Date of interview: June 20, 2007
Date interview was submitted: June 26, 2007
Were you hired as a result of this interview? yes
Total flight time: 6000
PIC flight time: 750
PIC TURBINE flight time: 0
Instrument flight time: 500
Total multi engine flight time: 5200
Did someone walk in your application/ resume? no
How many letters of recommendation did you bring? 1
Are you a CFI? yes
Are you a CFII? yes
Are you a MEI? yes
Are you an ATP? yes
Did you complete the ATP written? yes
Are you an FE? no
Did you complete the FE written? yes
How long after you sent your resume were you called? 26 weeks
Do you have a college degree? 4 year
Do you have a military background? no
What is your current job? 121
What is your age? 32
What aircraft were you assigned? Citation
If you were hired what is your training date? October 08, 2007
Interview experience:
Well, I will start like everyone by saying that my experience at CMH was first class all the way. The Company takes care of everything to get you there and they bring you in the first day around 4:15pm for the tour of the facility, a power point presentation about the company and a simulator briefing as well. You are paired up with your simulator partner the first night on the tour, and you are given a package to help prepare for the simulator and interview the following day. The first day was about 2 and ½ hours and then we headed back to the hotel. My partner and I got together and went over our calls, use of the checklist, and study the additional company information that we might not have had prior to getting there. The company website was a wealth of information and it is a good place to start your research. The following morning we caught a 7:15am bus and went to Flight Safety for interviews and simulator. My group had eight total people, so we were all finished by 3pm. The interviews were conducted by two different panels, each panel has two interviewers. For me, I got the panel with two Captains. The questions on this site are still valid, from memory I remember getting: Why NetJets? What do you do on your days off? I infamous Navigation light question. I got a similar question where they said the lumbar support in my seat is broken and I am the only one that knows about it. I was asked to read TAF, and then asked if alternate is required for flight with an ETA. Then I was asked what is required at the alternate. I was shown a Class B airspace Chart and asked what the maximum speeds were at various points inside and under the class B airspace areas. The Simulator was as briefed. I found I had trouble getting it trimmed. I spent 15-20 minutes chasing the altitude most of the time. I did exceed 100’ twice, and got a little high (almost a dot) on the ILS approach. I mention this because I still got hired, so don’t give up if something happens during the ride, just keep flying, correcting and talking. I think CRM is very important to them; we did well with the CRM and checklist use. We eventually wrapped up, and I was called six days after getting home with the offer. Offers are made via phone calls, where as rejections are done by mail (not email), which are also in the mail boxes 5-7 days after getting home. This is definitely a world class outfit that I am excited to be a part of and I wish everyone out there all the best of luck!
Date of interview: June 16, 2007
Date interview was submitted: June 16, 2007
Were you hired as a result of this interview? yes
Total flight time: 6000
PIC flight time: 4500
PIC TURBINE flight time: 2000
Instrument flight time: 450
Total multi engine flight time: 5200
Did someone walk in your application/ resume? yes
How many letters of recommendation did you bring? 2
Are you a CFI? yes
Are you a CFII? yes
Are you a MEI? no
Are you an ATP? yes
Did you complete the ATP written? yes
Are you an FE? no
Did you complete the FE written? yes
How long after you sent your resume were you called? 10 weeks
Do you have a college degree? 4 year
Do you have a military background? no
What is your current job? 135
What is your age? 35
What aircraft were you assigned? G200
If you were hired what is your training date? June 16, 2007
Interview experience:
First of all, a big THANK YOU to all the pilots who contribute to this site. You were all very helpful in giving me a clear picture of the interview process. I was not looking to find out individual questions, so knowing what the atmosphere was like proved very helpful. A few generalities: 1-Be honest. Very important. 2-Fill out the paperwork correctly. If you are currently employed, do not check the box that says you resigned, as I have heard this can slow the process down for you, as they will think you are not currently employed. 3-Try to relax when you go to Columbus. Easier said than done, but you will be meeting some very professional and very nice people there, and THEY WANT TO HIRE YOU! At least that is the impression I got. They have to test you and see for themselves that you will be a good fit and that you can do all of those wonderful things you wrote in your resume. Try to enjoy your visit with them. Now for my gouge. The previous posts were very accurate, so I will simply add a few points. There was one point in the interview where the pilot interviewer asked the question about the nav light that was burned out and the passenger just HAD to get there and how would I handle that. He firmly pressured me twice to fly the airplane, and twice I said that I could not go. The third time he said the pax REALLY needed to go, I responded to him in just the same way I would, and have, addressed my own passengers. That was a turning point in the interview. Not that it was going badly up to that point, but I had opened up to them how I handle pressure (calm and professional), what tone of voice I used, my body language, and that the reason for not going was for safety and that I would make other arrangements for the pax. One other thing I would have liked to have done was include that I was going to call the Company and tap into their vast resources to solve this problem. Like, perhaps I discovered the problem 45 minutes before they showed up and already had a solution in the works for them. There was one question I was expecting and gave them a totally canned answer. I wish I had not done that but it did not seem to hurt me, I just wouldnt recommend it. They are trying to get to know who YOU are, and a canned answer does not help that. Know your Jepps in a NON-RADAR environment. Like, you are given direct to a fix and cleared for an approach, what altitudes can you fly and what route would you take to get established? I am used to getting vectors to final so I had to think about that one. The 2 on 1 interview was friendly, they tried to set me at ease, and lasted about 45 minutes. The sim was really not bad. The profile has been described on previous posts, so I wont repeat it. I rented some time in a Frasca sim with round gauges to get my scan back since I have been flying EFIS tubes and that was money well spent. Buying a flight sim for my PC would have been fun, but FOR ME, I needed to have a yoke and rudder pedals to get a good feel for a sim again. It was a personal choice. Just do what you need to do by studying and being sharp on the sim and you will do well. One last note: EVERYONE I have had contact with at NetJets has been very professional and friendly. You will be working with REALLY GREAT FOLKS there. I am looking forward to flying the line; I expect it to be challenging and fun. And who doesn't want to have fun? So go to Columbus with a smile on your face and show them you know your stuff and won't drive the other pilots you be flying with crazy and you will do well. Good luck!
Date of interview: May 15, 2007
Date interview was submitted: May 31, 2007
Were you hired as a result of this interview? yes
Total flight time: 5500
PIC flight time: 0
PIC TURBINE flight time: 0
Instrument flight time: 0
Total multi engine flight time: 0
Did someone walk in your application/ resume? yes
How many letters of recommendation did you bring? 1
Are you a CFI? yes
Are you a CFII? yes
Are you a MEI? no
Are you an ATP? yes
Did you complete the ATP written? yes
Are you an FE? no
Did you complete the FE written? no
How long after you sent your resume were you called? 16 weeks
Do you have a college degree? 4 year
Do you have a military background? yes
What is your current job? 121
What is your age? 37
What aircraft were you assigned? Excel
If you were hired what is your training date? June 04, 2007
Interview experience:
What a pleasure interviewing with NetJets and meeting my fellow applicants. I can honestly say, this is my final stop for an aviation job! I believe NetJets is as good as it gets but I probably don't have to tell you that. I also want to thank everyone who has posted in the past. The detail you provided made the interview process stress free. The guoge for the past 12 months is right on! The NetJets staff were excellent! In fact, they are part of the reason I'm taking the job. They really represented the company well, and made me realize that this company is where I want to work. Interview advice...bottom line, 'Be yourself.' It is important you fit the company as well as they fit you. I wouldn't take a rejection as a professional hit, but more of a NetJets cultural mismatch. I think about 50% of our group was selected. My Sim partner was a retired Fed_Ex guy who was hired as well. Overall the group was from a very diverse background, and all very qualified. The Sim is the Sim. The guoge is right on, but if you aren't a good instrument pilot, you probably aren't going to do to well in the Sim. If you can fly half as good as your hours indicate, you should be fine. I found it to be easy as long as you concentrate on flying, and use your sim partner. CRM matters! One guy briefed the wrong entry into the hold and his partner corrected him. Both guys got the job. So the leason there is, don't let any mistakes bother you in the Sim, just keep pressing on like you would in the aircraft. Remember, you are in the Big Leagues now, and it is a big picture evaluation. HR/Pilot interview is just as advertised. I basically printed out the last years worth of guoge from this website and studied the questions. Between all of us that interviewed, I think every question in the guoge was asked. Don't blow this website off, it will at a minimum put you in a more relaxed state during the interview. I also went over the HR type questions with a friend who is a NetJets pilot, my wife, kids, dog, etc
No suprises at all. Very comfortable environment and the two pilots that interviewed me were terrific (Jason/Joel). Very professional, sharp, and supportive. Also very serious when it came down to certain questions. Just be yourself, answer honestly, and see if you fit what NetJets is looking for....if you are, then I think you will be extremely happy and very fortunate to be hired. I know you have heard it before, but you wouldn't be there if they didn't want to see you succeed!!! I know this was a little unorganized but I wanted to get the information out to you before I terminated my subscription. Best of luck to everyone.