Understanding the concepts is the most important takeaway from RST

rstharold, December 8, 2019, CJO Offered, Delta Ride Reports, Delta Ride Reports, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	Delta Air Lines
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?	2 weeks invite to interview, 2 weeks listed availability
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
Total Flight Time	2,000-3,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	TPIC 121 hours 1-500 TPIC Military hours 0 TPIC 91/135 0
General Overview of Experience	Only 121 Regional Time. Recent Captain upgrade.
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?	Internal Email Rec
How many internal recs did you have?	1-2
How long was it from the time of your invite to the actual interview?	2 weeks
Did you have any issues with logbooks, application or paperwork?	None. I only gave exactly what they asked, nothing more.
Technical Test Questions	JKT was not exactly as I expected; I was an outlier. I had lots of navigation, general AIM information, etc. I was expecting more aerodynamics and performance, but less than 50% was that. Understanding the concepts is the most important takeaway from RST, not memorizing questions/answers.
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test?	I had two 3 bar VASI questions that I had not studied for. The questions themselves weren’t hard, but unexpected so I had to spend a lot of time thinking about them.
HR Questions	Interview was quick – 33 minutes. First half was app review, college questions, discussing Masters and side teaching jobs. Last half was behavioral. What qualities make an exceptional pilot? Captain wants to depart without observing two minute warm up on engines. Flight attendants arrive frazzled and complaining about previous flight/customers and are visibly upset. FAs on their phone during briefing. First class customer says your club soda with lime has alcohol in it. What was your most challenging aviation decision?
Cog Test	Easier than the RST brain games. However, I really struggled with the “localizer” (red line) and keeping it centered. I kept pressing it too early because the brain games was much quicker. The real COG is much slower. PRACTICE! I practiced that 4 times until I completed the practice without mistakes and then took the actual test.
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	weeks
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	Emerald Coast. Highly recommend! 2 webinars, rapid fire, top off.
Any additional information you would like to add.	Don’t hesitate to take the first available interview if you can buckle down and study. I took the first available and it was only 2 weeks away. I spent that 2 weeks studying between 4 to 8 hours every day, and by the end, I felt more than prepared. I skipped some topics in the 15 day checklist that I felt comfortable with, but only a few.
Is there anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process?	No

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