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Old 10-28-2016, 10:54 AM
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I used prep....not for someone to tell me how to be but to make sure my answers to the TMAAT ?'s were coherent and I wasn't rambling. Oh...and to make sure the stories I picked out were PC enough for a interview.
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Old 10-28-2016, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Loon View Post
Be yourself; you don't need to pay someone to tell you how to do that, do you??
Unless, of course, your "self" is such a buffoon that even you wouldn't hire you. Then a new self must be created.
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Old 10-28-2016, 07:01 PM
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Yeah np, I have been at a regional for he last 9 years captain for 4 and check airman for the last 2. About 9k title and 2400tpic...Went to WIA and OBAP 2016..... what interview services did you guys use? Were you happy with it?
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Old 10-29-2016, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman View Post
Unless, of course, your "self" is such a buffoon that even you wouldn't hire you. Then a new self must be created.

That's funny! And true. Years ago I was invited to a 3 day interview with one company. My wife said "you're screwed". I asked her why and she told me "you're only able to hide your inner butthole for about two hours at a time. 3 days is way past your expiration date."

Showed her. Got the job anyway.


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Old 10-29-2016, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom fooloery View Post
Yeah np, I have been at a regional for he last 9 years captain for 4 and check airman for the last 2. About 9k title and 2400tpic...Went to WIA and OBAP 2016..... what interview services did you guys use? Were you happy with it?
I will echo what flyguy81 said. I also used a prep, mainly for the same reasons. At this stage of the game, I had plenty of stories going into the interview, but I haven't had a no-joke interview in over a decade, and I wanted to present my answers and stories in the best possible way.

If you use the prep to give sample canned answers, you'll get a TBNT letter almost guaranteed. The interview is truly a get-to-know-you event. There's no sim session, or psychometric testing, or some magical testing. They're simply assessing if they can sit with you on a 4-day trip without wanting to jump out the window by day 2.

My class was about even split on interview prep... fwiw
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Old 10-29-2016, 06:38 PM
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So I hear training is 6 weeks long. Any breaks during that? Weekends off?
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Old 10-29-2016, 08:57 PM
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So I hear training is 6 weeks long. Any breaks during that? Weekends off?


Two year old info, but we had one working weekend which happened to be a holiday weekend. The rest were off and most jumpseated home.
The entire course has recently changed though.
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Old 10-30-2016, 07:48 AM
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For the guys and gals that didn't use professional prep services, what did you read or study to prepare? I was reading some people talk about the book "nuts" is that book still a good read? It's seemed a little older so I wasn't sure if it was relevant. Just looking for suggestions bc I want to make sure I put my best foot forward and get it on the first try.
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For the guys and gals that didn't use professional prep services, what did you read or study to prepare? I was reading some people talk about the book "nuts" is that book still a good read? It's seemed a little older so I wasn't sure if it was relevant. Just looking for suggestions bc I want to make sure I put my best foot forward and get it on the first try.


Read the book. If nothing else, it is a good history lesson on the company and will make you appreciate just how much of that has been lost under uncle Gary.
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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan View Post
That's funny! And true. Years ago I was invited to a 3 day interview with one company. My wife said "you're screwed". I asked her why and she told me "you're only able to hide your inner butthole for about two hours at a time. 3 days is way past your expiration date."

Showed her. Got the job anyway.


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