apparently a few people got invites yesterday. might have been some last min cancellations.

Job Fair prep?
 

Got the invite. Never been to a job fair/career expo. What is everyone doing for prep. I'm using Cage for everything else (App/resume review and interview prep). Also, I am still curious, would a hogan prep service HURT my chance of doing well on that? I've seen Career Takeoff and Ready Set Takeoff as options? Just trying to be as prepared as possible.

I got the invite a couple months ago, but accidentally deleted the email. Was there an RSVP requirement?

Not sure but I'm hearing more and more that United is not a fan of the interview prep anymore. I believe they actually told the 18' job fair attendees not to do it bc they want the real you. My friend went last year and did not prep with cage or emerald. Only thing they did was have a huge TTMAT question bank ready and knew their callouts cold. He got the job.

Not sure I'd take that route just yet... Anyone else hear anything like this?

Yes.

You had to RSVP and select one of four sessions to attend.

With the September job fair fast approaching, would anyone care to share their experiences or friends experiences from the fair last year as a refresher?

Specifically questions asked in the 1 on 1, statistics of people getting the hogan out of the 600 attendees, any advice for for guys attending this year/lessons learned.

Cheers all !

I haven’t gone and don’t have an invite, but seems like everyone says to have an answer for the why United question.

If this wasn’t so sad it would be comedy gold. Your applying to the majors and you don’t fully read the email, and “accidentally” delete the email and don’t immediately go into trash to un delete it? Attention to detail and following the directions is a graded part of the application processes. The first filter clearly worked.

*You’re.” Attention to detail baby.


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The point still stands. One really has to get their act together with basic technology skills like not accidentally deleting incredibly important emails from the company they want to work for.

What's TTMAT?

It’s actually TMAAT. Tell me about a time

Tall Tales Might Awkwardly Tank,

Tell Me About A Time

A typo...TMAAT (tell me about a time)

Anything else useful to bring to the fair besides resume? Did they want to look at or see anything else in the past?

Bring a paper copy of your airlineapps application as well.

Glad I'm not the only one curious. Also interested in who brings cover letters in these days. IDK. I'm going to the workshop tonight at the Holiday Inn though just to get an idea.

Good luck to those that made it

When and where is the workshop?? Who is hosting it?

Tonight and tomorrow night at the Holiday Inn in Quebec in DEN, put on by Cage Marshall. Find more details and buy a ticket on their website.

Oh bummer they sold out for tonight.

Argghhhh bummer, well I’ll shoot a report up here tonight then for everyone!

That'd be awesome! Thanks!

For those of us without a car, anyone happen to know if they will be able to accommodate our bags during the expo, since we will need to Uner or taxi in?

There is a good size luggage rack in the United security/welcome area, that I’d imagine would be available for those that need it.

Just for clarity, if you Uber/Taxi to United’s training campus, you will not be able to drive in for security reasons. You will need to pull off to the side and walk in via the walk in security gate.

There is also a large luggage storage area near the cafeteria/recuritment office as well depending where you all
are going. Best of luck to everyone.

Cage Job Fair Workshop
 

Glad I went to the workshop, was good to realize that we're all here for the right reasons and have our own unique story. Be well dressed (suit) and groomed, be yourself, and know YOU. Have a Why United and be able to back up your statements with verifyable facts aka not wiki. Bring a few copies of your resume. Basically the takeaway is be genuine and don't be what you think they want you to be. Dishonesty and canned attempts whether in your app, resume, or one on one will guarantee failure. Make your stories relatable to the question asked and let them find out what makes you right for them. That's what they want from you. Don't forget that when your time comes, whether these job fairs or the interview, they picked YOU, they want YOU. You're simply face to face with them to reassure them of their decision. Hope this helps.

Great takeaways! Thank you very much for the feedback. Best of luck to everyone over the next two days!

Is there any transport from the airport to the training center at all or just Uber Taxi if you're not driving?

Thanks for the above feedback, good luck all.

You can the train that will get you about 1-2miles away. The Uber or taxi. United employees have a bus service but I don’t know if that is open to you guys. Good luck

Career Expo Experience
 

Attended the Expo this morning. It was a very well organized event. Everybody was super friendly and went out of their way to make everyone comfortable.

The one on one was trickier than I expected. I didn't do a lot of prep because I wanted my answers to be natural as opposed to canned or overly rehearsed and not genuine.

However, I was asked to relate what my most memorable flight was... And I froze! I have been flying a long, long time and I've had some very routine flights (most of them) and a few memorable ones. But I had to really work to recall one of them when put on the spot.

I hope I didn't look too stupid! I just wanted to pass along that experience so you can be ready.

The best way to sound natural and not overly rehearsed is to over rehearse until your stories seem natural and spontaneous. Any decent prep company would tell you this. Hope you get a second chance after a Hogan invite.

Me too.
 

Thanks, me too.

How long did you get with a recruiter?

Awesome of you to post your experience. 1/300 people who attended today to post information to make it better for those who will attend later. Stay Classy San Diego

I had a similar experience to Wingnut. The one-on-one felt rushed and fairly intimidating with a lot of other people in the same room. I was asked a TMAAT about applying training in a flight experience. My answer felt well...dumb. Hopefully that's not the end all be all. United is my clear top choice. I do feel good about all of the other recruiters I spoke with in the hall.

I agree that the event was very well organized. Everybody was warm and welcoming. I found it humorous that each presenter thanked us for attending when it is us who are looking for an opportunity to join them.

10-15mins. All of the other candidates I spoke with mentioned how it felt like we did not have enough time.

Agreed.

As well as, when asked a question, you have it in your "tool box" to stop, think, THEN formulate the answer in the S.T.A.R. format they like to hear.