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!