Originally Posted by
crflyer
I haven't steered anyone toward or away from interview prep, do what your gut tells you - but it is not a difficult interview. It didn't even cross my mind to do the interview prep, but I talked with numerous pilots about the experience. I, for whatever reason, felt prepared and relaxed about the F9 interview without a lot of hassle in preparing. I truly felt going into it that it was me they were deciding on, not my knowledge or background. Because of that I felt like there wasn't much I could do other than be myself and see where that got me.
Based on the type of person you are and how you present yourself, you either will make a good impression or you won't. Just like when you sit down in that seat next to the guy or gal on the other side of the cockpit for the first time. If you're disinterested, reserved, fake, etc; it can be sensed. That's my opinion. It is way more about who you are and how you interact than anything you can study.
crf, messaging with you the little that I did prior to your interview, I learned something about you ( I think ) ...And this is not meant to call you out in anyway, in fact I believe it accounts to a large degree why you did well in the interview and didn't get hung up with nerves etc, and allowed them to see the real you. Here it is...
You weren't 100 percent certain about Frontier. Actually that is an intelligent position to have. Until you 'interview' them, how can you be 100 percent certain? Most of us forget that the interview process is a two-way street. You probably went in there relaxed thinking, look, if this place is a good fit for me and I get the job then great, if not, no big deal, probably meant to be, I'll move on. That is a strong and freeing position to be in. You essentially cannot lose, therefore you're at your best. (sorry correct me if I am wrong - I just got that impression, and I respected it.)
Believe it or not, much of what Lori does it to build a confidence similar to this. This demeanor may come naturally to you and others, but possibly not to me, or others. She helps you with strategies to get past yourself so the interviewers can get what they need from you so THEY can make a good decision for Frontier.
I've flown with 2 different people on the interview panel, and they both told me that they often get guys/gals they know for certain are great people. They are rooting for them the whole day and want to hire them so badly, but the person just keeps sabotaging themselves because of nerves. I'd bet my paycheck that they don't care if you've prepped or not. They get so tired of having their time wasted. If Lori helps grease the wheels so you can give them a real representation of who you really are, they're happy. Lori does not teach you to be fake in the slightest way.