I didnt have any issues

rstharold, January 1, 2020, American Ride Reports, CJO Offered, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	American Airlines
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?	Date availability was 2 weeks. I had a little over a month in between the invite and the interview.
Did you include volunteer work in your application?	Yes
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	3,000-4,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	TPIC 121 hours 0 TPIC Military hours 500-1000 TPIC 91/135 0
General Overview of Experience	Overall, AA was a wonderful experience. They go out of their way to make you comfortable and the process is very streamlined. I researched a LOT prior to my interview and felt I was well prepared and knew what to expect. I do feel like my interivew panel with the pilots did not fit the norm or what most should expect, and this was the one bump in the road for the whole process where I didnt feel comfortable or that they were trying to put me at ease.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite?	12 months +
Did you attend a job fair?	Yes
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation?	Not that I am aware of.
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?	I didnt have any issues. I just brought my green folder from the HARM office that had all of my flying time on as my experience was 100% mitary time.
Technical Test Questions	The testing portion overall I didnt think was too bad. Judy Tarvers prep course gave me an excellent understanding on what to expect there. The math portion kicked everyones butt. I think i only got 3-4 answers correct (so did everyone else I spoke with) and I got the job anyways in the end.
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test?	N/A
HR Questions	The HR questions were similar to my pilot panel questions (one happened to be the exact question the pilot panel had previosuly asked me). But they wanted me to answer them in a way the HR panel or someone without technical pilot knowledge would understand.
Cog Test
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	A month
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	Both Emerald Coast and Judy Tarver
Any additional information you would like to add.	My pilot interview was rough. They asked me some basic WWYD questions that were not difficult in themselves, and I believed it was more important that they saw my decision making abilities more than the decisions themselves, however they beat me up pretty bad afterwards telling me how wrong I was with my answers and went on to tell me why. This happened with 2-3 different WWYD scenario based questions. At the end, I left with the standard “we will let you know” statement and I beleived I would not get the job. To my surprise, I got a call later with a job offer. Everything other than the pilot interview went as advertised. All other portions made me feel comfortable and welcome and put me at ease. But during my pilot interview, the pilot board showed no emtion, cracked no smile and it was very tense. I dont beleive this is the norm or what anyone should expect going into their AA interview. Everyone else who interviewed that day said their panels went great and it was like talking with old friends. I think those reading this should expect that and not my experience.
Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?

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