Here are my brief reflections, for those that would like more info feel free to PM me!
There were 11 of us there yesterday however 12 was the max so one person was "missing?"
We were a diverse group, military, regional, other cargo.. Experience ranged from ~4500TT to just about 10,000TT. Four of us were female, seven of us were male.
We were introduced to what to expect out of our day and even had a schedule there printed out so that we knew exactly what to expect. We were given the PRIA and other employment paperwork to fill out throughout the day then saw the Atlas video that had a LOT of interesting information. The one bit of facts that caught our eye was their pilot employment statistics which included them stating that they have looked through over ~6500 applicants (PAC/resume) and throughout their process have hired about ~140 of those. About a 1/3 of those interviewing get hired it seemed. We were also reassured that the forums were wrong and that it was OK to take a cookie!
Side note, I have a MAC and apparently my PAQ did not send well despite using a friend's MAC who was able to completely see and input everything. Just use a PC, even if you have a MAC that seems to be working well with it!
The interview was divided up into 1. the essay, 2. the technical, 3. resume review, 4. panel review just like all the previous descriptions on this thread. Depending on the first letter of your last name (alphabetical order) depended on what you were doing and when.
After lunch, which was YUMMY, we got the tour of their facilities and if I had to use 1 word to describe it, I'd say, phenomenal! They have a smooth running machine and they are proud of it, as they should be. They take change and adjust themselves to accommodate it. What do you do with the 747-200 stuff you don't need because you don't operate that aircraft anymore?? You get a contract to train Air Force One pilots, that's what! Brilliant! Their operation is full of such flexibilities the company does to accommodate their situations. It's an ever changing business and understandably they are looking for pilots that can work well in an ever changing environment.
I have been reading books about the airline interview processes and however this was certainly a formal event, it did not seem to be as rigid as the experiences those books prepared you for. There were no "games", there were no "psychological hoops" the books warned you about. It seemed to be a laid back, get to know you, professional interview, at least that was my impression of it.
We all went our separate ways after the interview however we exchanged emails and are keeping in touch.
Oh, and lastly, yes, all men interviewing wore ties.