Airline Pilot Central Forums - Frontier Hiring.

Hi everyone, just interviewed this week at F9 and would like to share my experience for those who are interested in how the process went. The interviews this week are for a 3 Feb class.

For the most part it was similar to what Jughead posted earlier so I won’t rehash much of the stuff which is the same (still fly you out there, staybridge is great hotel choice). Pretty much all of us were there by 0745 and we started right at 0800 with a briefing on the company. Unlike other sessions we didn't start out with the paperwork, that came later, instead we went right into the brief. We were in a different room than they normally use because they have a lot going on right now with recurring training, initial FAs and initial FOs (they looked pretty busy and that's a good thing IMO). The company profile/history briefing was over fairly quickly and we launched into a Q & A period where we were encouraged to ask questions, very informative and lasted about 45 minutes. One difference in the brief was that they mentioned there would be a "cut" during the day where some of us would be invited to an additional round of the process. Also, if I recall correctly hiring will continue with classes planned possibly through April, but don't hold me to that.

After the Q&A they posted the schedule and escorted the 12 of us to the holding area which was the lounge/cafeteria where we waited our turn for the panel and situational interview.

Panel was three people, one HR & 2 pilots. They were very nice, professional and want you to be at ease. Initially they take 1 copy (you bring 3) of all your licenses, medical, etc... They took turns asking questions with a few tech questions sprinkled in amongst the HR type questions.

The tech questions I remember were:
- what does alternating red/white centerline lighting mean ?
- what is airport elevation?
HR Questions:
- Tell me about a sacrifice you have made in pursuit of your flying career
- Tell me about a job you had which you didn’t like?
- You do your walk around, think you need to deice, Capt disagrees, how do you handle that as the FO?
- Have you ever failed an evaluation, checkride, stage check, training program?
- When, as the FO, would you ever take the controls from a Capt?
- Why Frontier?

Situational was only 2 folks, one role playing as your FO and the other running the scenario as ATC, dispatch, FA, etc... My scenario was a flight from STL to DEN, on the arrival with deteriorating wx you have a situation in the cabin with an unruly pax who attacks the FA right about the time wx (vis) goes below mins (you are Cat 1 only this day) at DEN. After the scenario, we had a chance to debrief our performance/handling of the situation. I think the debrief was critical. while I made a decision, within the time limit, there were a few things which came up that I could have handled a little better and I was candid about that. I mentioned one or 2 good things I did, discussed what I was thinking and critiqued heavily the things I didn't do as well.

When we weren't in one of those 2 portions of the interview, we spent the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon in the holding area speaking with each other, our designated escorts and anyone who happened by and wanted to chat with us. Overall, it was a great group of people we spent the day with, both interviewees and company folks.

After the final candidates completed their panel/situational, they huddled us up, asked us to sit tight and they left us in the care of an escort while the interview team met to discuss the results (we think). After about 15-30 minutes (sorry I lost track) the next phase of the interview began with a 2 person panel consisting of the Chief Pilot and the Assistant Chief Pilot. After the first person departed with the Chief Pilot, Brittany from HR called off about 5-6 names and asked those folks to come with her. A short time later, she came back and congratulated those remaining for making it to the next phase.

They asked a variety of questions, all HR style questions, to get a feel for who you are. Here's what I recall: what's my favorite joke? what does customer service mean to you? where else have you applied? If they call would you go to the interview? What did you do to prepare for today’s interview? There were a few others, but regrettably I cannot remember them however they were not cosmic. Answer honestly, from your heart/gut and it’s not a huge deal.

After that panel, I was escorted to another room where there were a couple of HR folks and I was offered a conditional employment opportunity (background check/drug test required to go final). I darned near fell down, didn't expect to know anything on the day of the interview and was very excited when they offered me the job. This was followed by all the paperwork which used to be filled out in the AM (PRIA, etc...).

Overall the interview was a fantastic experience. Regardless of whether I knew or not, by the end of the day I was feeling the same way others have mentioned previously, I too wanted to be part of this team even more than when I got there in the morning (and I was pretty motivated when I got there!).

I did my preparation with Clark Aviation consulting, whom I highly recommend. Lori did an awesome job prepping me for this interview and is outstanding regardless of which company you are interviewing with. They also offer a tech prep if you need to bone up on some of the finer points before you roll into an interview. Good Luck Guys!