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Originally Posted by BigWillyCapt (Post 2543523)

Anybody at the Doubletree tonight and interviewing tomorrow?

No but did what rate did you get? I have to get a room on the 19th

The Doubletree is sold out the night I need, so whats the next best options.

Thanks
Mike

I went with the nearby motel 6 across the street from the strip club. I have earplugs and a loud alarm clock so it worked out for me. Of course that means uber/lyft to/from the interview and airport, or a rental car. I had other reasons to get a rental car, and the whole package rental plus motel added up to about what the more expensive hotels would have cost.

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Originally Posted by Squallrider (Post 2543258)

In the LOI, did you have a jumpseater and if so what did they have access to? Acars/ Atlanta radio etc?

Yes on the jumpseater. He acts as F/A, Dispatch, Medlink and anybody else you need. They told me in the beginning that they have the best radios in the world. Voice activated. I would just say “dispatch” and he said go ahead. Then when I wanted to talk to the F/A, I would say, hey F/A...

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I paid pretty much full price I think. $209 was what I was quoted. They have a SW rate which was significantly cheaper but after some back-and-forth she did say it was for SW employees so I figured I wouldn't make any assumptions that I might regret.

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Originally Posted by flensr (Post 2543576)

Dude... [emoji85][emoji86][emoji87]

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Originally Posted by flensr (Post 2543112)

I used a prep service but they didn't ask me. In spite of the stress of an interview, I actually kind of had a good time during the visit and that may have showed. From start to finish I treated it like a tour of a great company I wanted to join, and the interviews were scheduled times/places to chat about

Enough of me talking about me, what do YOU think about me?

Not really, but the interview prep helped me relax by helping me identify what I could talk about that would let me show my experience and personality without it degenerating into me trying to brag on myself. Woven into almost every story was a lesson that kind of fit into how SWA works. The interview prep didn't give me canned responses, but it helped me better show how my experiences have prepared me to work at a company like SWA.

Plus, there are other more subtle parts of interviewing that the prep team helped me with. Like reminders of how and when to build rapport with the individuals you will meet during the process. That kind of thing turns the interview from a mechanical Q&A to a discussion between junior and senior colleagues, letting you get across the exact same information but in a much more natural and relaxed way.

Could I have done that without the prep? I certainly would have tried, but the prep was great practice and pointed out a few areas where I wasn't quite going about it in the best way or where I was skipping opportunities to turn an interview into a discussion. I didn't give the interviewers a single story or answer I got from the prep, but the prep helped me get my story out there in a comfortable way.

Sounds like a great service- may I ask what company did you use for prep?

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Originally Posted by Aviatormar (Post 2543835)

Sounds like a great service- may I ask what company did you use for prep?

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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan (Post 2543642)

Dude... [emoji85][emoji86][emoji87]

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Is it bad that the guy at the front desk gave me the master key and a list of 6 rooms, and said go find the best one then come back for my own key? I thought at the time it was a better solution than sending me off to just one room at a time, hoping I wouldn't come back for one reason or another. It worked out, the room I got didn't stink, the AC and heater worked, bed and towels were clean, nobody stole my cheap rental hoopty, etc.

Plus, earplugs. In Iraq, I had a room a mile from a heavy weapon training range for about 7 months. So yea, earplugs. Those nice soft squishy orange max protection ones.

I will never understand the whole “I’m former military so anything is better than a tent and an MRE.” You’re not in the military anymore and your are deserving of a comfortable place to sleep as a professional business traveler.

(Not necessarily directed at you. But hope you will remember it when you get hired and we are negotiating for hotel language.”

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