Granted, it’s been a while since I interviewed for any job, never mind an airline job, but here’s a few things that I’ve found useful over the years, and not just for an airline interview. All these, plus my glowing personality helped me land my 3 airline jobs.

Wear a nice conservative suit and tie. Nothing too loud. Don't wear paisley. Don't wear brown. Don't wear shocking pink. Conservative.

Smile. Not that dumb, fixated smile you give your buddies when the hottest girl in the bar has asked you to dance, but your warmest, sincerest smile. And use it appropriately.

Relax. Most airlines actually want you to work for them, as can be evidenced by the fact that you’ve actually been invited to their interview process. Who’d want to work with someone who seems tense all the time. The folks conducting your interview know this, and actually want you to be at ease, so relax, it’s (your airline name goes here.)

Don’t be wishy-washy, and always offer a firm handshake and look people in the eye. You need to be confident, both with yourself as well as with your accomplishments. If you’re not, you need to learn to fake it, because the interviewers will certainly notice.

After reading a few posts here, I’ll offer some additional advice that should go without saying, but obviously needs to be mentioned. Groom yourself before you get dressed in your best interview clothes. Shave whilst in your skivvies, not in your new white dress shirt. Same goes for any hygienic preparation that uses liquids, powders, paints, etc. For you Navy (and Marine) pilots, that means put your clothes on last.

Here’s some more: 1) tell the truth to the best of your ability; 2) don’t badmouth a former employer or a colleague; 3) remain positive; 4) if the airline conducts a simulator evaluation and if you’ve never flown a glass cockpit, get some glass practice somewhere; 5) remember, they’re not looking for how well you can fly their sim, they’re looking at your cross-check and your corrections back to the norm (ie, 10,000 feet does not mean 9975 feet & 230 KIAS assigned is not 235 KIAS), and of course they’re looking at how you manage stress; 6) if you’ve been living a normal life, successfully dealing with folks on a daily basis, you probably don’t need interview practice; however if you think you do, then you definitely do.

Good luck.

JJ