Can anyone shed some light on the Skywest group interviews? Specifically what to bring to be ahead of the game, how long they last, and any suggestions etc.

Thanks in advance

Well, the Skywest website tells you what to bring, although the only thing I used that day was a resume.

How long probably depends on the venue and how many people show. The one I went to lasted a couple hours. In Seattle it was basically just a meet-and-greet where they give you a presentation on the company, do some group Q&A on the company, then break off to meet with each applicant individually.

The one-on-one was basic HR type questions: what kind of flying have you been doing, why leave your current employer, what do you like to do for fun....that type of thing. If they figured you'd be a good applicant, you get a call a few days later to schedule an interview in SLC.

Suggestions: be yourself and relax. I got the impression the recruiters were mainly asking themselves these questions: 1)is this person technically qualified? 2)could I endure a 4 day trip with this person?

I haven't even started training yet, so maybe somebody who's been there longer can provide better insight.

I went to one which had about twenty people. I had heard they can do just about everything except for the sim, obviously, and the CRM portion. I had prepared accordingly, and was semi-relieved to find that it was only some extremely basic HR questions. The impression I got was that they are merely screening you to see if you are in fact eligible for the job; meaning you meet the minimums, you're not a convicted drug dealer, et cetera. I don't think they do these things to weed anybody out. Especially when they're only able to get 17 people for a class intended to have 45.

They have conducted full interviews (minus the sim) when the staff-to-applicant ratio permits, so come prepared for a 121 interview.