The Delta Air Lines Pilot Selection Team does a great job

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Which Airline did you interview with? Delta
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability? 9 weeks invite to interview, availability set to about 6 weeks after interview date.
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, 91
Total Flight Time 4,000-5,000
Total Turbine PIC Time
TPIC 121 hours 500-1000
TPIC Military hours 0
TPIC 91/135 1000-2000
General Overview of Experience The Delta Air Lines Pilot Selection Team does a great job. While me might not entirely understand the selection process, it’s straightforward once you get the invite. The 2 day interview process is professionally run, well organized, and the staff you interact with understand how much is on the line for us and does their best to keep you calm, ease the nerves, and provide the information in terms of schedule and timing, etc, to keep you in the loop and keep you relaxed.
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? October 2017 Delta job fair
How many internal recs did you have? 3-4
How long was it from the time of your invite to the actual interview? 8 weeks
Did you have any issues with logbooks, application or paperwork? None, I did a THOROUGH logbook review, tabbed the checkrides and endorsements page in my original, small Sporty’s student pilot-type logbook which they appreciated, and then I printed my electronic logs, signed every page, and had it put in a binder which they also appreciated. $6 to do that. I would suggest don’t be cheap.
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview? COG – RST
JKT – RST, ANA, EEPP, FAR/AIM, IPH, AFH, PHAK. I wanted to leave no stones unturned. YMMV.
Technical Test Questions The test bank is insanely large…at least 5,700 questions from what i saw, probably higher/more. Everything from types of fog to shock wave induced separation, runway lighting, the entire gamut. Some guys I know just say “know the concepts” but I’m glad I gave myself 2 solid months of studying and read a lot of handbooks. You forget a lot of details from over the years and there are some answers were one word made the difference between wrong and right.
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test? Too many to remember.
Cog Test Easiest part of the process. The RST prep is nice, but I think the majority of people could be successful just reading the directions, practicing, and going from there. Those of you who as of March/April 2018 – forward who aren’t able to practice, I wouldn’t sweat it. Tito provides some guidance and if you run with that, you won’t have any issues.
Cog Math Questions Simple arithmetic.
HR Questions Be ready for questions to be phrased in a way that isn’t necessarily how you expected/what you practiced. Understand the big picture of what they’re asking: i.e., why are they asking this question. Be honest in your answers, I really didn’t think I had many stories but I had plenty…I would suggest looking through your logbook and trying to remember the flights that stood out, experiences that can be an used for TMAAT questions.
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview? 2 weeks, but I’d previously done some HR Prep so I knew about the TMAAT & WWYD formats, as well as the general process. If you get stuck on a question ask if you can respond with about a similar issue.
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help? Emerald Coast last year in general prep, Centerline Consulting and Adam Hughes Consulting in particular for this interview the last 2 weeks prior to interview. Probably overkill, but like I said, I wanted to leave no stone unturned. YMMV, do what you need to do to feel comfortable. I would recommend either one of those services, they both do a great job.
Any additional information you would like to add. Be ready during the interview for the HR interviewer to ask you about any and everything on your application. Be very sure, confident, and honest in your application and your answers. I wasn’t perfect in choosing all the right words like I had practiced but I was myself, I was honest, and sincere.
Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process? I did everything I could and I’m happy I did, that I was successful but if it went sideways, I would have known I did everything in my power and it just wasn’t meant to be. That helped me relax going into the process. It’s like I used to tell my students on checkride day: you’ve done all the work leading up to this point, that was the hard part; now it’s time to go enjoy earning the fruits of your labor!
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