You youngsters may enjoy this blast from the past:

In the Spring of 1982 I flew into the city of my first commuter (regional) interview and met with the friend who had arranged it. As it was well past lunch time, we dispatched ourselves to a bar and grill near the airport and proceded to spend the afternoon and evening getting moderately well lit. This establishment was the "clubhouse" for this airlines hq city, and as the evening progressed more and more crews came off duty and joined us. I was made quite welcome, and have no clear idea what time we broke away from the party.

The next morning I awoke bleary eyed and head throbbing, took a quick shower and headed to the interview. When I was admitted to the chief pilot's office it turned out that he, the asst. chief, and the MEC chair were all present, as they had been the previous evening at the bar!! I was told that I had passed the interview last night, and merely needed to fill out the forms.

I doubt that this is common any longer.

 

This is helpful. Thanks everyone. I have an interview next Thursday and I am starting to get nervous as well.

 

Who you interviewing with?

 

Easy. Do the interview with your last choice airline first. That way you can be the total blathering fool that gets their story told at HR gatherings for years along with an article or two written about how to NOT interview.

Then with all of the flaming idiot out of your system, the remaining interviews will be a lot easier.

Good luck!

 

Or you can be like me and do your top choice first and be a nervous wreck. Must have done something right though!

 

Stormy ...that sound like many a night spent at the "Bravo BAR"....Mildenhall RAF..... well until we were infiltrated by a member of the British tabloid press.... pictures in London newspapers the next day...not pretty....

 

Herc-

Never been there, but I hang with some ex-RAF retired Speedbird types down on the beach every now and then. 65-75 years old and still a menace!! Must be a real scene when they're younger.

 

LOL...then there was the incident with the BA Stews in Yanbul, Gambia.....OMG

 

I am interviewing with Mesaba

 

When I woke up the morning of my first interview, I felt "off." Couldn't finish my breakfast (and that is NOT like me), pulled over to throw up on the way there. I made it through the morning, then felt like puking after eating a slice of pizza while still there. I was absolutely certain it was nerves...

...until I still felt sick on the way home. Illness gave way to pain, which eventually subsided... until I ate again. Long story short, I ended up calling 911, going to the hospital... and getting taken into surgery to repair a strangulated hernia!

The interview was on a Friday, I was discharged from the hospital the following Monday... and got the call with the offer Tuesday morning. I'm home for Thanksgiving at the moment, but am in training - just finished indoc, go into systems next week....

How's THAT for an interview story?