It truly was a great experience

Jet Brain, April 16, 2017, CJO Offered, Fedex Ride Reports, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	Fedex
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?
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?
What is your experience?	121 only
Total Flight Time	5,000-8,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	1,000-2,000
General Overview of Experience	Just like everyone has said, the people are very friendly and do everything they can to help you relax. It truly was a great experience.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite?	1-6 months
Did you attend a job fair?	No
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation?	Had a friend walk in my resume.
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?	No, and I had no questions regarding it also.
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview?	RST for 95 % of it. I followed the program and also read EEFPP. It was invaluable. I did the 15 day program plus the tests and flash cards. I had exact questions from the practice tests on my real test.
Technical Test Questions	What is the biggest factor contributing to landing distance? Holding entry question Cleared for the visual to rwy 10 at ATL. What is your cloud clearance? Where does velocity speed up in an engine? What is the definition of EPR? Advantages of hydraulic system? Answers included fluid is compressible and gas is incompressible and vice versa. Ur departing Jackson hole at night and there’s no control tower. What do you do? Answers included obtain IFR clearance and do an obstacle departure clearance to some structure; and obtain an IFR clearance and delay vfr and remain vmc until contacting atc. What converts AC to DC?
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test?	Can’t remember.
Cog Test	The trainer was so much harder than the actual test!
Cog Math Questions	All were very similar to the ones on RST. I had issues with the practice ones, but felt the actual ones were easier, especially with practicing them.
HR Questions	2 retired pilots. Really nice people. These are the questions I had. Tell us about yourself Tell us about fedex line operations and what would be the most challenging and most exciting thing about FedEx. If we could only hire you today, why should we? What would you do if you don’t get hired? WWYD if you are flying with a fo that was complacent and sloppy? What is a hub turn? WWYD if the captain wants to shut down and engine going uphill and this is his first time taxiing here and you’ve done it numerous time? Ur put into holding and its over A TS. Can’t get a word in with atc. WWYD? Ur fo is sick and clearly unfit to fit. How would you handle that? What if he won’t listen to you? Then what? What are your symptoms of fatigue?
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	1.5 weeks
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	ECIC. They helped me prep and it paid off with some of the questions that I got. Great service.
Any additional information you would like to add.
Is their anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?	I studied 2-4 his every day, but I still felt like I could’ve done more. I felt good when I finished my tests, all because of RST’s program!
What can we do to improve our services?
Concepts not covered by RST

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