Originally Posted by
NWSteeringArmer
They typically hire around 60 % and they would hire everybody if they showed up prepared, looking professional and didn't say stupid things during the interview process...
There is absolutely nothing difficult about the interview here... NOTHING... all an interview does is validate who you are... is the person on paper who we actually meet... if it is, you get hired... if you tell them you've never failed a check ride then show up and tell em you "forgot" you did, they'll tell you to pound sand, and rightfully so... if you sit in the break room and say you have an interview at delta in two weeks, that's a pretty stupid thing to say... just prepare... even a little... learn something about the company, be courteous, be professional and be honest and it's a non event... it basically boils down to 1) will they be trainable, 2) will they be in the chief pilots office and 3) will I want to murder this person after a 4 day
With all due respect, that number is completely wrong. It is more in the 20-30% range, and when interviewers are asking ridiculous questions (like "how wide is the airspace on the protected side of a hold?") it becomes clear they are more caught up in 'stump the chump' crap than actually hiring good people.
By the way, there is no answer to the above question - there are no fewer than 31 holding templates, all of which have different dimensions. I would be curious to hear from the interviewer what they think the right answer is and why in the world they are asking such a stupid question.