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Old 04-15-2019, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyingDawgg View Post
I interviewed for the cadet program, in person, in late 2016. Here's what you can expect.

1) Logbook review (if in person)
2) HR Portion (Tell me a time when? Captain shows up smelling like alcohol... etc)
3) METAR/TAF (I'm a southerner and they gave me a blizzard to decode. I crapped that one up.)
4) Jepp Apch Plate
5) 20 Technical questions (what is induced drag? What is ground effect? Wingtip vortices?)
6) Questions about the company. (I asked about the recent bankruptcy. Seem interested.)

I think now you do a 20 question mini ATP written before the interview.
Just out of curiosity, what would you do if the CA shows up smelling like alcohol?

Only thing I can think of is call crew scheduling.
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Old 04-15-2019, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer View Post
Just out of curiosity, what would you do if the CA shows up smelling like alcohol?

Only thing I can think of is call crew scheduling.
Under no circumstances let him close the cabin doors (and if you notice it before passengers are boarded, board passengers), call the Union rep not CS.
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Old 04-15-2019, 07:48 PM
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Under no circumstances let him close the cabin doors (and if you notice it before passengers are boarded, board passengers), call the Union rep not CS.
Thanks for the reply! I have my interview in two weeks so I’m trying to cross all my T’s and dot all my I’s
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Got the call for an interview. Any info or tips?
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer View Post
Got the call for an interview. Any info or tips?
It sounds canned, but just be yourself. If you've made it to this stage, they want to hire you. Be humble, be engaging, and ask questions. Remember, the captains that are a part of the panel are basically answering the question "would I want to fly with this guy/gal on a 4-day?"

My interview experience was a little bit different because I was the only one interviewing on that day, but it was really straightforward. I was in and out in about 1.5 hours. HR did a presentation (which normally is given to the group of interviewees), followed by the 10-minute, 20-question technical quiz (Sheppard Air made this really easy, and certainly helped give me a leg up when studying for the ATP a month later...contrary to what they say, there is a lot of overlap in the questions). After that, you don't know what you got, so don't worry about it. Then the recruiter and captain each asked interview-type questions, geared to your aviation experience. These included questions about a difficult student I taught, situations where I had to make a command decision even if it wasn't popular, reading a METAR/TAF, simple Jepp approach briefing, some really basic aerodynamics questions (what's going on if you've exceeded your critical angle of attack?), etc. Just be prepared to sell yourself. That's what those questions, particularly the HR-type questions, are designed to do.

Just be yourself. Don't over-prepare. Aviationinterviews.com is a good resource, but the questions are wildly outdated and, in my opinion, considerably more difficult than the ones they asked me back in September.

The quiz is not something to stress about. They use it as a tiebreaker if the interviewer and pilot disagree about whether to move forward with a candidate.
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Old 04-21-2019, 12:02 PM
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I agree with everything above. I would suggest paying to get the Sheppard Air prep; they give you the quiz while they are looking over your logbooks, it was well worth the money for me because I knew I aced it so it made me more confident and therefore felt I was able to accurately show them who I am. Like stated above, they want to hire you, they are just making sure your a good human and are going to do well in the crew environment. Good luck!
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Old 04-21-2019, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 05Duramax View Post
I agree with everything above. I would suggest paying to get the Sheppard Air prep; they give you the quiz while they are looking over your logbooks, it was well worth the money for me because I knew I aced it so it made me more confident and therefore felt I was able to accurately show them who I am. Like stated above, they want to hire you, they are just making sure your a good human and are going to do well in the crew environment. Good luck!
Plus, the questions come straight from the ATP written, so the time you spend studying the 800+ interview questions will be put to good use once you start preparing for ATP.
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Old 05-02-2019, 03:32 PM
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Question.

What is the commitment length of time for the bonus and/or the FTI program? For example, if I use the FTI to pay for my multi time, how many years will I owe Republic?
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Question.

What is the commitment length of time for the bonus and/or the FTI program? For example, if I use the FTI to pay for my multi time, how many years will I owe Republic?
I believe it’s along the lines of staying however long the bonus makes you stay on property for since that money is taken from you bonus money. Someone with more knowledge will correct me if I’m wrong.
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer View Post
I believe it’s along the lines of staying however long the bonus makes you stay on property for since that money is taken from you bonus money. Someone with more knowledge will correct me if I’m wrong.
Any idea how long the bonus money stakes you in for?
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