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Which Airline did you interview with? United
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability? 2 weeks availability, 27 days invite to 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, 135, 91
Total Flight Time 5,000-8,000
Total Turbine PIC Time
TPIC 121 hours 0
TPIC Military hours 1000-2000
TPIC 91/135 1000-2000
General Overview of Experience Just as the previous ride reports say. I truly believe the hardest part of the process is the Hogan test, which if you just answer honestly you will have not any problems. On the Hogan, I didn’t always like people, don’t like large crowds, etc. Just answer what first comes to mind and honestly. I didn’t answer a single question as Always or Never, but leaned one way or another if that makes sense. If you get past the Hogan it truly is your job to lose. If you are there they want to hire you, there are no tricks, games, etc.
Interview day, show up 45 minutes early. Give them all your paperwork and then they have you make changes if required. If you make a major change, let the interns know. If you have supporting documentation, ask them if they need it. I had a major change from invite to interview (became a check airman), made that change of my application. I brought my check airman letter just in case. They said they didn’t need it. However, if you change something like failing to include a check ride bust, arrest, etc. I think that would be very bad.
HR portion was very laid back and welcoming. Everyone was on a first name basis. The way they worded a few of the questions was a bit confusing, so I wrote down the questions they asked. I think they liked that I did that, so I could truly read and understand what they were asking of me. Questions I was asked listed below. Answer them in the SAR format, and they want flying/work related stories. My answers were not polished or canned, but they were my stories. I gave them enough info to answer the question but also left enough out there for follow up questions to my stories, which they did. United is huge on culture, safety & customer service. All of my answers had that content in them. Finally, the last question was “Why United?”. I asked them how much time they had and they laughed. They truly want to know why you want to work there, not how great the company is or their history. Just tell them why you think United is a good fit for you and your family. If you mention culture as one of your answers you better explain to them how the culture fits with you and vice versa. Show some enthusiasm during this question, Ask for the job at the end! I didn’t ask any questions at the end. just told them that United is where I wanted to be and I knew what I needed to know to make that decision and no questions were necessary. They say a follow up email is not mandatory but I sent one to them when sitting at the airport leaving that day. Make sure you mention in the thank you email who you interviewed with (all 3 of them). I also thanked the management team and the interns (who got me out on a much earlier flight), etc. I am very blessed and humbled to get this opportunity. I have had my application on file for over 5 years since leaving the military and thought the call would never come especially since I went the 91/135 route after the military instead of a regional or other 121 type operation.
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? Was invited to September job fair day 2.
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? None
Technical Test Questions Very laid back tech portion. Essentially you walk through a flight beginning to end, and do the callout’s off the study sheet they send you at the appropriate portion of your table top brief. Know the callouts cold. Only asked a few questions on the airport diagram, hot spots, etc. Runway assigned was not good for the winds so asked for a different runway. Make sure you give them a good Captain’s brief prior to taxi with the plan. They don’t want to hear United’s brief, just do what you are doing at your current job. Only asked a few questions about altitudes on the SID/STAR, if there was a top altitude and lowest altitude you could descend on a STAR. Know the difference between the icon of a flyover point vs a point you can turn short of, etc. Asked about where to find MSA on the SID. On the airport diagram was asked how much distance available to land (look at charts after the airport diagram, tells you how much runway available if on glideslope, etc) . All very big picture stuff. Worked an inflight issue, transfer the controls and run the checklist. Make sure you advise the FA’s, dispatch, etc). At our destination, went missed approach for the airport due to it closing for some reason. Transfer aircraft control again, ask dispatch for options. Gave me one option, and it was a good one so elected to go there. After the table top tech portion, watched a CRM video. Take notes! I debriefed it like I was a check airman in the IP seat, started with safety of flight issues (which the interviewer liked) and then debriefed the rest. What went well, what went bad, etc). She asked if I would do anything different.
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test? Identify MSA on a SID, on my SID there was not a small circle like on the NOS charts, but a large Magenta half circle from edge of plate to edge of plate with the info. If you are used to NOS charts like me, just do some studying on Jepps charts. Know where to find available runway lengths as they are behind the taxi diagram in another chart. Know the difference between a mandatory flyover point vs a turn early point on the charts. If vectored off the SID or STAR, how what altitudes to go to (I asked ATC to verify each time)
HR Questions Tell me how you got into flying (not a full intro)
TMAAT you had to make a quick decision
TMAAT you had to make a decision without all the information
TMAAT your best customer service story
TMAAT you made a decision in the airplane and how you conveyed your decision to your passengers
Why United?
Every question asked was off the bank of aviationinterviews.com
Cog Test
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview? 30 days
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help? ECIC, Lori Clark, RST, Aviation Interviews
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Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?
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