Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
What? The people conducting the interview are line pilots and normal office workers. They were no trained by the CIA.
HR hiring professionals are most definitely trained in that sort of thing. The pilots on the panel maybe, maybe not. But you can google it, and it's pretty easy if you get some practice.
Typical professional airline pilot might interview 1-5 times in his life (I did four in aviation). The HR lady did more than that yesterday.
It's not foolproof by any means but they don't have to prove or justify anything, if they don't get a good jibe, then you get a TBNT and they move right on the next guy.
That's why interview prep is important, so you don't blow your big chance because you have no skills in that regime.
Interviewing pilots, who are typically rank amateurs, is a lot easier than say trying to interview experienced high-end sales professionals or executives who already know how to lie for a living.