Sounds great! I want that job!..................;) Congrats

You find me a pilot and ill show you someone who complains... That's what pilots do.

UAL from the outside looking in is very attractive, wish no one else saw it that way. ;)

Yes we do...and it certainly does get old.

I remember my first local council meeting back in the late 1970's. Mild anticipation and glad someone invited me. They spent the next four hours whining about crew meals. I was stunned. It hasn't changed. I walked out very disappointed.

All recs are from current UA pilots

I've had my app in since 05' timeframe. It was when they first started hiring after 911. Of course I was a CFI at the time ;). Now after 6k or so hours and 4500hrs jet time, with a whole bunch of SIC emb145 at eagle, don't know if I'm any closer to UAL interview. Going to the job fair in Oct. Should be in the left seat of the CRJ by the end of the year. Hoping as soon as possible to become an IOE instr/check airmen. I think that will look good on the resume, plus be a good experience.

I"ve had my app in since Apr 2012 and finally got called this week. I interview on 12 Sept. Anyone else interviewing that day that wants to do some group study/prep?

You better get ahold of Albie stat.

This^^^^^^^^^^^^ +1

^^^^^^^My thoughts exactly!^^^^^^^^

Who is Albie?

His username on here is Albief15. I can't write his business name on here or it violates this site's T.O.S. However, I bet you'll find dozens on here that will give his biz a strong endorsement.

Albie is a FDX guy that does interview prep. A lot of people have used his services and swear by him. If I ever get another shot at a major I will be consulting will him as well. Lord knows I have bombed enough interviews. Check out Emerald Coast. Good luck in your career.

Is he with Emerald Coast?

Google Emerald Coast Interview Consulting. Aerocrew solutions is another good one too.

Guys, if you have an application in and you haven't already prepared you are way, way behind the curve. Especially for you military bro's that haven't interviewed for a job in 10-20 years.

Read these, can't footstomp this enough. Get your stuff together now.

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/hi...e-corners.html

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/mi...11-update.html

Thank you for the recommendation Grumble. I know that Emerald Coast provides a great product as well and Albie is a stand up guy.

I cannot stress enough that you have to prepare for an airline interview and it doesn't matter if you have a civilian or a military background. You only have one shot at being successful. There are some airlines who will not give you another chance if you fail the HR interview. The biggest complaint from recruiters is that people are showing up not prepared. We as a pilot group think we can solve all the world's problems and we don't have to prepare for an interview. The problem is we as pilots are poor communicators. Think about it. We are not trying to sell a product like a salesman. We do not make corporate presentations trying to prove we are right. You may have all these ideas in your head but you don't know how to properly present them to the recruiters. You need to learn how to sell yourself to the recruiters.

If you are looking for a job create an "Interview Logbook." At the top of each page write down an HR question that they will ask you. Start thinking of a story/situation that would answer that question. Come back to your logbook a couple of days latter for review and see if you can come up with an additional story/situation. If you do get called for an interview you can review your "Interview Logbook." If you do an interview prep, you will already have some stories ready and not waste time trying to remember answers.

The recruiters are trying to get to know who you are as a person not just a pilot. 20 years ago they would look at your resume and if you had a military background and checked off the appropriate boxes, you would be called in for an interview. Those days are over. It is so competitive now the major airlines have a choice on who they want to bring in for an interview.

3 months ago I hosted a recruiter conference to discuss the issues facing our industry. The recruiters at the major level are looking for the "Well-Rounded Individual." They are not looking at just your piloting background but who you are as person. They don't care if you are a Captain, First Officer, military, civilian, corporate, etc. The recruiters are looking at you as an individual and what you believe in. The reason being is what you do in your personal life will reflect what you do in your professional life. One of the things they want to see is that you are giving back to the community. If you have been to a job fair, WIA or OBAP conference I bet you were asked that question. If you are not doing any volunteer work now, start doing something you will enjoy.

You spend countless hours preparing for a checkride. You need to do the same for an interview. Start thinking like a recruiter and not like an applicant. If you were on the other side of the table, what would you like to hear from an applicant. Good luck and I wish everybody the best.

^^^ This is all great advice ^^^

And sometimes, no matter how terrible you think the interview went, you manage to slip through like I did and get hired anyway.

I've used emerald coast already and I'm hoping it pays off in my interview coming up.

Got the call for the phone screen yesterday while I was flying, called them back when I got home. Verified some information and got the email for the Hogan test. Took the test this afternoon and got a call less than an hour after submission to schedule an interview date. The first available was in two weeks and I took it. I am beyond excited and I really want to do absolutely everything I can to get this job. In less than 24 hours I went from having my app in for 7+ years and going to every job fair I could with no call, to having an interview scheduled. Thanks to all who have posted their experiences thus far!

Anyone recommend using ECI or some other prep service without an interview coming up? I'd like to get ahead of the curve since the last interview I had was in 1998 for USAF officer training school and UPT. Seems most people only have a few weeks to prep once the ball starts rolling and I'd rather not be rushed!

Yes, most of the interview prep services offer a "once a client always a client" type of approach.... You can do the prep and keep on prepping as you wait!

In the packet they send you before the interview, it says you have to have a current first class medical issued within the last six months. If I'm under 40 and I've had it under a year it is still valid. Do I have to go get another medical before the interview if I am outside of 6 months even tho my first class is still valid?

You absolutely need a new medical issued within the last 6 months. You don't want something like that being the reason you don't get the job offer.

Spend the $100, get the new medical. You'll be slightly bummed, I would think, if they show you the door just for that.

It is valid for a Class 2 after 6 months. For the new rules and the Type rating, it needs to be within 6 months for 1st class.

Eric

Can you read and follow directions?

Originally Posted by JetBlast77
"In the packet they send you before the interview, it says you have to have a current first class medical issued within the last six months"


Interview 101.

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.46681....1&H=113&W=160

"What do you have? Cough due to cold?"

Bro! First off, congrats. Second, take a deep breath and focus. I would update everything that you can update right away. If the instructions tell you to bring your records (passport, atp cert, driv lic, etc..), I would bring those along with three photo copies of each in addition - don't make the HR rep do the copies themselves. If they tell you to bring a completed copy of the application, don't forget to bring three blank copies. Chances are they wanted something filled out differently, and you want to be prepared for that.

You want come off as a calculated professional prepared for anything. Not a FAR lawyer that's going to tell them what page to reference. Remember, it's their airline, you want to join it, and they want a team player.

JB77,

Congrats and good luck. Get a fresh medical! Why tempt fate? An hour of your time and $1xx bucks..........

Potential ROI....priceless!

Again, good luck!

Lee

You are absolutely correct about the valid time period of the FAA First Class Medical. And that is totally irrelevant in this case.
When I interviewed at UA, they instructed us not to count ANY PIC time from before completing flight training, including solo time. ***?? Utterly asinine, stupid, illogical etc. I mean, if I can't count solo time as PIC, then who was the PIC?? To this day, I can't understand why they did that, but they did. As was said earlier, they make the rules; all of them. Show them that you can follow their rules, all of them.

Thanks for the responses guys. You are absolutely right, obviously following the directions makes sense. I just need to tone down the nerves a little bit. The call came totally out of the blue and I just want to make sure all my ducks are in a row. I recognize this could be my one chance and really don't want to blow it :) I'm attending an Emerald Coast seminar in a few days and I'm waiting to hear back from FTI for the sim prep. I'm hoping to get in during the next two weeks!

Has anyone completed the Emerald Coast online seminar? Is it as good as traveling to the seminar locations? Don't have a lot of time...

The online version is more or less a crash course for those that didn't start preparing earlier (not to sound harsh). You get much more out of it doing it in person. Both are invaluable, if you're in a time crunch you'll still get a lot out of it, although Albie is a pilot for FedEx and if you call him last minute he may not have the availability.

Aerocrew solutions also does a fantastic prep over the phone if you're in a pinch.

Recommend Flight Training International in Denver for sim prep.

Thanks for the info!

Calls are going out! A friend of mine just got called today. Hopefully this is just the start of many interviews to come. Good luck all...

Get the medical and put it on a credit card if need be. Let's not turn this into the FDX FE written debacle that wouldn't go away. Good Luck in your career.

After the Hogan is taken, how long can one expect to wait until called? In other words, how do you know if you failed the test?

I got the call the next day.

I've heard of some guys getting the call within the hour, but this week is a holiday week, so that might delay things a bit.

I also got the call the day after I completed it. You have 7 days from the time you receive the email to complete the test. But like most people, I did it right away.