Wow JD, I guess I really pulled one over on good ole Southwestern Trailways when I used ECIC over 10 years ago to get hired. The irony about that, to me at least, is the only person in the People Department at the time that asked about interview preps and didn't like them was RK and now she runs an INTERVIEW PREP SERVICE. Oh the sweet irony. Bottom line, be yourself in the interview. Get the prep if it helps you to PREPARE yourself better and don't leave anything on the table. Good luck to all who are interviewing soon.

Dramatic much?
I used interview prep, everyone I know used it, and everyone got hired...and none of us were asked.

I agree that you must be yourself, but interview prep gives you the tools to be the best version of yourself.

Interview prep equals scam(IMHO).
Be sharp, be yourself, save your money.
Read NUTS, be honest; they will appreciate it!

I marked it accordingly.

Complete and utter BS about not using interview prep. It helps and is well worth the money spent. Our interviewers are living in a fantasy world if they expect guys not to use it. The captain who "actively works on the interview team" needs to get over himself just like many of the pilots working at the GO. We are just another airline now and one that a lot of great guys and girls are passing on for those who appreciate them more for their experience.

Hired at FedEx, UA, and SWA and somehow did it despite having EC interview prep.

Guess they didn't hold it against me or perhaps I used the techniques to polish the turd I was beforehand.

Agreed. Especially since HR are the ones that created this TMAAT monster. Hence creating this interview prep industry. Although ECIC has been around a long time.

"Get prep."

"Don't get prep."

"go to job fairs."

"Don't go to job fairs."

What an industry we're in. *shakes head*

Agreed...hurts the head and emotions all too often!

On another note, a page or so back it was mentioned that if you get the TBNT on one job req number that they will not consider you again for the same number if you re-apply. I went ahead and reapplied (now having checked the Comm w/Instrument AMEL box) last week and haven't received a TBNT...fingers crossed, but not hopeful.

Southwest is the only airline currently still interviewing with the looking for a reason to not hire you mentality. A great company and still a very good job, but sometimes some of their interviewers are pretty full of themselves. And that can make for a very bad day. I used the other interview prep with a previous SW manager and it was pretty generic. Crossed a lot of T's and dotted a lot of I's. And the HR and Admin people were great. But in a the interview and SBI and logbook check it was 5 annoyed and aggressive SW folks. In the rooms besides me I could hear the interviews I expected. Pretty unprofessional, and a quick TBNT. Went to EC and got two jobs in two interviews. And probably would have had an approach to deal with that interview situation. SWA invited me to reinterview but I declined in writing. They called me and asked if I meant to decline. The nice hiring board FO and I chatted for a while and both parted a bit wiser. Bottom line EC or anybody else doesn't make or break you if you don't personalize it. But at SWA, you need to be ready for the hostile interview. As I told my new hiring board friend, 15 years to Captain and commuting to Oakland isn't worth placating hostile....interviewers.
Better jobs out there.

How long ago was that? Not my experience at all and they seem to be hiring more out of every interview group than not. Definitely different than the 00's where you pretty much had to reinterview to get the job.