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11-07-2019 | 04:46 AM
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Under prepared is an interesting phrase from a company that keeps changing the program as more questions come up and forced everyone to apply within a month in order to get in on the first wave.
11-07-2019 | 05:30 AM
#112
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From: It's a plane and it's a seat
Well it sounds like the program is a lot better then people are making it out to be. Obviously it’s not going to be a 100% success rate, hence the interview process and not a flow. Thanks for the information, a lot of my buddies were really stressed after reading the email from United about candidates being under prepared. But since 6 candidates that you know alone in the first week were successful, it sounds like it’s going well.
11-07-2019 | 07:01 AM
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I gotta agree with you here. This is not a flow like American has. The program is still too new to know if success rates will be better than CPP was.
Here's my advice for anyone going to the interview. Study the technical guide and be ready to recite the profiles cold. Make sure you have good stories lined up, but don't recite the stories, tell them. From what I gathered they're looking to make sure that you're a genuine person.
Here's my advice for anyone going to the interview. Study the technical guide and be ready to recite the profiles cold. Make sure you have good stories lined up, but don't recite the stories, tell them. From what I gathered they're looking to make sure that you're a genuine person.
11-08-2019 | 12:55 PM
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^^^^^ This.
Prep. Treat the interview as you would a check ride.
Get HR prep. The better prep companies won’t give you “canned” answers but will help you refine your answers, give you a chance to practice different questions with an impartial observer and have some answers ready. Maybe critique things- if your answers sound like a George Carlin skit you may need some work. If every other word out of your mouth is “uhhh” and “ummmm”, you may need some work. If your “tell me about yourself” takes 10 minutes you may need some work.
This is a million dollar interview. Treat it as such.
Prep. Treat the interview as you would a check ride.
Get HR prep. The better prep companies won’t give you “canned” answers but will help you refine your answers, give you a chance to practice different questions with an impartial observer and have some answers ready. Maybe critique things- if your answers sound like a George Carlin skit you may need some work. If every other word out of your mouth is “uhhh” and “ummmm”, you may need some work. If your “tell me about yourself” takes 10 minutes you may need some work.
This is a million dollar interview. Treat it as such.
11-09-2019 | 09:05 AM
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From: It's a plane and it's a seat
11-09-2019 | 09:51 AM
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Carrot 2.0
They should call it Carrot 2.0
No data at all exists for hire rate. I've seen all sorts selected that maybe shouldn't have been, and many that I would honestly hire before my own self get turned down more than once.
The best analogy is:
"We need 20 people. Put everyone who's not a hard 'No' in a hat, pull 20 names, and send them a CJO. Send everyone else a TBNT letter."
If you JUST KNOW you won't get stuck here/definitely get hired at UAL/etc....good luck.
One minute they hire the 7 month FO, the next minute they're turning down a military guy who's a line check airman/instructor. I've known more than one.
Best advice: you get an interview. Probably. But it's a lottery ticket. And don't get shot down at the final review board. That's happened to for unknown reasons.
A FoF is a UAL CA who gives thumbs up and thumbs down at interviews/boards. They've even gone against what recommendation HE made.
No data at all exists for hire rate. I've seen all sorts selected that maybe shouldn't have been, and many that I would honestly hire before my own self get turned down more than once.
The best analogy is:
"We need 20 people. Put everyone who's not a hard 'No' in a hat, pull 20 names, and send them a CJO. Send everyone else a TBNT letter."
If you JUST KNOW you won't get stuck here/definitely get hired at UAL/etc....good luck.
One minute they hire the 7 month FO, the next minute they're turning down a military guy who's a line check airman/instructor. I've known more than one.
Best advice: you get an interview. Probably. But it's a lottery ticket. And don't get shot down at the final review board. That's happened to for unknown reasons.
A FoF is a UAL CA who gives thumbs up and thumbs down at interviews/boards. They've even gone against what recommendation HE made.
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