Hi I was invited to interview. Unfortunately got a TBNT.

Total Time: 2,700 hrs, Turbine Time: 375hrs (E175), college graduate degree. This is my second career. Feel happy that I was even invited to interview given my my low 121 time and I feel good with my performance. FWIW they had you redact any portions of your paperwork that had your birthdate - so at least on the face of it, they addressed the likelihood of an age bias complaint.

The interview consists of three portions: HR (with a recruiter & pilot), technical (with a Check Airman) and the Hogan Psychrometric. I thought I aced the HR portion (the FO/pilot actually said nice job), thought I did well on the technical piece (bobbled a few questions but hit most out the park) but hard to tell because they are not allowed to give you feedback. The last piece was the Hogan and I have absolutely no idea of whether I did well or not. They used to have you take the Hogan before the interview but found some people were cheating - using UA pilots to take the test so they decided to change it to a proctored format. So, hard to tell which of these mattered the most in the final decision which is made by a review board.

As far as I know, only two people from IAH/E175 ranks have received CJO's. One is a Captain and another is a FO. One of these people previously worked for United (in a non pilot capacity), presented himself very well (bound portfolio of accomplishments, logbook, long list of accomplishments and extensive volunteer work and community involvement) and used and interview prep service. Of the three Mesa pilots who interviewed the same day as me, only one got a CJO. I'm not sure what the overall acceptance rate is or what the "secret sauce" is for success. Good luck to all of you that are in the running .. pursue your dream and don't let history hold you back from trying.