Originally Posted by
SEAviator
A10Beav, Congratulations! I have an interview on the 7th. Regarding Day 1 testing, is it just a Cognitive test? Also, is the test similar to the one that Delta gives? (i.e. a touch screen wit some multi tasking arrow key work with non-dominant hand) Also, did you take a psych test?
The cog test is similar to Delta, but it is not considered an aptitude test and there is no pass/fail (it is more of a data point). The better you do, the more difficult the test becomes. They are designed to test you to failure - I felt drained and like I failed by the time it was complete (it's about four hours total). There is no psych test. Send me a PM and I can give you a little more detail.
Originally Posted by
SEAviator
Guys, I got an email 2 days ago to interview on 7 September. Interviewed 2 weeks ago with another legacy airline so I've been in the books but was hoping to gain some insight on the American interview process, the tests, favorite HR questions, etc. Thanks, in advance, for ANY information you can provide.
The interview is a two day process and they will get you a round trip flight and hotel. The first day is business casual (slacks and a collared shirt). They collect your paperwork and give you the cognitive test, which lasts 3-4 hours.
Second day is the interview process. First interview is with a pilot crew - one Captain and one FO in most situations. They start with introductions of themselves and don't ask about your background (they have studied your resume and will tell you what you did...."So when you were flying XXXX at XXXXX, tell me about....")
Here's the questions I got...
TMAAT you had a crew member give you criticism you didn't like or didn't think was warranted.
Tell me how important communication is, how you communicate and break down barriers to communication.
TMAAT you intervened in something flying related that you thought was unsafe.
TMAAT you didn't get along with somebody TMAAT you disagreed with a policy
During my response, it was somewhat interactive - I feel like it was supposed to cover several areas of responses, and if I was missing something, they would give me a prod in the right direction.
My Scenarios were a takeoff with impending thunderstorms, a NORDO, and a MX problem at the gate with frustrated passengers. Each one started offf with me running through the scenario and providing my answers, but turned into a little more of back-and-forth discussion as it went on.
The HR portion was one-on-one and seemed very (almost too) short with only two questions and a little paperwork.
- For the first question, she took out the first (NORDO) scenario from my previous interview and said, "I'm not a pilot, tell me what this scenario means in layman's terms." I dumbed it down to civilian speak and there was no follow up discussion.
- For the second question I was asked about factors that affect airline profitability.