AWAC dumps sim interview?

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07-10-2007, 03:37 PM

jedinein

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AWAC dumps sim interview?

A little birdie told me that AWAC has dropped the sim eval from their interview. Can anyone confirm?

07-10-2007, 03:52 PM

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I know that they have been conducting interviews at their domiciles PHL and DCA, so it has been HR only maybe a few Tech ?s....as for ATW interviews at their headquarters I am not sure.

07-10-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jedinein

A little birdie told me that AWAC has dropped the sim eval from their interview. Can anyone confirm?

What I hear is just at interviews that don't take place in ATW. If you interview at a job fair or one of our domiciles, no sim.

07-10-2007, 07:04 PM

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Me thinks you're going to see a sharp drop-off of interviews in ATW w/news like that!!

07-10-2007, 09:52 PM

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I interviewed in ATW on Tuesday the 10th and I can confirm that there is no longer a sim ride. We were told that they made the decision on Monday to drop the sim ride....after I had spent the money on the sim prep Monday afternoon, oh well, a little sim practice never hurt anyone.

07-10-2007, 10:40 PM

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Have their minimums come down at all over there? I have heard anything from they are desperate to no change on the website. Thanks.

07-11-2007, 12:46 AM

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If they drop sim they'll have to add technical questions to the interview to make it any bit of a challenge. I interviewed there in May and was hired. The sim was a breeze. Then again I am pretty traditional in a way that I think the best way to evaluate a pilots skills is to throw a six pack in front of him or her. If they can't handle a basic six pack the SHOULDN'T be handling an RJ. Now wish me luck. Sim 6 today 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

07-11-2007, 05:11 AM

Lbell911

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So would 400/200 & CRJ Class Certification be enough to qualify at AW?

07-11-2007, 05:27 AM

Ellen

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So would 400/200 & CRJ Class Certification be enough to qualify at AW?

So what other experience do you have compared to the other 400/200 guy?

As far as CRJ Certification (Assuming you went to ALLATPS) . . .you don't need it. Not sure what a CRJ Certification is anyway and why people get it.

Sitting in an CRJ FTD for 2-3 hours before training AFTER you have been hired might be valuable if you have no experience with the many differences between a CRJ and Seminole. (Glass, skypointer, Speed/Alt Tapes, Trend vectors, speed differences, FMS, radios, N1/N2 speed switches, Hot starts, Bleed transfers, etc . . .)

If you feel comfortable on the radios in busy Terminal Areas/Ground Frequencies, ORD, DEN, LAX, SFO, ATL, DFW, JFK, PHL, BOS, etc . . . and can execute what controllers are wanting from you, you will be more of a help to a Captain than your CRJ Certification.