jetdrivr

If I'm luckey enough to get an interview with UPS, do you recommend going for interview prep? If so, who do you recommend? Thx...

bustinmins

ummm...yeah. That would be a great idea and I would highly recommend it.

Beaker

***I'm no expert***
I would recommend professional interview prep for someone that hasn't been through an interview process before. If you have a few interviews under your belt or have had prep before you should be all set. There are no huge secrets that prep will provide. Get your stories organized, think about those that you've flown with and and what you liked or didn't like about them. These will make for good CRM stories.

One of the folks that does interviews w/ UPS told me that one of the biggest problems for interviewees is that they are showing up TOO polished and prepared. If the interviewers don't feel like they were able to find out who you really are, how could they offer you a job?

If you are uncomfortable talking about yourself, or feel you have no idea whether or not you are prepared, I would get some help. What's a few hundred for a job you want? Compare it with how much a couple of hours of flight training or an ATP cost.

Good Luck

1800 RVR

Not only is getting flying stories (TMAAT type) organized important, I would also research the company website for UPS history, etc. I'm not just talking about how many airplanes, where are the bases, etc, but who is CEO, COO, etc, charitable organizations who we work with, etc. When I interviewed in 2005, I was able to put a lot of that type of info into some of my answers. When it came to the question "Why do you want to work for UPS", I was able to give them an answer that was fresh and unique, not the typical pilot answers. I really feel that helped to make me stand apart from the other candidates.

Also, organize your thoughts i.e. answers to questions on paper. Back then, I was a member of Air, Inc., and they had an audio file with something like 200 questions. I wrote all of them down, answered them, so that when it came time to answer it in person, I wasn't fumbling for an answer.

I really think they want to get to know you as a person, but they also want to see that you want to work there. Do your research! Good luck!

flynfr8

Adam Hughes in CVG. Over 12 years of experience with UPS interviewees with a 90% success rate. Those numbers speak for themselves. I used his interview prep/sim package and was successful in the process. I HIGHLY recommend his services.
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Good luck!
flynfr8

ILOVEBOEING

Adam was a huge help in my prep with UPS. If anything, I was overly prepared. The guy is good...really good. He had a DHL Captain and a DHL engineer (new hire) sitting in my final prep to simulate a hostile board. The final interview at UPS was a snap. Don't think you're going to do really well in the sim. Everyone does poorly. I know my performance was less than standard and almost everyone I know did the same. We're all still here. Keep you head up, fess up to what you did wrong, and keep a good attitude. Best of success!

⌐ AV8OR WANNABE

Ditto on Adam Hughes, he helped me get hired and a friend who interviewed a few weeks ago got hired as well - used Adam for sim. and HR prep.

Regarding interviews - In the past, UPS was really big on knowing the history of the company. In the last couple of years they didn’t focus very much on those type of questions. However, since we just celebrated our 100th Anniversary (Aug 28, 2007) I wouldn't be surprised if they started asking some basic company related questions all over again.

jetdrivr

Thanks for all the excellent responses. Don't have the interview yet, but want to be prepared just in case.....jetdrivr

Tigerpilot1995

Read "Big Brown". That will give you a great history of the company. I pulled a few things from it that I was able to use on my interview day.

MightyHuron

For those who want to self-help the interview prep, I found a great book to prepare from. "Checklist for Success, A Pilot's Guide to the Successful Airline Interview" by Cheryl Cage. Printed by ASA and the price on my copy says $29.95.

With a few interviews under my belt, this book was very helpful. Has a lot of the TMAAT questions in it among other good things. Not a paid endorsement, even though it helped get me in at UPS in 2006!