SWA Interview w/type
 

How long have you waited for an interview with SWA with a type through Higher Power?

All my friends have gotten an interview except myself. It has taken a range between a week to 4 weeks for those folks to get an interview. I've had my apps in for 7 weeks now. Can the holidays be a reason why it's taking so long? I've had friends look over my apps and they can't see any mistakes.

If you don't hear anything after the new year, watch for the next open house or Air, Inc. I had a buddy that had the same problem. Went to their open house and asked them directly and the HR lady said she'd look over his online app and get in touch. Two days later, she sent him an email and told him what needed to be corrected on his app, he fixed it, and had an interview in two weeks.

Any idea what needed to be fixed on his application?

C17, Notification for interviews is done by E-mail. Make sure that whoever you use isn't filtering out Southwest as spam, etc.

How much TPIC do you have? I know of a few guys with the HPA type without enough PIC that haven't been called.

I'd also go back over your app top to bottom to make sure ther aren't any mistakes. Otherwise don't sweat it to much, it's December and things slow down in the training departments right now. They may also already have enough guys in the pool for Jan-Feb. Guy I work with that intervied in August (and hired) hasn't even gone to class yet.

If you meet minimums as an Air Force pilot, and have a type rating, I would think that they would call you right away, like within a month. That has been the recent experience at Luke.

I had no type and got called after 6 mos. Yes, they do advise you with an e-mail that tells you what dates are available and asks you to call them back.

Double check your online app. I know more than one person (myself included) who had their education section drop out of the application, so it looked like we'd never been to college, yet we were USAF aviators. This may have held up my interview. I was actually notified by SWA via e-mail that something looked wrong with my app. I corrected it and was called two months later.

Good Luck

One month for the call, another for the interview, another for the no thanks lettter. So, basically, a 3 month process.

That would be me. Only 1000 FW PIC. I have another 600 RW PIC but SWA doesn't count helo time....

I'm better off where I've ended up anyway...not flying for more than twice the money, and I get to go home every night.

Spongebob

He had time in a couple of airplanes with different airlines. On the app it asks the dates that you flew the plane beginning and ending. He just put the date he started flying the plane for beginning and then the last time he flew it for the ending. Kind of made it look like he owned his own Saab 340 while he was flying corporate in between the two dates.

Instead they wanted him to put the Saab down twice. Once beginning and ending with his employment at Mesaba, then again for while he was at Colgan.

Hope that wasn't too confusing???

Not at all. I have filled out the online application for SWA myself and know exactly what you are saying. Thank you.

I have at least all the required mins. Just a little frustrating when all your buddies get called and then go to their interview, while you're still waiting for the call. So far my almost $9k for my 737 type through Higher power ain't paying off. Hopefully once the holidays are over, i'll get the call. Have my finger crossed.