The whole process is extremely organized and everyone was very friendly

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Which Airline did you interview with? Delta
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability? Date availability 2 weeks
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 only
Total Flight Time 5,000-8,000
Total Turbine PIC Time < 1,000
General Overview of Experience The whole process is extremely organized and everyone was very friendly. After paperwork Barry will talk to everyone about the day and try to calm you down. I started with the COG and JKT first. The JKT was not much fun. As said before most questions have 2 answers that are close or seem to be both correct. If you can’t get it move on and come back, some of the math questions take some time to work out and you want to have time for those. I finished the test with only 3 mins left. I am a pretty slow test taker however and most finished the test long before I did.
After this I had 30 mins to get food. Found the rest of the group at the cafeteria and ate a quick light lunch. When I got back it was right into the interview at 12:00. My panel was very nice and seemed happy to meet me. It is strange but it felt like the actual interview was the only time that day I felt somewhat relaxed. The room is small but there is sunlight through the window and you can see outside. I signed my app and then HR told me to give a 5 minute talk about myself from high school to today. I recommend practicing giving this speech to someone many times. It seems to be a big part of the interview. After this it was on to TMAAT and WWYD questions. I was done by 12:45.
Finishing this early was rough. I waited around for the longest 2 1/2 hours of my life, over thinking everything I had done. Based on the interview and JKT I thought I had about a 50/50 chance. By 3 everyone is done and they start calling people back to give them the bad news. Talking with the others in your group is about the only thing that calmed me down. Around 3:30 Barry and the staff came into the room and welcomed us to Delta.
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? Internal Rec
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? None, I was all paper (hand written) with all check rides tabbed. Nothing was asked about my logbooks.
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview? RST, Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, Jeppesen instrument commercial manual and Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot.
Technical Test Questions Can’t remember specific questions. Only saw 2 or 3 from the RST practice tests but all concepts are there.
40% Aerodynamics
20% Turbine Engines
20% Systems I had 3 (electrical)
15% AIM
5% Math
No weather
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test? Can’t remember
Cog Test Easier than RST. The webinar was very helpful.
Cog Math Questions I did not understand the first one so I just guessed. The second question was very easy, and the next 3 were right off the list word for word.
HR Questions A lot of questions about leadership on both day 1 and day 2 with the psychologist. Have some good leadership stories ready.
How does your (non aviation) major make you a better pilot?
TMAAT you had a conflict with your crew?
How can a Delta pilot represent the company outside of work?
I am going to call your supervisor, what will he tell me about you? (both good and bad)
What is the most important quality of a Delta Captain?
We had a pilot upgrade in 4 months after being hired. Would you take a fast upgrade?
WWYD: gate agent says they are understaffed and need to start the boarding process early. FA’s are showing up late from another flight.
WWYD: 1 hour from arrival and ATIS reports airport is closed.
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview? 2 weeks
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help? Cage Marshall, Yes
Any additional information you would like to add.
Is their anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process? Close to the big day I started to take a lot of practice tests on RST. I feel like I would have benefited more from going through the flashcards again. Do not study the night before. Try to do something to relax so you can get some sleep.
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