ExpressJet Interview
 

I put in the online application last week and got the e-mail invite tonight. what can I expect on interview day? Type of interview, sim check, etc?

Thanks

cl601pilot,

No sim check
Know your current aircraft systems
Jepps
What ifs?
See gouges available online

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this company is great... you'll like it here.

I just interviewed in the middle of may...

know your jepps, know your aircraft systems, lots of "what if your captain is drinking past the 8 hour rule", "what if blah blah blah", know what the stock closed at, CEO name, chief pilot name, which bases are for continental, which are for delta, which are for xjet branded flying (the guy in the second room that day was in a bad mood). they're gonna ask you about your previous work experience, things you liked, things you didnt like, your most challenging flight, name 3 qualities that describe yourself, etc etc. brief an approach, or brief a departure. They gave me some departure out of somewhere in mexico and had me finger fly it. was easy, they're very similar to american plates. They asked me crossing altitudes, airspeed restriction (know all your airspeed restrictions, inside class B, below class B, in class C, etc) . know when you need an alternate, and what the wx needs to be there to allow it to be filed as an alternate.

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good luck!

They really want you to know that in the interview? What times did you apply with?

they asked me the Chief pilots name, the CEO, stock price, and their "financial situation" I just spit off a paragraph I printed from wikepedia worked like a charm................. If you know an average amount of stuff and they like you, you'll get hired.............

6100TT/3500ME/2250Turbine/650Turbine PIC

yowza.....thats a lot of time, where were you before?

I flew a year of part 135 about 10 years ago. The last 9 1/2 i have spent flying corporate part 91 in a challenger and BBJ. The airplane is being sold so i am hitting the bricks. I am hoping that the airline side is a little more stable than the corporate side.

who would think the airlines more stable:(............ BBJ how was that?

The individual companies operations can get really volitile at times. Real feast or famine. They are just so expensive to own and operate, especially the fuel costs. Most of the BBJ operations are off shore (Europe, Middle East, and Asia). Its definately a great airplane and its nice to be able to fly for 11 hours plus reserves. However the cockpit was much more quiet in the challenger. That makes a big difference on the long hauls.

I am sure you have looked into it, but if not;
Fractionals? You have the time, experience...
Flex Jet (Challenger) or NetJets (BBJ, although might be awhile), something like that? They aren't going anywhere for awhile, more stable than the private side.

Thanks thats good advise. I dont think anyone getting hired now will ever see the BBJ at NetJets though. However, I am over the big airplane quest. Its really about QOL now.

Gotcha. However, I don't know how much QOL airline flying will give you, until you get seniority. Pay will be low, RESERVE!!! As long as you know what you are getting into. Airline and "stable" don't go together.
What ever you do though, good luck. With those times I would look at other places in addition to a "regional".

Yes sir. I didn't just make that stuff up. I interviewed with 1100/100

Not much sitting Reserve here at XJT now. I know guys who held lines right off the bat out of training recently. You are probably looking at West Coast based right now. Upgrade is quick. My pay has doubled every year i have been here and QOL has been Awesome in My opinion. Up till now i havent commuted so that helps. I upgraded at 2 years they are telling us in Upgrade now that the company is projecting upgrades to go down further to a year and a half. Good luck with you choices.

They're really saying 1.5 years? Man, that just seems so low to me. They gotta mean on the junior branded side I guess, cuz I know here in IAH it's really slowed down :(

new at flying...forgive my ignorance...but, what would you do if your captain was drinking past 8 hour rule?:o

Do you want the interview answer or the real-world answer?

Should be the same answer!

My buddy was Jan 05 hire, upgrading to SRJ CA in August for EWR.....................

ahahahha, in any case suggest that he call in sick...................push comes to shove call in sick for him :)

I had applied twice at XJT before I got hired at Mesaba. I didnt even get an email to interview. I have 1100 TT with 210 ME, 150 Turbine.

Another guy from my school interned there and he cannot get an interview. He is since at Mesaba as well. He has about 1000 TT and 150 ME.

2 guys that I INSTRCUCTED for COM and CFI got hired and they have about 700TT and 100 ME.

Dont really know what is going on over there...

I agree, their hiring is very very random...........or interviewing anyway, I think its a third party that screens the apps im not sure whats going on, then again they have so many apps it may just take a while before they get to yours..................

I'd be one to say that the hiring could be random. I thought I did fairly well in my interview, but yet, here I am.

Of course, the alternative is that I am egregiously overestimating myself, and that they were somehow able to pick up on that in the 20 or so questions they asked me over a total span of about 10 minutes. Maybe they know something about me that I don't.

Did they ask you about you? I thought the interview was impersonal

The captain in the HR room did a little bit. Just general questions about my experience, why ExpressJet, etc. He even knew a little bit about my company, so the discussion almost became just a friendly chat. Then Angela asked if I had any failed checkrides, if I had any questions, and that was it. I was seriously in there about 3 minutes.

I guess I must really project the "I don't belong at ExpressJet" vibe.

Of course, I'm still toying with the idea of reapplying in three months. Where else am I going to go?

Sorry to hear that, you should definitly reapply and give it another shot though. Good lUck

I probably will. The short list is FlexJet, ExpressJet, and SkyWest. So whoever hires me first.

So just over 2.5 years .. that sounds more reasonable. I'm planning on a 3 to 3.5 year time frame for upgrade in IAH (I won't commute - I've had enough of that 7th circle of hell - I'll leave this industry forever before I'll do that again!).