Best SWA Interview Prep
 

Who does the best SWA interview prep ?

SWA Interview Prep
 

Judy Tarver at http://www.pilotcounseling.com/

USAF/USN/USMC/COEX

Thanks for the link LSmall.

skybolt, if you have something to say come out and say it, don't be a wus

Skybolt, I like your disclaimer.

Wasn't Judy in the American Airlines hiring dept in the early '90's?

Yes, that sounds familar. It's hard to tell anything about their qualifications from the web site - most consultants publish something about their qualifications.

They don't have offices and don't offer any info about their qualifications, it almost seems like a sideline business/hobby. Not really the profile I'd trust to offer guidance for a major career decision. I'd ask LOTS of questions before I spent any money with a business that's this vauge.

LOL, me either Skybolt. I'm just a girl who likes the sky.

SWACapt,

Judy worked for AA for approximately 17 years and was involved with interviewing more than 30,000 pilots over those years. She has extensive experience at polishing interview skills...she doesn't teach "answers"....she does many things in the aviation career field other than interview prep & keeps a very close ear to the ground among many people/HR departments at LCC & legacy carriers. She has a great reputation & has helped many folks. There are others who do this also but for those who wish to know more about her, call her & she'll be happy to chat with you about her skill sets & experience. She is highly recommended by the folks at Higher Power Aviation also. Hope that helps.....

You shoud write Judy's web site bio! (really, they should have something). Mark Stern at HPA is one of the most ethical guys I've ever spoken with in any facet of aviation - if he offers his recomendation - that's good enough for me!

Just to give my $.02...

Judy is very knowledgeable. She is one of the few I will recommend without hesitation in this industry.

shoot, I forget that i made this post. Sorry for the delay in response.

I'm trying to avoid SWA discussions, (disclaimer coming...) because I can 't get on over there, and it doesn't help my mood to log on and read SWA discussions. But I must have written that in a particulary weak moment:D

Here's what I meant, SWA is currently (info from a senior Captain friend) avoiding any applicant who PREPPED. From that perspective, the best prep comes from your previous employers, and the employers I listed obviously do a pretty good job of teaching their people the presentation skills necessary to succeed in the SWA interview system. The military obviously teaches leadership, etc; I don't know what COEX teaches, but it must work because they have a pretty high success rate if anecdotal evidence is to be believed.

And you thought that I was trying to start a mil vs civilian thread tsk, tsk.

SkyBolt

My question would then be, " how does SWA know you did a prep?"

The answer is, they don't unless you tell them. They have no way of knowing if you did a prep. What, are they going to tap your phone and have you followed prior to doing an interview.

They may ask during the interview. Then it's up to you to tell them whether you did or not, but again, they have no way of knowing. Neither Emerald Coast Interviews or The Write Resume will divulge any information to SWA about people they prep.

Oh, by the way, those are two other services that do SWA interview prep.

www.awriteresume.com
www.emeraldcoastinterviewconsulting.com.

I would highly advise anyone doing an interview with SWA, JetBlue, or any other company that does a SAR format type interview to get prep. Unless you have a degree in Human Resources, Experience in the SAR format, or a strong innate ability to understand the reason behind a question and the pitfalls of typical answers, you need to be prepped.

Typhoonpilot