with adversity. Be ready to simply discuss what kind of person you are. They want to know if they can 1) sit in a cockpit with you for 5+ hrs and; 2) rely on you as a trusted crew-member during a crisis.
Look, you absolutely can’t prepare in specificity for every question that they might ask…..I was caught a little off guard by two that I really had to pause and think about and then questioned as to whether I did a good job answering them. BUT…….if you have a PROCESS by which to answer questions and are YOURSELF (unless you’re a prick or a total fool), then you’ll be prepared to handle any question that comes your way.
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview? Honestly, my whole life (and you too if you do it right). Specifically, just two weeks to write down examples of various circumstances that would answer a multitude of questions.
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help? Emerald Coast. Caters a little to the lowest common denominator, but I felt that their SBI prep was spot on and very helpful. In either case, if you’re a professional, you pay the money and do the prep. You likely can pass without it, but do you want to leave a gap somewhere?
Any additional information you would like to add. The evening prior: PUT DOWN THE BOOKS AND RELAX! Get a good night’s rest. I followed that advice and passed the JKT/COG with confidence. Curiously, the night before my SBI and Panel interview was *completely* sleepless and two other guys couldn’t get any sleep either. Who would have thought. In any case, accept that you’re going to have at least some anxiety and nerves (I even admitted to it in the Panel interview, because “THIS is where I want to come, I have so much riding on this, so I had to make sure that I didn’t screw this up”). Two espresso shots and I was good.
Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?
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