There was a warning not too many pages back about questions from the interview being different than what has been posted on the gouges over the past year or so. I just referenced aviationinterviews.com and it would appear that those questions have indeed changed. If anyone has an interview coming up or has been using previous gouges to prep for a hopeful interview, I just wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the changes.

 

Supposed to be vacancy bid for 50 guppy crews in SFO next week. Also 15 guppy crews in ORD and few other vacancies.

 

any idea what's changed? cliff notes? I have an interview..

 

Check your PM's!

 

I've been working with Cage for my interview next week.....the question are still about the same subjects....just worded different. Best advice from Cage is take take a moment and think when asked a question and figure out what it is they are asking. Cage did not even want to give me " new" questions because they don't want you to be expecting a specific one and then be thrown.....be prepared with stories then use the story that works for the question...

 

Live by the gouge and die by the gouge. That was great advice from Cage. My questions in the interview were a little different than I expected and it threw me off a little bit. Definitely take a moment to think and maybe write some thoughts down before launching into a story and possibly saying something that could hurt your chances. Ask me how I know!

 

Unbelievable! Has it really come down to this? I can guarantee you these people doing the interviews are not representative of the pilot group as a whole. What a bunch of arrogant pr!cks.

 

I just flew with a Captain that is one of the interviewers, so I had to ask him what were some reasons he didn't hire someone. Two answers, first one person's answers were not smooth or well thought out. Interviewing properly is a required skill! That should end the debate for those wondering if they should go to interview prep. The second, a military pilot misrepresented himself. He said he was a Chief of Safety and a Chief Pilot. If you have Chief Pilot on your resume you had better have been an Ops Officer/XO or Squadron CC. Just because you ran your Stan Eval/NATOPs office or were squadron FSO does not mean you were a Chief Pilot or Chief of Safety. These interviewers are former military, they know! You're NOT going to get anything past them. When this candidate was asked about the positions it was clear he had none of the experience he claimed.
But it sounded like the success rate was higher than 80%. Many 10K+ hour RJ pilots getting interviewed. However, side note, UA not impressed with the "been there, done that" attitude these regional pilots are showing up with. Don't be that guy! Good luck!

 

Get your resume squared away. Look at it and take notes on which parts of your career have good stories for followership, leadership, intentionally breaking a rule, flying with good/bad captain, violated a rule, helped a customer, customer service, etc, etc. have 4-5 good parts of your resume committed to memory. Then in the interview, place a clean resume on the table in front of you and facing you. When asked a question, pause, look at the resume to remind you, adjust the general story to fit the angle they are looking for and hit a homerun. That is what I did. I have sat on the other side of that same interview table, many times before. This crutch will help you stayed focused, organized and calm.

 

All,
Here is the cliff notes....
Be relaxed but always take the formal route. It's a job interview. You will be relaxed because you prepared, practiced and polished. I call it the 3 Ps. The people interviewing have the job and they don't have to perform but you do! They put you at ease so we can see the best in you. We are all human and I say crap more than I should. Again, it's an interview for a million dollar career. Be polite and polished. It's silly that we have pomp and circumstances but we do. All, even SWA, has this in their interview and you gotta master it. We all have great stories and experiences and you just have to express it in a logical and professional way.