For the shot at a multi-million dollar career opportunity, I’d spend the money.

 

I was thinking of doing the review/prep with my initial application although not competitive yet. Figured if it's good to go from the start, basically all I need to do is update hours and follow format.

 

*crack* (sound of opening a can of worms)

Honest question here, folks; as only a SW hopeful I know I’m no authority: What do all you folks say to the fact that Southwest openly and plainly states that they do not like for people to use ANY interview prep services, and they can tell which, if any, such service provider an interviewee has used?

I was at the last two Pilot Career Expos and this information was given at both of them.

 

Glassbird, when was the last time you interviewed? How many big interviews have you had in your career? How long is your intro/about me/resume walkthru? Who have you practiced your TMAAT with? What kinds of events are you thinking about for potential TMAAT questions?

For me, I’d never really had to interview in my career. I didn’t have a large base of experience to draw from for expectations, or etiquette, and I’m VERY glad I used a prep company for my SWA interview. The truck is to take their input as just that, an input, and not a script - they’re still *your* stories, you are just getting a little help with structure and practicing to boost your confidence (especially with the phone top-off services some places provide the day prior). SWA is only running about a 50% CJO rate so it is not your job to lose, you gotta earn it with them, and I’d much rather gain some insights into their LOI, logbook hangups and HR question style before seeing it for the first time on the big day.

 

Some interview prep services had the gouge so dialed in that candidates were responding to scenarios in the line ops portion with identical reactions. For example, during the line ops drill, they give you a small whiteboard and dry erase marker so you can make notes just before and during the exercise. Many candidates were setting up the whiteboards in identical fashion.

Canned reactions to scenarios removes the “who are you really?” factor, hence they don’t want you to prep.

My view is, get help in delivering your responses to interview questions. Learning how to format and deliver a story without fumbling all over is important!

Get help in formatting your resume.

The bottom line is that SWA wants to see “the real you.” If you come off as pre-programmed and insincere, it won’t go well.

 

A good interview prep service polishes the stories you already have, a bad interview prep service gives you new stories. I'm glad I went with a good interview prep and I would have told my interviewers with no reservations that I had done so, had they asked.

I was told that the SWA hate towards prep services is sort of specific to one service that gave interviewees canned answers and was suggesting pushing "family" into any answer you could. Hint...all airlines competing with SWA will give you good family QQL...they don't want to hear it anymore during the interview

 

While you may want to have someone review your resume and application, SWA definitely does not like the prep and will most likely ask if you’ve had any. Just be yourself.

 

Rebekah Krone.

Google her company.

Best money I have ever invested in myself.

You wont be told what to say at all.

 

Follow instructions. SWA is telling you straight, don't use interview prep...twice. That's your cue right there.

Like whalesurfing said, just be yourself.

 

Use a prep service. Any of the decent ones will take your stories and help you polish them up, not give you canned things to say.

This interview is too important to go into without having every card up your sleeve that you can.

A year minimum between callbacks will put you 500+ down the seniority list if things continue like they have recently. That’s huge and too much to gamble.

Spend the money. Do the prep. Kill the interview.