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3800 hrs. Even split between fixed and rotary wing.

Great atmosphere and experience. Everyone was kind and welcoming and treated you well.

Very positive, friendly, welcoming and personable. I even received compliments and advice on my resume structure.

Started in the morning with paperwork and fingerprinting. We were then taken to a room we would be in and out of all day, CP was in the room answering any questions anyone might have. Shortly after we got to the main holding room I was taken back for my interview, quick resume review and about 6 TMMAT questions. Back to the holding room for a bit. I was then taken to a different room for an exit interview with two different people, another resume review, why JetBlue, when can you start, etc. Back to the holding room for about an hour while the others in my initial group finished up. Once everyone was done we were taken on a tour of the lodge and training center then over for our computer testing which lasted 2.5-3 hours. Done for the day and back to the airport by early afternoon.

Exactly as described. Very welcoming and friendly. Checked in, they took my Pria paperwork, fingerprinted me, took my copies of my licenses. 3 others with my time slot. We were escorted into the staging room for q and a. Taken one at a time for the TMAT portion, then back to the staging room. Then taken to the debrief interview, back to the staging room, then off to computer testing. Then done.

Great experience overall. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. 7 tmaat questions, exit interview that included questions about flying history, why jb. Computer test was difficult but no way to really prep for it.

Great experience, slow in getting the Phase II completion email (7 weeks), but well worth it.

4 Year’s as captain and director of training at a part 135 and a current first officer at a regional.

Very VERY laid back. Show up and check in with 2 People people who take paperwork for review and take fingerprints then another takes you to a holding room with coffee, water, snacks, a logbook review person and a semi circle of chairs. You can sit or stand around the chairs to chat with several chief pilots and line pilots who cycle through during the day. This is a very relaxing time and you’ll have multiple opportunities as you come back to this room between each portion of the interview. It’s very conversational and they welcome any questions you may want to ask. When it’s your time your interviewer(s) will come get you and take you to another room. This is a pilot/recruiter and a People department rep. I think I got about 5 questions here starting with one question about one part of my resume and then TMAAT/situational questions. Back to holding, then off to the “debrief”. That’s with another People person and a chief pilot. Personally I didn’t get much there. Just “tell us about you”, “why JetBlue?” and maybe one other question. Back to holding them off to the “assessment”. The assessment is a computer-based profile. It’s a little bit of everything and mostly multiple choice: word association (pencil is to write as book is to BLANK, multiple-choice and “read” is one of the options), number series (1, 2, 6, ?, 120), basic algebra [ 2(x+13)=80, solve for x], some other series-type stuff but with abstract pictures of colored shapes, a simulated flight designed to test how much you notice while multitasking, and some exercises using a joystick (some flying and some keeping a ball centered on a bullseye). They say not to worry much about the assessment because they don’t really use it. I don’t know. It kinda sucks. After the assessment you’re free to go. All in all it was an enjoyable day and the people all seem top-notch.

Very easy going process, they definitely make you feel at home. it is a bit nerve wrecking being around 15-20 other great candidates. easy and streamlined process. Was in at 9am out the door by 2:30pm

Received an invite for phone interview. Emailed instructions to schedule a date/time 2 weeks out. Phone interview consisted of verifying flights times. Questions asked included:
-What do you like/dislike about your current job
-What has been the biggest challenge in your career
-Why JetBlue
-Is there anything else that you’d like us to know
After the phone interview is over, I was emailed an addendum to fill out regarding any training/checkride failures and email it back. Two days later received an email that I was to move on to the actual face-to-face interview. One day after that came the email to actually schedule the interview. Earliest available date was 5-6 weeks out. They also email you a packet of forms to fill out to include flight time summaries, PRIA, fingerprint applications, etc.

The face-to-face interview was conducted at the JetBlue Lodge attached to their University. Checked in, handed in paperwork, and was fingerprinted. Was then brought into a conference room where a chief pilot was answering general questions. This is also where the logbooks were reviewed. When your name is called, you go to another conference room for your panel interview. Normally this consists of a pilot and HR personnel, mine was with a pilot and a flight attendant who was involved with recruiting. Your interview is conducted in a room with a few other interviews going on at the same time. They questions asked were:
-Tell us about yourself
-Tell me about a time you had a crew member/coworker that was being uncooperative
-Tell me about a time you had to make a decision that did/did not result in an outcome that you expected
-Tell me about a time you went above and beyond to handle an unreasonable customer request
-Tell me about a time you were unsatisfied with a coworker’s performance
-Why JetBlue

At the conclusion, I was escorted back to the common room. A few minutes later I was brought upstairs to the exit interview with another chief pilot and HR manager. It was very informal, relaxed, and comfortable. They are just trying to have general conversation and get and idea of who you are. Some questions they asked were:
-Tell me about your career so far
-How many hours flown in prior 12 months
-Whats the best job you’ve ever had
-Why should we invest in hiring you

You are then escorted across to the University building and brought upstairs to do the computer assessment. It starts out with a basic multi-tasking exercise that last approx 5 minutes. Then a cognitive test solving patterns, algebra, and basic math. After is a 30-40 minute personality test that has different types of questions to gauge your personality (what would you do in this situation, I agree/disagree, more like me/less like me). They are just looking for overall consistency, as they ask you many of the same type of questions in different ways. After that is a basic flight simulator where you maintain altitude and just fly to different waypoints. Finally is a hand-eye coordination exercise where you must keep a ball centered on a target using the joystick. The assessment all-in-all took about 1.5 hours.

Total time from the start to the end of the interview took about 5.5 hours. About 4 days later I received an email that I was continuing on to Phase 2 of the interview process, where they conduct a background check, drivers record, verify prior employment, and gather PRIA records. I was told the process could take 4-8 weeks. Afterwards, all of my data will be collected and put in front of a pilot hiring committee where my interview notes and scores will be looked at for a final hiring decision.

2 internal recommendations

Not to my knowledge, no internal recs, just applied during the previous window.

Applied a few days before the July window closed. Nothing special in my application.

Job Fair

Attended Vets in Blue Conference two years in a row.

I have internals but I don’t know if any of them did anything to get me the interview. Otherwise, I applied to every open window for a year and a half.

Job Fairs, I would suggest making them a priority and really doing your homework even before the job fair. I was asked what the core values and why JB-all at the job fair.

3 job fairs (NGPA 2016/2017, WAI 2016)
4 internal LOR

I mainly spoke with friends who had been through the process and friends who are currently at JetBlue.

I would of picked an earlier interview date. Seniorty matters

I could’ve been more relaxed, but its an interview you have to be on your best game

I know it’s hard, but stay relaxed and just try and be yourself. You are mainly being screened on your personality and the desire to share a cockpit with you for multiple days. In your answers try and let your personality show through, from the people I have talked to who did not receive a job offer, the commonality seems to be that they became too rigid/canned in their answers.

Really is a personality test. They are looking for someone that fits in with their culture. Have the stories thought out, but not rehearsed and make sure you know what the resolution is to the story. What happened as a result of your decision. They like the STAR method. Situation, Task, Action, and Result.

Use SAR format on hr questions.

Everyone through the process is very helpful and welcoming. The interview was very relaxed and straightforward.

Very laidback friendly process

The facilities at JetBlueU are top notch and the people are very easy-going. It seems like a great atmosphere and culture. I enjoyed my interview day.
Very easy going day: have your paperwork ALL filled out and in order, they do your fingerprints then they take you back to the conference room where we met with multiple chief pilots who were vey welcoming. we asked question drank coffee and had a light snack. We also dropped off our logbooks once we entered the room, which we then later collected end of day. our names were called and we were taken for the initial interview where we were interviewed by 2 JB employees, one was a pilot other was inflight. took about 30 mins. we were then taken upstairs to one of the other conference rooms for the HR portion with a chief pilot and a HR rep, they explained how the process works and what to expect next. here I was also asked “anything you would like to disclose?” why JB and that was about 10 mins.
we went back and were taken in groups to do a quick facility tour and then to the computer testing which took about 2 hours max. there is nothing you can study for except look over your basic algebra work. I used luminosity to open up the kind of thinking for the cog part and it seemed to help. the final portion is the joystick flying airplane; theres nothing you can study for but my technique was just use 2 fingers to barely move it and seemed to be more stable. we were then asked if we wanted to stay and ask more questions or we were free to leave. got a welcome to PHASE 2 email about 5 days after.

After you schedule your face-to-face, keep checking the link for date availability since they move things around and earlier dates/times may open up.

Travel- JetBlue will fly you positive space to/from the interview so long as you are using a JetBlue serviced airport. Lodging will be at your own expense. There is a room to store bags during the interview. They also serve snack and coffee during the interview process.

Small mistake on resume

No issues. I spent a lot of time organizing all the paperwork in order which they seemed to like. I separated them in different folders which didn’t really matter as they have their own way of keeping it all together. definitely attach it in the order they request it.

I’d say the hardest part of the interview was the Personality/Cognative ability test at the end of the day

The multi-tasking flight simulator where you had to observe an aircraft flying, control another aircraft to avoid obstacles , and answer math and pattern progression problems all at the same time.

TMAAT you were out on a layover with another crew member and you learned something about them( or by being around them) that changed your opinion about something?

The multi-tasking portion of the assessment can be stressful at the beginning, but you will get to do a test run and then do the same test again and see how you experience compared once you know what you are looking for on the screen.