I say skip ECIC. They're geared toward an f-teen driver who's never interviewed at an airline before.

Do a month subscription to airline interviews dot com, download all the sample questions, cancel your subscription, then come up with personalized answers to those questions. Be open and honest in the interview, and if you've made any mistakes, admit it, talk about what you've learned, and move on. you'll do fine.

I wasn’t an f teen driver, but I enjoyed ECIC. Thought they put forth a good product and were knowledgeable on the various processes at different airlines (I was targeting all the majors). Not familiar with airline interviews, but any prep is better than no prep (my .02). If anything to help you organize your thoughts and a little peace of mind. Good luck.

There are two very important parts of interview prep.

One is your app review/test prep. Highly recommend assistance in getting a look at the questions and your app can’t be reviewed by enough people but should at least be reviewed by someone who reads airline apps a lot. An interviewer will get a pretty clear view of who you are by reading your app, let it make a good first impression.

The second part, prepping your verbalized answers, is much harder to determine for pilots especially. You may think you are a good conversationalist, I guarantee, you use more filler words than you are aware. A good prep service will help you structure your answers so they follow a path that the interviewers can follow, not some rambling that has maybe even a correct answer in it. They will also highlight the words you use in answering a question says more about you than your answer. How you answer and come across is about 70% of what the question is about. If you aren’t sure I highly recommend going to as many prep services until you feel over prepared.

I didn't find the EC videos very useful, but the ability to do unlimited rapid fire sessions was incredibly useful. Especially if you are a nervous interviewer, and you have enough time until the interview to get your money's worth.

Just call Miss Cleo from psychic friends network and she will prepare one for the interview .

I would skip the professional prep as well. I’ve done 3 major airline interviews, and was successful at two of them. The one I didn’t get was the one I used professional prep for. I did not use any professional prep for Delta and I think I actually benefited me. They want to get to know you, and they want genuine answers. Even if you do professional prep, you will still likely be asked a question or two that you weren’t ready for, and you’ll have to be able to adapt. My best advice is to use aviationinterveiws.com and get a sense for the type of questions you’ll be asked. Come up with a handful of QUALITY stories that show leadership, CRM, good customer service, etc. Rehearse your answers into the mirror or to other friends who have interviewed. Be yourself, be honest, make sure your application and logbook are tidy, and you’ll be just fine. Best of luck!

I completely agree with this. Similar experience.

Prep will help you if you've never used the STAR format and aren't sure how to organize your thoughts well. The trade off is that no matter what they tell you otherwise, you'll seem canned and insincere. Delta is especially sensitive to this, and unless they feel like they saw the "real" you, you'll get a TBNT.

I used EC and like others have said, the videos and audio files weren't the best. But the unlimuted rapid fires are worth their weight in gold. They teach you how to structure yours answers for the differsnt types of questions. Once you understand how to break down and answer each type of question it gives you a good foundation to answer even questions you weren't expecting. The foundation they teach you keeps a little voice in the back of your mind to hit the gates and fully answer the question so the interviewers can easily check the boxes.

Airline interviews is great for building a question bank but does not give you the tools to answer questions the way they like to hear them answered for grading purposes.


At the end of the day if you show up prepared and they can see that you have put in the work then it shows them you care and are willing to put in the work. I have a few friends that got hired without any prep, but they have salesman type personalities, I on the other hand don't so the prep was needed. 500 bucks is a small price to pay for a multi million dollar career.


Side note, I had a second time interviewer in my group. I asked that person if a prep service was used this time and I got the response, heck no, thats a waste of 500 dollars. Needless to say that person didn't get a cjo on their second attempt either.


Do 4-6 rapid fire sessions and you will walk in there feeling like you have the tools to be successful. Good luck to you!

Completely disagree...there are lots of pilots interviewing at the legacies with less than 2-3 years of flying experience post CFI or degree completion, including many without any 121 PIC time, that lack the experience and the situational knowledge to really develop good stories or answers to WWYD questions. Many have never truly dealt with an inflight emergency or an a conflict with a passenger or crew member to have a relevant story at an interview.

counterpoint:

I did emerald coast and was 3 for 3 … and declined 2 other interview offers with majors.

do the app review as well … you can’t see your own errors easily.