Originally Posted by
proskuneho
Thanks. Wow, the oldest guy is 30? I have that beat! How was the interview? I am almost ready to take the ATP written. I hear that if we take it, pass it, and bring our score, then we will not have to take a test there.
If given the option to choose - where would I likely spend the least time sitting around?
I filled out the latest interview at WillFlyForFood, so you might want to check that out as it's pretty comprehensive. I have my ATP and still had to take the written, so you'll have to take it anyway. It's really not that hard, but like others have said, you need an 80% or you're out. There were several people ejected from my interview group because of this, despite Chuck Colgan telling each of us days in advance that it would be a technical test that should be taken seriously. Also, there will be 121 questions on the test. Because of my background, I did the 135 ATP written. So there were a couple of things I was unsure of regarding specific 121 questions on the Colgan test.
I had one other 121 interview a couple of years ago at ASA (I was put into the hiring pool). At the time, ASA was supposed to be one of the toughest interviews (two day interview, written test, logic test, HR interviews, technical interview, and a level D sim eval). I'd say this Colgan interview was pretty equal in difficulty. The first day was pretty long and a little inefficient (we sat around and waited at various points throughout the day), but logistically there probably wasn't any way around that. They also warned us beforehand that it may be a little long, and to please be patient. Everybody from Colgan was very nice though, and from what I could tell those that didn't make the cut were treated with respect and dignity. The people in the group I was with seemed like a great bunch, and comprised mostly CFIs with about 1600 hrs. A later afternoon group had some furloughed airline guys as well as more CFIs.
One last thing... We were told (via email) that the first day we would just be taking the written test and filling out paper work, and to just dress business casual. So, 80% of us did just that... But then the plans changed after we arrived and they started doing HR interviews the first day. The Colgan staff was understanding as to why most of us didn't have suits, but still it was a little awkward at first, particularly for the guys that had to go first. Apparently they were asked why the weren't wearing suits and had to pull out the email. Anyway, regardless of what your email says, show up to both days wearing a suit!