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Which Airline did you interview with? American
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability? Immediate availability, 4wks between invite and 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? NA
What is your experience? Military
Total Flight Time 2,000-3,000
Total Turbine PIC Time >2,000
General Overview of Experience Very impressed with the entire process. American picked up the check for everything which isn’t the standard from what I’ve seen. The staff and interviewers were very friendly and helpful.
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? No
How many internal recs did you have? 1-2
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
How did you prepare for the JKT/COG portion of the interview? Can’t really prepare, just relaxed and tried not to stress out.
Technical Test Questions NA
What was the hardest technical question or content you experienced during the job knowledge test? NA
Cog Test PST was definitely an interesting experience. Not too bad, but definitely made me feel my age! Like the other advice already given, just laugh at yourself and keep pressing.
Cog Math Questions These questions were very difficult for me. I only got maybe three correct.
HR Questions Confirm your availability
Any removal from training or failed any training or failed any check rides?
Are you applying to any other airlines?
Talk to me about the mountainous terrain scenario in non-pilot terms
Tell me about a time you had a bad day at work.
Can a pilot affect the profitability of the company?
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview? 4 months
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help? Emerald Coast. Absolutely. Got a phone top off the week of the interview which helped smooth out a couple of rough spots and I felt very prepared for the interview.
Any additional information you would like to add. Day 2 Interview: After hanging out for a little while a CA who was not part of the formal interview team takes you back to the museum and explains a little about the facility and the DC-3. He asked us where we were from and where we thought we wanted to be based. Seemed like an intentional icebreaker. Then the panels started coming out and collecting us. I had a 30 yr CA and a 3 yr FO who had also been a check airman with Piedmont. The CA explained the process and also explained that the questions were intended to generate a conversation instead of the hot seat mentality of the FAA oral exam. They began asking questions.
Tell us about a time you witnessed safety being compromised or overlooked.
Scenario 1: Airport you’ve never been with mountainous terrain and weather from mins to FL 230. Follow up- what is the single greatest threat.
Scenario 2: You are flying to an airport where the weather is 200 and 1/2 mile. It is a 7000′ runway with standing puddles of water. If you have to divert you will have less than 45 minutes of hold fuel at the alternate.
Situation: you are at the gate waiting with all the other passengers and the crew when you hear two flight attendants loudly making fun of a weird looking man.
Tell us about a time you had to convince people about a change and influence them.
Tell us about a time when you were given negative feedback from a peer pressure or supervisor that you disagreed with. What did you do?
Tell us about a time you had to communicate with someone you didn’t like that made a difference Who in your life stands out as someone who’s had a profound impact on your life.
Is their anything you wish you could have done different to prepare you for this process? Relaxed
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