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Which Airline did you interview with? Southwest
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability? Date of availability 60 days
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 2,000-3,000
Total Turbine PIC Time < 1,000
General Overview of Experience I did the panel first. One people dept rep and one FO. Questions I was asked:
– Briefly tell us about yourself and how you came about your love of flying.
– Why SWA – FO said that was all good stuff about the company but what about the type of flying SWA does.
– Scariest moment I’ve had in the Aircraft.
– How to do I feel about being an FO for 9-12 years.
– Conflict with a crew member in the air.
– Tell me a time when you had a conflict with a superior and regret not standing up to them.
– Tell me a time you made a mistake as an aircraft commander that you regret.
> – Tell me a time I had to intervene and stop a crew member from doing something in the air as the Aircraft Commander.
> – If they brought in a bunch of my friends, what would they say about me good and bad.
> The People Dept rep was very chatty and engaged. Lot’s of oh my’s and wows. The FO on the other hand was quiet and acted very uninterested (looking around the room and staring at the ceiling). Then he would all of the sudden get engaged and write down a bunch of notes. I read him as faking the uninterested part and trying to throw me off. Not sure if that’s correct or not but I just kept trying to engage him.
Log Book Interview
This was very quick and straightforward. The interviewer only looked at my Air Force Flying History Report and the summary sheet I provided. He verified my ATP, Medical and FCC license (originals against the copies). He pulled out his checklist and just ran down the questions and filled out the numbers he needed. He only asked two questions. Why SWA and if they brought in a bunch of my friends and peers what three things would they say both good and bad. After that we really just had a conversation about my experiences.
LOI
> FAST!!!!! The Pilot acting as the FO gave me the brief then the scenario and left me alone for a few minutes. When he walked with my “jump” pilot, it just happened to be the same FO that did my review at the Job Fair in Sept.
First thing that jumped at me was of the scenario information was useless. Just enough to distract you. After the scenario they let me set up my debrief. I laid out what we did good, What we did bad, through in a few things that I personally did, and then what I would redo. We then just went over my background and how was it going from the C-17 to the MC-12W and what the MC-12W does.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite? 6-12 months
Did you attend a job fair? Yes
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation? Job Fair
How many internal recs did you have? 5+
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? None
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview? N/A
Technical Test Questions N/A
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test? N/A
Cog Test N/A
Cog Math Questions N/A
HR Questions
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview? 4 Weeks
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help? Corporate & Career Takeoff. I can’t say enough good things about Rebekah and her team.
Any additional information you would like to add.
Is their anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?
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