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Which Airline did you interview with? Southwest
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability? 3 weeks invite to interview (I could have chosen a date a week later); 4 months invite to availability
Did you include volunteer work in your application?
Did you receive a job offer? 12 months reapply
If you did not receive the CJO why do you think you weren’t chosen to continue in the process? No feedback from SWA. Interview felt very good. Anecdotal feedback suggests SWA might be hesitant to offer the CJO to candidates that are likely to have other options or go elsewhere.
What is your experience? Military
Total Flight Time 4,000-5,000
Total Turbine PIC Time
TPIC 121 hours 0
TPIC Military hours >2000
TPIC 91/135 0
General Overview of Experience All military time. T-1A Instructor. C-17 schoolhouse Instructor and Evaluator.
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? Sept 2017 job fair (I think).
How many internal recs did you have? 5+
How long was it from the time of your invite to the actual interview? 3 weeks
Did you have any issues with logbooks, application or paperwork? One question as to whether I had my “original” Radiotelephone operator permit. It was in the stack, but was unsigned.
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview? Emerald Coast.
Technical Test Questions N/A
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test? N/A
Cog Test
Cog Math Questions
HR Questions Standard TMAAT questions. Nothing out of the ordinary.
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview? 5 months.
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help? Emerald Coast. Absolutely!
Any additional information you would like to add. Go out of your way to convince SWA that they’re your one and only choice. I had a great time at the interview, received strong verbal and non-verbal positive feedback, and have nothing bad to say about the interview process. In hindsight, I failed to convince them that I REALLY wanted to work there and wasn’t looking at other options. I was asked multiple times why SWA and had a good answer, but when asked if I had interview anywhere else I simply said, “No…you’re my first interview.” That was factually accurate, but in retrospect implied that I had other interviews scheduled…which I did. I should have answered, “No…and I’m really hoping that I don’t have to. SWA is my number one choice and the company I really want to work for. I adjusted my availability date with other companies to be later to ensure I had the best opportunity to interview with SWA first so I wouldn’t have to waste time with someone else if I was fortunate enough to be hired here.” Live and learn…
Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?
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