I paid for tech prep and it was worth it

rstharold, March 24, 2019, CJO Offered, United Airlines Ride Reports, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	United
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?	Application was in for 5 months, I received the invite a month and one week after my date of availability, then 3 weeks between invite and 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 1000-2000 TPIC 91/135 0
General Overview of Experience	It was relaxed and very friendly, I know everyone says that but it is true.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite?	1-6 months
Did you attend a job fair?	Yes
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation?	I went to NGPA and gave them my resume, and got an invite 6 days later.
How many internal recs did you have?	3-4
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?	No I was updating my app very frequently and making sure there were no errors, so I didn’t have to make any corrections to my application.
Technical Test Questions	Flying a SID and “climbing via”, and then vectored off of sid, what altitude do you climb to? What if you’re climbing via sid and then they give you “climb and maintain” instructions? When would we need a departure alternate?
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test?	I paid for tech prep and it was worth it, I don’t fly with Jeppesen so it was nice to have someone go over it with me.
HR Questions	Tell me about yourself, Tell me about a time you almost lost rapport with a coworker, tmaat you had a challenging flight, tmaat you went above and beyond at work, tmaat you gave pax excellent customer service, tmaat you had to encourage a crewmember to follow a new SOP, why United
Cog Test
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	3 weeks
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	Emerald Coast – helped a lot, but they prepare you to give relatively coached answers. I used Cage at the last minute because I wanted the face to face mock interview the day prior to the actual interview. My phone interview with Cage was not good, but the mock interview (with a different person) was really great and worth every penny, so I think it just depends on which consultant you get.
Any additional information you would like to add.	Try to come up with lots of stories from your experiences in a situation-action-result format, , and don’t forget when you’re telling your story to answer the question. You may have one story that could be used for “tmaat you had to deal with a stressful situation” or “tmaat you had a challenging flight” or “tmaat you had to make a decision” just don’t forget when you answer the question to work in the question into the answer… otherwise you may tell an awesome story about an aircraft emergency and they’re sitting there thinking “sooo, was it stressful”? That was the best advice I got before my interview and I found it very helpful.
Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?

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