Originally Posted by
Mach86
I’ve used Emerald Coast. Not familiar with centerline. RST more useful for the online assessment than the interview.
I only had less than a month to prepare, so only did one webinar, one rapid fire and a top off. That was enough to get confident.
Most of the work you have to do on your own. Mainly involves dusting off old stories from flying and trying to fit them into the different categories of questions. Look through your logbook to jog your memory. There are interesting flights that I completely forgot about.
Spend some time on your introduction. Make it clear and concise and interesting. Tendency will be to make it to long. You’ll end up cutting a lot of it out. Run it by your spouse a few times and get feedback.
The Delta Air Lines interview was a very enjoyable experience for me. The panel was friendly, interested in my story and non-conformational. It was more a natural conversation with colleagues, than an interview.
My impression was that they want to hire you once you step in the door. It’s yours to lose.
I’ve heard that they don’t like over-prepped candidates who sound like they’re reading from a script. They don’t like overly nervous candidates. Just natural confident but down to earth. Someone you’d want to spend 17 hours on a plane with flying to JNB. [emoji3]
What he said. Same experience I had. Though I had just prepped for Alaska using Rainier Flying a short time prior so I just used those techniques. Smile and make sure every story has a beginning, middle, end, and a lesson. Don't be afraid of a little humor, if appropriate. I had them laughing at one point. They told me when I walked in for the panel that canned answers are a red flag and they don't want canned speeches either for the 'very very short under 2 minute self intro'. They want to know in that speech what makes you unique. They want the natural you to shine through.
Aviationinterviews.com had all the scenarios used, but I only get 3 of them.
My logbooks were printed and tabbed, but no idea if they even looked at them. One thing I've seen from those that bombed: they missed a detail. Attention to every listed detail on the app and interview invite is key. Best of luck!