The atmosphere was very welcoming

Which Airline did you interview with?	FedEx
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?	Date availability “Now.” 1 month between invite to interview.
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 and 121
Total Flight Time	5,000-8,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	>2,000
General Overview of Experience	The atmosphere was very welcoming and our group was given a brief tour of some of the training facilities and simulators. Great effort was made on their part to put us at ease and be relaxed enough to complete the day one testing. I certainly felt like they wanted to have us there and be successfully hired. I had a positive experience with the two retired Captains on my interview panel and during the SBI. Everyone acted in a very professional manner.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite?	6-12 months
Did you attend a job fair?	No
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation?	None that I am aware of.
How many internal recs did you have?	3-4
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.
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview?	RST 15 day prep program to include regular COG practice and reading of nearly all of the recommended references and the completion of recommended quizzes and tests. I did not read the Aero for Naval Aviators completely, but I did read especially from chapters 1,2, 3. I read through the Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (Navy-T34-Study-Guide 2008) twice during the past several months.
Technical Test Questions	–
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test?	–
Cog Test	Straightforward.
Cog Math Questions
HR Questions	– Tell me a bit about yourself. – FO tells you he has gotten 3 hours of sleep in the past 24 hours before starting a trip with you, but he says he’s rested enough. What do you say to him/deal with this situation? – TMAT your FO was “shutting down” on you during flight and how you reacted. – Describe what you know of FedEx hub turns. Associated with this was a general discussion of fatigue management. – You’re at the aircraft waiting for packages to be completely loaded. The weather outlook concerns you and you’re not convinced by the info in the release that you have sufficient fuel. Dispatch says you have enough fuel for the flight. What do you do? – What do you think will be your biggest challenge at FedEx? – What do you think is a weakness that you have? – Do you know what is written on the side of every aircraft?
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	See my answer to HR Prep service
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	Emerald Coast Interview Consultants. I attended 1 live seminar a year ago, 1 refresher webinar within a month of the interview, and the special SBI prep webinar (as a participator). Yes, it helped me quite a bit to think about past aviation stories and how to communicate them. The SBI prep was very valuable.
Any additional information you would like to add.
Is their anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?

The sim was standard

It was a typical airline interview experience

I would have done more webinars. The one on one was key for me.

The panel is pretty straightforward

68 days between, 2 week availability

As previously described/expected

Sim was straightforward

Ride Report

The atmosphere was very welcoming

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