Omni interview
10-29-2018, 10:19 AM
#211
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Originally Posted by cr700
I suggest going to Envoy instead of screwing around with a crap ACMI. You'll flow to AA far faster than you will be able to apply yourself out of Omni.
10-30-2018, 06:36 AM
#216
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100% true
Originally Posted by aviatorhi
That all depends on what you want to end up doing with your career... not every person in the world dreams about flying for AA. You do, be glad we're not in your way.
Forget AA if you want to be a CA at a major; go to a DAL regional with flow thru, and you'll hold CA on 717/MD80/320 within 18 months if you go to NYC.
10-30-2018, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by B757200ER
Exactly; many pilots dream of flying at Delta or United or FedEx or UPS!
Forget AA if you want to be a CA at a major; go to a DAL regional with flow thru, and you'll hold CA on 717/MD80/320 within 18 months if you go to NYC.
Forget AA if you want to be a CA at a major; go to a DAL regional with flow thru, and you'll hold CA on 717/MD80/320 within 18 months if you go to NYC.
10-31-2018, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Hetman
Where'd you see that? Not fussing; just curious.
Those were ten 767 upgrades
email was on the 22nd
They just posted two 777 upgrade awards today
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11-03-2018, 06:21 PM
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Interviewed the 1st. 6 guys, all seemed like strong candidates from talking to them, obviously I wasn't present for their sims or HR interviews, but no one had a third arm growing out of their face or clearly didn't belong there, and they were all "cool guys" in the sense of you could see yourself flying with them and not wanting to strangle. 5 hired. If memory serves, 2 current military, one current LCC previous military, two regionals, one 135/charter. Interview process was pretty much as outlined above, with the exception of the written test not having been administered.
Meet two ACPs in the lobby at the appointed time, they drive you over to the FTD/interview at KRVS. Both were very approachable and frank. My impression was that it was not stilted or adversarial at all, but it was professional. Listen to a ~25 minute explanation of the company, where it's headed, etc. Time for questions. Again, seemed very open and frank. Then you hang out while being called for the HR interview and Sim check. HR interview was fairly standard. Why Omni, why now? etc. I had a fairly obvious red flag on my resume, and was asked to explain it. I did so and it seemed like they really just wanted to know what the story was, not adversarial, very pleasant. Just professional people wanting to make sure they're not wasting their money investing in training. There were some extremely basic questions about flying a visual approach, altitudes you might use, etc. Sim check was pretty much as described above. 777 FTD. Choose the seat your prefer (I chose left simply because that's where I've been flying). Very sharp young guy in the other seat. Your only job is to fly the airplane, he'll configure. No callouts, just fly the jet. Another ACP was running the sim and was extremely friendly, helped put you at ease. No FD, no AP, they just want you to fly the airplane. Take off, climb straight out to 3000, level off. Then vectors with some climbs and descents to various headings and altitudes. Again, PNF will bug and tune everything, you can do the whole ride with your hands on yoke and levers. Eventually vectored to an ILS. I got on the ILS and the ACP called it quits (guess I did ok). Some of the other guys said they flew it to a missed.
Go back to the holding pen and wait to get called in for the decision. The guys that were given a CJO then got in the van with one of the ACPs, then over to HQ for a nice tour, then fingerprints and a meeting/welcome with the CP (who seemed like a straight shooter), then to a med facility for the whiz quiz. The ACP was kind enough to give everyone a ride to the hotel or the terminal, depending on their plans.
Obviously, I'm somewhat biased, because I got the CJO, but I was impressed with the process, from start to finish. Everyone was very nice and genuine and wanted to put you at ease, see if you were a good fit, etc. But it also felt professional, not a fog-a-mirror interview.
Looking forward to training, and hope this run-down helps those who are looking to interview. I don't think I'm telling any stories out of school here, as there were multiple jokes about "did you read the gouge", etc. Good luck to all.
Meet two ACPs in the lobby at the appointed time, they drive you over to the FTD/interview at KRVS. Both were very approachable and frank. My impression was that it was not stilted or adversarial at all, but it was professional. Listen to a ~25 minute explanation of the company, where it's headed, etc. Time for questions. Again, seemed very open and frank. Then you hang out while being called for the HR interview and Sim check. HR interview was fairly standard. Why Omni, why now? etc. I had a fairly obvious red flag on my resume, and was asked to explain it. I did so and it seemed like they really just wanted to know what the story was, not adversarial, very pleasant. Just professional people wanting to make sure they're not wasting their money investing in training. There were some extremely basic questions about flying a visual approach, altitudes you might use, etc. Sim check was pretty much as described above. 777 FTD. Choose the seat your prefer (I chose left simply because that's where I've been flying). Very sharp young guy in the other seat. Your only job is to fly the airplane, he'll configure. No callouts, just fly the jet. Another ACP was running the sim and was extremely friendly, helped put you at ease. No FD, no AP, they just want you to fly the airplane. Take off, climb straight out to 3000, level off. Then vectors with some climbs and descents to various headings and altitudes. Again, PNF will bug and tune everything, you can do the whole ride with your hands on yoke and levers. Eventually vectored to an ILS. I got on the ILS and the ACP called it quits (guess I did ok). Some of the other guys said they flew it to a missed.
Go back to the holding pen and wait to get called in for the decision. The guys that were given a CJO then got in the van with one of the ACPs, then over to HQ for a nice tour, then fingerprints and a meeting/welcome with the CP (who seemed like a straight shooter), then to a med facility for the whiz quiz. The ACP was kind enough to give everyone a ride to the hotel or the terminal, depending on their plans.
Obviously, I'm somewhat biased, because I got the CJO, but I was impressed with the process, from start to finish. Everyone was very nice and genuine and wanted to put you at ease, see if you were a good fit, etc. But it also felt professional, not a fog-a-mirror interview.
Looking forward to training, and hope this run-down helps those who are looking to interview. I don't think I'm telling any stories out of school here, as there were multiple jokes about "did you read the gouge", etc. Good luck to all.
11-04-2018, 07:16 AM
#220
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Originally Posted by CardboardCutout
Interviewed the 1st. 6 guys, all seemed like strong candidates from talking to them, obviously I wasn't present for their sims or HR interviews, but no one had a third arm growing out of their face or clearly didn't belong there, and they were all "cool guys" in the sense of you could see yourself flying with them and not wanting to strangle. 5 hired. If memory serves, 2 current military, one current LCC previous military, two regionals, one 135/charter. Interview process was pretty much as outlined above, with the exception of the written test not having been administered.
Meet two ACPs in the lobby at the appointed time, they drive you over to the FTD/interview at KRVS. Both were very approachable and frank. My impression was that it was not stilted or adversarial at all, but it was professional. Listen to a ~25 minute explanation of the company, where it's headed, etc. Time for questions. Again, seemed very open and frank. Then you hang out while being called for the HR interview and Sim check. HR interview was fairly standard. Why Omni, why now? etc. I had a fairly obvious red flag on my resume, and was asked to explain it. I did so and it seemed like they really just wanted to know what the story was, not adversarial, very pleasant. Just professional people wanting to make sure they're not wasting their money investing in training. There were some extremely basic questions about flying a visual approach, altitudes you might use, etc. Sim check was pretty much as described above. 777 FTD. Choose the seat your prefer (I chose left simply because that's where I've been flying). Very sharp young guy in the other seat. Your only job is to fly the airplane, he'll configure. No callouts, just fly the jet. Another ACP was running the sim and was extremely friendly, helped put you at ease. No FD, no AP, they just want you to fly the airplane. Take off, climb straight out to 3000, level off. Then vectors with some climbs and descents to various headings and altitudes. Again, PNF will bug and tune everything, you can do the whole ride with your hands on yoke and levers. Eventually vectored to an ILS. I got on the ILS and the ACP called it quits (guess I did ok). Some of the other guys said they flew it to a missed.
Go back to the holding pen and wait to get called in for the decision. The guys that were given a CJO then got in the van with one of the ACPs, then over to HQ for a nice tour, then fingerprints and a meeting/welcome with the CP (who seemed like a straight shooter), then to a med facility for the whiz quiz. The ACP was kind enough to give everyone a ride to the hotel or the terminal, depending on their plans.
Obviously, I'm somewhat biased, because I got the CJO, but I was impressed with the process, from start to finish. Everyone was very nice and genuine and wanted to put you at ease, see if you were a good fit, etc. But it also felt professional, not a fog-a-mirror interview.
Looking forward to training, and hope this run-down helps those who are looking to interview. I don't think I'm telling any stories out of school here, as there were multiple jokes about "did you read the gouge", etc. Good luck to all.
Meet two ACPs in the lobby at the appointed time, they drive you over to the FTD/interview at KRVS. Both were very approachable and frank. My impression was that it was not stilted or adversarial at all, but it was professional. Listen to a ~25 minute explanation of the company, where it's headed, etc. Time for questions. Again, seemed very open and frank. Then you hang out while being called for the HR interview and Sim check. HR interview was fairly standard. Why Omni, why now? etc. I had a fairly obvious red flag on my resume, and was asked to explain it. I did so and it seemed like they really just wanted to know what the story was, not adversarial, very pleasant. Just professional people wanting to make sure they're not wasting their money investing in training. There were some extremely basic questions about flying a visual approach, altitudes you might use, etc. Sim check was pretty much as described above. 777 FTD. Choose the seat your prefer (I chose left simply because that's where I've been flying). Very sharp young guy in the other seat. Your only job is to fly the airplane, he'll configure. No callouts, just fly the jet. Another ACP was running the sim and was extremely friendly, helped put you at ease. No FD, no AP, they just want you to fly the airplane. Take off, climb straight out to 3000, level off. Then vectors with some climbs and descents to various headings and altitudes. Again, PNF will bug and tune everything, you can do the whole ride with your hands on yoke and levers. Eventually vectored to an ILS. I got on the ILS and the ACP called it quits (guess I did ok). Some of the other guys said they flew it to a missed.
Go back to the holding pen and wait to get called in for the decision. The guys that were given a CJO then got in the van with one of the ACPs, then over to HQ for a nice tour, then fingerprints and a meeting/welcome with the CP (who seemed like a straight shooter), then to a med facility for the whiz quiz. The ACP was kind enough to give everyone a ride to the hotel or the terminal, depending on their plans.
Obviously, I'm somewhat biased, because I got the CJO, but I was impressed with the process, from start to finish. Everyone was very nice and genuine and wanted to put you at ease, see if you were a good fit, etc. But it also felt professional, not a fog-a-mirror interview.
Looking forward to training, and hope this run-down helps those who are looking to interview. I don't think I'm telling any stories out of school here, as there were multiple jokes about "did you read the gouge", etc. Good luck to all.
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