Prepare as much as possible

Jet Brain, March 17, 2022, CJO Offered, United Airlines Ride Reports, UAL Ride Report, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	United Airlines
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?	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?	121,135,91
Total Flight Time	5,000-8,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	TPIC 121 hours 500-1000 TPIC Military hours 0 TPIC 91/135 1-500
General Overview of Experience	Straight forward. Be prepared, be on time and show them why you want United. They are excited to meet you, show some excitement and you’ll do perfect.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite?	12 months +
Did you attend a job fair?	No
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation?	I updated my application almost every day the two weeks before I got the invite.
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 tabbed checkrides (Private, Instrument, etc). I had original paper logbooks. Neat and organized. Even had a summary sheet.
Technical Test Questions	Flight from DEN to SFO. Great weather. Flying with a brand new FO. How would you brief her/him. You’re ready for TO and the tower instruction is “United 1020 fly runway heading, cleared for TO.” What’s missing? (Altitude). You’re in cruise, close to TD. You get a “Fuel Filter Bypass” message. How you handle it? You GA at SFO, airport closed indefinitely. What do you do? (Make sure you use CRM, they need to see that.) My FO didn’t have an opinion or wanted to contribute. I had to convince her/him to participate in decision making.
HR Questions	TMAAT you made a mistake in the cockpit. TMAAT you had to couch someone in the cockpit. TMAAT you delivered excellent Customer Service. TMAAT you had to involve different people/departments in making a decision.
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	3 weeks.
How did you prep?	Top-off and lots of rapid-fire.
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	RST and EC
Any additional information you would like to add.	Prep as much as you can. Follow the model they give you. Learn from other’s mistakes. And most importantly BE YOU!! They want you to succeed. Let your light shine bright and you’ll walk out proud.

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