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I've been researching for some interview prep material. RST and Emerald Coast are two I keep seeing around. I understand its an investment but WOW its expensive! Has anyone gotten through the interview without using them? Any good study guides for Delta's written? Or alternatives?

I'm looking for advice, insight, and opinions... Thanks in advance :)

You could roll the dice on a multi million dollar career... But how much would you kick yourself if you opted not to spend the money and ended up not getting the job?

I wouldn’t even think twice. Do the prep

I used Emerald Coast to brush up on interviewing but I'd never heard of RST until the night prior to the interview. Yes, I got hired without RST but trust me, do all the prep you can get. You wouldn't wing it for a check ride or a written, would you?

Did both. If cash is tight and you can only do one, I'd do RST.



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They are both a money back guarantee, no pass...get your dough back.

Did the prep (two different, reputable companies that had a solid product) the first time. Not successful.

Did zero professional prep and self-prepped the second time. Hired.

Do what's right for you. Only you know the answer.

As frequently as the system gets it wrong (as evidenced by so many instances of these hired-the-second-time-through), even Delta will acknowledge the system is flawed. They may or may not acknowledge that the whole thing is actually a sham, and their ability to choose the "right people" to hire using only 45 minutes of face time is not good. I'd argue that they could do better WITHOUT the interview... instead just contacting previous employers (they don't), and perform the testing as it currently exists.

I didn't do any formal paid prep when I got hired, but did have brutally honest prep sessions with my wife and some friends. The problem is, you don't know what you don't know. If I were interviewing today, I'd pay for the prep.

You're the umpteenth person to ask this question here, and every single person who has asked this question already knew (and didn't like) the answer before they ever asked :). I didn't have to eat ramen for a couple months to afford prep, but I would've if I had to.

I should have prefaced my previous statement with the fact that I had paid completed interview prep sessions five (yes, five) times previously. I had seven interviews in seven years, some successful, some not, leading up to my second chance with Delta.

In short, I felt like I had a decent idea of what the experience was going to be. After literally years of formal and informal prep, I think I had a pretty good base of knowledge to draw from. Do what fits you.

Pay the money, do the prep, and don't leave anything to chance. Have your intro down cold when you walk in the door, because that's the only thing you know they'll ask (95% of the time). I did ECIC, RST, and Checked & Set for the app review. Yeah I shelled out a lot of money, but I got the CJO and I guarantee I wouldn't have been successful on my own. They didn't give me the answers, they taught me how to frame my answers. RST has ride reports almost daily, and it's a great place to connect through facebook with other people who are prepping.

Do the prep. It’s worth it. I did Cage consulting. Did a couple of mock interviews over FaceTime. Several questions they asked were asked in my actual interview. It made the interview so much more comfortable than it could have been. Probably would have been ok without, but would have been kicking myself for not spending the money if I had to wait 6-12 months to try again. You want to get the job offer on the first try!

And what would they ascertain from doing that? The vast majority of previous employers either wouldn't be able to speak for very much (outside of massive reliability issues or glaring abnormalities which would surface anyway in most cases) or they simply wouldn't because they'd have no reason to (and plenty of reasons not to).

Hours, training records, DOT tests, eligible for rehire, etc. That's about it and that doesn't tell you very much in most cases.

And while you can't always tell if someone will end up in "the 1%" in an interview, you generally can at least tell if there's something off about them. No system is perfect but don't expect them to start picking people out of a phone book anytime soon.