Originally Posted by
11atsomto
I can’t tell if that guy was being sarcastic or not….but probably the latter over the former, especially considering checkride failures are already (OR SHOULD ALREADY) be disclosed in the application process. They already know you failed…they’re looking to see if you Learned anything.
To succeed at an interview you have to be dishonest but come across like you are honest. Could be a bit of a difficult dance for anyone without Theatre training.
Everyone will say “No I won’t leave in training to go to Delta” but not every applicant will be able to convince the other people staring back at you across the table that you aren’t lying.
Or the fact he is more concerned with "chill" and making himself feel good during the interview, versus demonstrating why the company should hire him.
That is the big difference here; interviews at this level used to be to convince the airline you were the right choice for them. Now it's pilots showing up looking for the airline to convince them they are the right airline. The tail currently wags the dog at this moment in hiring.
I mean, they guy gets an interview with multiple failures, some at the 121 level, and he expects it to be a "chill" experience? Maybe the side eye he received was the the result of the answer he gave about his failures? Clearly he screwed the pooch somewhere if he didnt get the job here, I bet we are hiring most that walk through the door for the face to face.