Yes, they're actively hiring.

Could anyone comment on what a phone interview consists of?

Thanks for any info..

Good afternoon,

I had a phone interview on Monday and received a phone call late Friday with an invitation to an interview on Nov 19th. I was told this would be the last interview date of 2014. I've read all the Omni blogs I can find but have a couple questions (for now). My only instructions were arrive on the 18th and don't arrange a flight out before 5pm on the 19th. So, if someone recently interviewed and hired can answer these questions, I would much appreciate it...

1. Interview is in Tulsa. Where do you stay and how far from the interview site. I presume the interview is at the airport on Sheridan Rd. Will it be possible to catch a 6pm departure home? Will everything be wrapped up in time?

2. I've heard that it is your job to lose if you get invited to an interview. Can anybody address the percent of people not offered a job? Can you surmise for what possible reasons?

3. Any particular tricks to the sim part of the interview? Is the sim touchy? I've read one report of the profile. Could someone elaborate or add anything regarding the profile?

4. Any feel for whether any older guys (+50) are getting hired?

5. How long post interview does it take to get offered a job? And post offer, what is a typical wait for a class?

I'm sure I have more questions but for now, that will do. I would really like it if one of you current employees would be willing to field my future questions especially about how bids/assignments work?

Thanks for any replies,
Gsoflyer
~7000 hrs
turboprop, no jet
expat experience

Exactly. No instructor want to ever be teaching basic IFR skills. To all you new grads..... you still have to learn where you're at in relation to an NDB/LOM. I'm dealing with it now. Very thin skinned, recent grads, high in debt, no IFR skills. I was told they don't have to learn NDB skills. ???

I'm not a long haul pilot, but I've been there-done that, flew thousands of hours on backside of clock, can handle the tired thing, yadda yadda
Everywhere I've flown, the hotel has had internet, even Mexico.
Please excuse my ignorance, but are some hotel locations Omni flies to don't have internet?
Being gone 20 days a month is hard enough. I couldn't stand not being able to Skype or Facetime my wife & kids.

I have yet to go to a Hotel in the Omni system that did not have internet. Some better than others so Skype can be hit or miss in reality but I would say 80-90% no problems with internet. My disclaimer though is I am fairly new on the 777 and have not seen all of the system. In some ways the 777 fleet and 767 fleet are like two separate airlines in that not all flying same destinations. Most of the rest is SSDD if you have other ACMI or charter experience.

Company pays for one night in a hotel, cant remember the name. The hotel will provide transportation to the Omni HQ building where the interview will be done.
True. No, and no. If you present yourself well and are easy to get along wit you should get a job offer.

Nope, bone up on ATP knowledge for the written test. It's straight forward and easy enough. Most of the questions are easy if you are a ATP. Sim is the redbird, a piper seminole full motion sim. It's not the greatest but they dont expect perfection, they just want to know if you can fly. Profile is a normal takeoff climbing turn to 2000ft, downwind for an ILS full stop. Then another takeoff with a V1 cut (a joke considering its a seminole!) climb straight out up to 1000 ft and your done.
Yes, over half my class was over 50.

They will probably offer you a job on the day of the interview, however I have heard that in the past they have not. I would say one to two months before your class will start, just guessing though.

I'm normally a lurker on this site, as some people here just like to run around flaming what people say. Like this post about the guy saying the hotels have no internet. I'm sure most hotels we use do have internet, but some people can't see the humor in it and assume we literally stay in hotels that have no internet. So no you won't get anymore replies from me. Just happen to have some time stuck in a hotel so thought I would provide some insight.

Good luck in the interview, I'm sure you already have the job!

Is there truth in the 5000TT consideration? In speaking with Adam, it seems that this is what they are looking for. I have an internal bit would love to pick more brains if someone were to pm me.

Fixed it for you. But then, that isn't exclusive to Omni.

Thanks to all for the feedback I'm getting regarding my upcoming interview. As an optimist, I expect it to go well and I look forward to meeting many of you in the future. And dutch747, yeah, I know there is internet just about everywhere. :-)

Fly safe, gsoflyer