Watch out for bad gouge

Jet Brain, September 8, 2022, CJO Offered, Delta Ride Reports, Ride Reports, 0

Which Airline did you interview with?	Delta
How many days between invite, interview, and listed availability?	Availability: 6+ months out; 6 weeks between invite to interview
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?	Military
Total Flight Time	3,000-4,000
Total Turbine PIC Time	TPIC 121 hours 0 TPIC Military hours >2000 TPIC 91/135 0
General Overview of Experience	MUCH more relaxed than I thought it was going to be. Everyone you talk to from start to finish is extremely nice. People who you don’t know are passing you by and wishing you good luck because we all stick out as interviewees. Long day, but it’s all planned out for you and you can see your personal schedule posted on the counter, so you know when you’re going to take the MMPI-2 & the go in for the interview. Interview was 2 pilots, 1 HR person. Very conversational, non-hostile, they’re non-stoic and they’ll feed off your energy. Nothing was a surprise.
How long did you have your application in before you received an invite?	1-6 months
Did you attend a job fair?	No
Did you do anything special that triggered the interview invitation?	Not that I know of.
How many internal recs did you have?	3-4
How long was it from the time of your invite to the actual interview?	6 weeks
Did you have any issues with logbooks, application or paperwork?	None. I made sure every number matched up exactly. I had a little Jeppesen logbook from a bit of civilian flying back in the day, but, other than that, I just had my green folder for my Air Force time. I also used MilKeep, which I found extremely helpful for helping me compute PIC, SIC because the AF doesn’t use those kinds of times. Got zero questions about flying time during the interview. And, in my mind, that’s the whole goal.
Technical Test Questions	Delta doesn’t do tech questions, but I’ll use this section for TMAAT & WWYD. They briefed me that they were going to ask 5 combined TMAAT/WWYD questions. So, it’s not many. 1) TMAAT your most stressful flight 2) TMAAT you resolved a conflict with someone above you or between two peers. The result led to a change in policy, so I think that took care of TMAAT #3. 3) You’re the CA and your FAs board the plane from another flight and they’re visibly irritated. Customers are about to board. WWYD? 4) You’re a new FO and you’re flying with a crusty ole’ CA who is flying a complex STAR and he keeps missing altitude restrictions. WWYD? It’s now day 2 and he’s doing the same thing. WWYD?
HR Questions	How did being enlisted help you prepare for being an officer? What were the biggest challenges flying in country I flew into in the military? What separates a great pilot from an average one? What are your top 3 traits you find most important to being a professional? How do you prepare for deployments? Tell me about your Q3. As a new hire, what would be your preferred aircraft & domicile? How do you think your appearance affects the way people perceive you? What job best prepared you for flying for Delta?
How long prior to the interview did you prepare for the HR portion of the interview?	6 weeks
How did you prep?	RST
Which HR Prep service did you use and did it help?	RST for the HR
Any additional information you would like to add.	Don’t go in there cocky, especially if you’re a military pilot. They may want you, but if you give off bad vibes, they’ll have no problem telling you no. And I DO NOT believe at all in the concept of “you have the job already, it’s yours to lose…” as is said so often. I believe more along the lines of “they like the way you look on paper, the interview is to make sure they like you as a person.” If you check both those boxes, chances are good you’ll get the CJO. Lots of bad gouge out there as far as what to wear to the interview. Wear whatever suit you want as long as it’s conservative and you present yourself well. There were blue suits, blacks suits, grey suits, plain ties, striped ties, brown shoes, black shoes, many different colors of button up shirts. They all got CJOs. So, don’t think you have to wear a blue suit, white shirt, red tie. Also, no one is really watching you. Drink the water (from any part of the fridge), drink the coffee, eat the snacks. It’s there for you. They tell you this from the beginning. There are no tricks or subterfuge. They want you to succeed. Most of all, be yourself, relax the best you can, and enjoy the process. It was actually a great day.

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