Prepping for interview next month, any recommendations on FedEx related reading? I just came across "Changing How the World Does Business: FedEx's Incredible Journey to Success" and it looks promising.

I would just read this. https://www.fedex.com/en-us/about.html

• Mission Statement
• Core Values
• Company History
• Facts about the Company
• Fleet Information
• Future plans

I wouldn't spout of key facts during the interview but if the topic arises or you can incorporate something you learned about the company into your answer, then that would be great. This could come in handy if you get asked the most common interview question "Why do you want to work here?"

I’m not a fan of the terms always or never, but you can almost guarantee they’re going to ask you a few questions about fatigue. Peruse through this so you are familiar with some things we have available to us and what the company and the union do to try and limit fatiguing situations. https://fdx.alpa.org/Portals/26/docs...ess%20FRMP.pdf

I think our motto/vision/jingle just changed. Might wanna look that up for interview.

I hope you using RST and ECC...!

I would not use ecc the are very adamant that ecc canned prep answers will not fly. Be authentic if you do.

I recommend ECIC (same as ECC, just corrected acronym). I did not receive any canned answers from them. I’m fairly certain they warned us not to use stories that weren’t our own. I did get the opportunity to practice answering questions in a clear and concise manner. I also was able to watch others answer questions and see for myself which techniques do and don’t work. Additionally, the consultants provide feedback on your answers. In some cases you may not realize how your story may be perceived.

Here is an example (just off the top of my head). “Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a coworker.” The question is as much about your experience as it is about your definition of conflict. Conflict can mean incompatible. Maybe you have a story about the time a coworker had an approaching duty time limitation, you discovered this, discussed whether it made sense to proceed since you expected delays, and you personally had no imminent duty time limitation. Your decision to request another pilot for your flight was based on the conflict between the two of you resulting from differing duty times. Fairly benign conflict. I believe you would be wrong to assume they want a “big show” as an answer to this question.

If this situation actually happened to you, you may not even realize it’s a great answer to that question. Let the interviewer decide if they want information about how you handle people that disagree with you or how you handle people who are underperforming. You may even surprise them because they think it’s a great answer and they don’t need to pester you about conflict anymore. However I would try to answer questions in a positive way. I believe the conflict question is a Rorschach, and hopefully you don’t see a monster.

Plus, most interviews are performance based. They have a checklist on that secret sheet back there. They want you to give them an opportunity to check boxes with leadership, integrity, communication, and self-awareness written next to them. Don’t worry about the other boxes, you don’t want checkmarks in them.

My long winded point is this, I was grateful for the help of people competent enough to pick apart my stories and show me how they may be perceived. I could then choose other stories from my past and present them during the interview. This may come off conceited, I passed interviews at SWA, UAL, and FDX. I’m fairly certain I would not have without putting an enormous amount of time into remembering my personal experiences and examining which characteristics those situations demonstrated about me. YMMV

P.S. I don’t want to be standoffish however I doubt Cornfused used ECIC or would already know they do not can answers. If that is true, Cornfused’s advice may be just as good since they were hired without ECIC. This was all just a perspective based response. The level of effort preparing for the interview should be equal to the level of your desire for the job, just as the level of sincerity you project should be equal to how sincerely you wan the job. I don’t believe the interviewers care about ECIC per se. I honestly believe they ask some people about consulting because they are wondering if you rock because you sought help or you suck despite having sought help. They asked me at one of my interviews and I answered honestly. My perception was that I was doing well.

P.P.S. I think a cool thread would be one where people could post an interview style question and then answer it (maybe it’s already under the career questions forum). Others could then offer criticism or praise. Furthermore, it isn’t cheating to hear a great answer about an experience and realize something very similar happened to you.

They ask specifically on the panel “did u use any prep” they can smell canned answers or openings a mile away. Put in the effort and be authentic to yourself and you will do well. Spitfire elite consulting does a great job as well prepping you not both the sbi and the panel

With so much info out there, why people pay so much money for something you can research yourself is beyond me. Now, RST for the technical portion of the interview: priceless.

I definitely did my own research, but I feel like the $400 for Emerald Coast and $150 for resume review (money spent 4+ years ago) will pay off in year 1 of a 25+ year career. Both were value-added for me: my interview skills were rusty (which they unequivocally confirmed and got me on the right track) and my command of Microsoft Word to polish the resume was embarrassing. If this is your dream job and a majority of candidates are doing the same thing to prep, you'd be crazy NOT to use the same ingredients that successful people use.