Ride Report

Jet Brain, October 29, 2021, CJO Offered, UPS Ride Reports, UPS Ride Reports, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	UPS
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?
Did you include volunteer work in your application?	No
Did you receive a job offer?	Waiting to hear back
If you did not receive the CJO why do you think you weren’t chosen to continue in the process?	Too casual in the interview. Beware of the “nice” HR and pilot rep!
What is your experience?	Military
Total Flight Time	4,000-5,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	TPIC 121 hours 0 TPIC Military hours >2000 TPIC 91/135 0
General Overview of Experience	What was best about USAF? What was most frustrating about USAF? 3 things UPS has been in the news for in the last 2-3 months – discuss one TMAAT you provided customer service above and beyond. JD wanted to talk about airplanes – no real specific questions – pilot time pilot chat. Talked ETOPS a touch in the 73. Hardest thing about T-1 to C-5 transition. Tell me about the difference in traditional AF training versus the commercial based 73 training I’ve had. Literally questions that made him sound genuinely curious about the topics. No approach plates, no holding, no pilot GK at all. Do in have apps in – yes, with who? Would you leave us to go to them if they called.
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?	I have a friend who is a management pilot. I reached out to him and the process started a few weeks later.
How many internal recs did you have?	1-2
How long was it from the time of your invite to the actual interview?	6 weeks
Did you have any issues with logbooks, application or paperwork?	None requested. They did a quick review over the phone about 7 weeks prior to real interview.


HR Questions	Best part of previous job? Most frustrating of previous job? 3 things we’ve been in the news for in the last couple months? Did you reach out to friends and ask about our schedules? How do you handle and prepare for long flights and night operations?

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