No surprises really

rstharold, November 30, 2019, CJO Offered, Delta Ride Reports, Delta Ride Reports, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	Delta
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?	4 weeks invite to interview; 2 week availability.
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	1,000-2,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	TPIC 121 hours 0 TPIC Military hours 1000-2000 TPIC 91/135 0
General Overview of Experience	Military TACAIR.
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?	Potentially internal rec through Delta.
How many internal recs did you have?	5+
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. Was missing one original logbook; had copies of all pages however. Did not bring in flight time summary; they didn’t ask a single question about my logbooks. No other issues.
Technical Test Questions	Mostly aero and engines concept questions. A good handful of math-ish questions; descent planning (you are XX miles from XX at XX altitude at XX speed, when do you descent?). Very little weather questions.
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test?	Descent planning because it’s based on rules-of-thumb and math; not something you can conceptually understand and figure out quickly, IMHO. There was also one question that shows 4 different RMIs with two needles each. They tell you something along the lines that you are supposed to intercept the 270 bearing; which RMI shows the correct situation?
HR Questions	No surprises really. “I see you are a member of WAI/OBAP… what is your level of involvement?”
Cog Test	The RST cog trainer sets you up well; the actual cog test was easier. Most challenging was the test is similar to the test where you have to balance the jet on the line and do another task. On the actual test, just read the directions, try the practice problems until you get it.
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	Could’ve boiled it down to a few weeks; two hours per day.
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	ECIC. Yes.
Any additional information you would like to add.	Take this with a huge grain of salt. I passed the JKT, but who knows what my grade was. I didn’t feel awesome coming out of it, but I don’t think anyone did. If I had to recommend to my former self looking back on how to prepare for the JKT, based on my learning habits and knowledge level and time constraints… Familiarize yourself with the various resources and pubs; where to find answers. Skim the ground school portion to familiarize yourself. Then take all the quizzes. Make sure you know what is the most correct answer (vice correct answer) and the concept behind it. Be able to ace the quizzes by the time you are ready to interview. I didn’t use the flashcards at all. The Navy T-34 aero and engines PDF guides were very helpful. ANA and the FAA Pilot Handbook were great resources but just a lot of information to take in.
Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?	No.

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