Originally Posted by A320fumes

The F/A who greeted me for the i/v spilled a picture of water all over me. I got activated during phase II and found a better job. It was the weirdest interview I'd ever been through. Anyone going there better do the prep. I gave them what they wanted but felt very "Prozac-ish". Jim Jones, Neeleman, himself showed up afterwards. The whole thing had that kool-aid / snake-handling feel to it. No offense to the JB guys. Just want to let you know to prepare well and take plenty prozac.

Originally Posted by ProfessorJoeVee

Well let's think about it.

To get the pilot job you are required to have:

--Commercial/ATP License w/Multi-engine rating

--Flight Time experience to above ratings

--Ability to demonstrate above flight time w/ratins in the Simulator for the interviewto FAA ATP Standards

And in addition most airlines also require and consider favorably:

--University Degree

--Prior military experience

--Prior flying experience (part 135/121)

Overall about a 10 year investment to just be qualified for the interview.

----------------------------->>And now what is required to be a F/A?

--Ability to read, write, speak English

--Ability to smile and toss peanuts at monkies

In other words: No prior experience, ratings, training.


So you have someone with perhaps a High School Education who reads an ad in the paper before deciding on the career making interview decisions on someone with multiple ratings, experience and a 10 year investment.

Got a problem with that????

Originally Posted by B757200ER

Okay, HOKIE...but turnabout is fair play. Based on your reasoning, Pilots should be interviewing F/As, too. Because, they ALL have to work together.

Originally Posted by SikPilot

I would not work for any company that has a stewardess interview me. That is just about the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

Originally Posted by VTcharter

What we pilots forget about while we are climbing up onto our high horses with our noses five degrees above the horizon, is that all of the people in the company are part of the same team, and the other employees in and around the aircraft help to make up the crew. I think that it is important to see if you will work well with others while in the interview, to include the lowly flight attendent or ground personnel. What I can tell by comments like these, is that you would not play well with others, making for an ineffiecient team environment, and it may be that type of high and mighty, priviledged attitude that the B6 interviewers are trying to weed out. Just a thought.

VT

Originally Posted by B757200ER

100% true. I was there. Not flamebait, trust me. Ask the B6 guys.

Another true fact: A buddy of mine finished up B6 A320 training, and ran into a new-hire B6 F/A. She had been training with my buddy's new-hire class for 4 weeks of F/A initial. She actually said "You mean if I stayed 2 extra weeks, I could be a pilot"?

Originally Posted by 757Driver

If they'd be willing to serve passengers wearing a blue apron.

Originally Posted by Flaps50

"A picture of water" thank god it wasn't the real thing!

Couldn't resist.