badflaps

Welcome to the "outside." Hang on to your Tri-care.......

TenYearsGone

Thanks Aero. I understand not everyone will get hired and that business is business. With your data, go back and see which interviewers have the most unsuccessful candidates.

Interviewers have only a few minutes to assess a candidate but I can assure you they do not need to be "cold", they do need to be hospitable, put candidates at ease and represent the Delta "family" culture. To be a STUKE is unacceptable and I have heard that there are a couple on our team.

TEN

ghilis101

Ten,

I absolutely agree with you. In any industry you do have to deal with abrasive or less than ideal personalities, but this is nothing new. We've all had that Sim instructor, CA, check airman, etc that we don't particularly care for. But were professionals, and we still have to put our best foot forward regardless of who's standing in the way. With that being said, the interview is a big CRM scenario. I was fortunate to have a super nice panel. But we as applicants also have to be prepared for the perceived hostile panel, just like we have to be prepared to fly with that CA that everyone calls in sick for. Attitude is everything. Applicants who are easily jaded will likely see hard times not only in the interview, but fairly often in their flying careers. The best advice I can give to applicants is that you are still the focal point in the room, and as such, you can still set the tone for positivity through professionalism, smiles, courtesy, and putting a positive spin on anything you're asked. Its incredible how contagious emotions are. Its just as easy to turn the room into all smiles and laughs as it is to create and awkward and cold environment.

DALMD88FO

TEN,

I don't know about it now, however my Delta interview in 2000 was the most hostile of any I had attended. I had an HR guy, the hostile one, and a retired Capt, the one that kept falling asleep. The HR guy told me months later that he always picked one guy a day to see if he could get under his skin. He didn't know why he picked me but he thought my answers were interesting.

waldo135

I interviewed in August (and was hired) and found the interview very professional yet friendly. None of the 8 that interviewed mentioned anything to the contrary.

CBreezy

That's how the real world works. There are no guarantees of compensation. Capitalism is risk-based and you are striving to be the tool of a capitalist society. Make the jumplike the rest of us did only without any safety net.

cjrflyr

Got email today from Delta to correct a few things on my app. Do I need to email them back after I fixed it?

gloopy

I'd be suprised if that were the case. Pretty much every airline goes "bad cop" on you a little bit and turns up the pressure. Even though everyone knows its coming, some people just crack instantly. I don't think any airline wants a caididate that cracks that quickly in an interview that is otherwise very positive and helpful.

I'd recommend to anyone to hire good prep regardless. It'll flesh things like that out very easy.

John Carr

It's funny though. Some interviews I've been to, "bad cop" didn't even seem like "bad cop" so to speak. It can the the "good cop" that's a bigger threat.

I mean, sometimes it's obvious, they can be the one that's a little stern/straight forward all the way to questioning everything as well as very obviously trying to put one of the defensive.

However, the good cop personality is most friendly person there, and can make one feel too relaxed and lead one down the road of talking too much or dropping guard/professionalism in the interview, etc.

Guys (and girls) I know that do interviews say it can often be more effective at getting know people vs. trying to get them on the defensive and see how they handle stress.

Hence the whole shift from the high stress 90's interview styles to the modern targeted selection/performance based/get to know you methods.

Wollac

Not required, but highly recommended. It's the perfect opportunity to talk directly to the hiring team and thank them for reviewing your application, that you've made the requested changes, and you look forward to hearing from them soon.