Express Jet Interview

[Ben Franklin]

Dear Future ExpressJet employees:

The company wants to see if you can follow directions (from your supervisors. ie Chief Pilot, Captain)humbly, without ego, backtalk or attitude while being ok to hang out with on a 3-4 day trip.

If they tell you to dot an "i", then dot it and then smile.

If they ask you a question, don't lie.

If you don't know the answer to a question, be honest and tell them. But you should also know where to find the answer.

Be sure and look up and to the left when you are thinking of an answer so as not to be construed as a liar.

Never mention anyone's name, past or present in a negative light.

If they ask you "Is that what so and so would say if we called them right now?" - you should answer "I I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEM, HOWEVER.. I feel that they would agree with my assesment/story/idea, etc...."

Turn every negative situation/story that you plan on using in your interview into a postive outcome. If you don't finish a story, they will finish it for you in their own minds and the outcome will be negative.

Every story that you tell should be clear, concise and have a beginning, middle, and end (positive for all involved).

Remember, you are interviewing for a pilot position. tell them that you want to do nothing but fly 1000 hours per year and upgrade ASAP - even if it means sitting reserve in Siberia for 6 months. No offline type office stuff, no commuting questions, no vacation or sick policy questions- all of those kinds of things WILL be covered during your training.... AFTER you get hired!

Good luck to everyone, it should be a fun experience.

Looking forward to flying with all of you.

Sincerely,

B. Franklin

 

[TOGA]

What Ben said.

To the guy/gal considering not attending the interview in order to go fly the Banderainte for AirNow: I don't know you, your situation, or that company, and it's obviously just one guy's opinion, but that doesn't sound like a good idea to me. The results of our latest System Bid were posted last evening, and members of the 4/17/00 class will be Captains shortly after their four year anniversary . . . and it should continue to drop. If it's money, consider this: you will most likely see 2nd year FO rates top $40/hr ($40k/yr) on our new contract, which should be finished long before your first year is over. The safety and comfort of a jet and the relative luxury of an FAR 121 schedule shouldn't go without consideration, either. Finally, it's not even your decision to make unless and until you're offered the job. Again, just my opinion.

 

[skootertrash]

Good posts above. It is 90% personality. The people want to make sure they can stand you for a four day trip. Any, and I mean ANY attitude, cockiness egos will be shown the door. ( I hate competition). Also riddle grads.........no one cares get over it.

 

[rk772]

OK, for those of you with Feb. 9th interviews, please post the interview process as soon as possible for those of us with 10th and 11th interviews. PM me and I'll pick up your beer tab on an overnight oneday.
Thanks

 

[BoilerUP]

I got no beef with anybody from Riddle, I'm friends with a few, but this is priceless:

Also riddle grads.........no one cares get over it.

Best of luck to everybody on your interviews!

And to current XJT pilots, what is the status of your contract negotiaions?

 

[BradJC]

Just curious...

Someone mentioned 2nd year pay will be around $40/HR under the new contract. What is 1st year FO pay now....and will that change under the new contract? Just wanna see if the family can scrape by the first year. Thanks


BradJC

 

[TOGA]

Brad, that was me with the $40/hr. That is, of course, just a guess . . . negotiations are ongoing (more on that later). Current first year FO pay is $19.56/hr with a 75 hr/mo guarantee. Add it all up, take out taxes, don't spend all of your whopping $1.40/hr in per diem, and you'll clear about $1300/mo. Under our current contract, 2nd yr FO pays $27.74. You'll have 11 days off each month to work your other job(s), like I do on 4th yr FO pay.

As for negotiations . . . they were going well through the end of the year, now the management negotiating committee has, apparently, begun dragging their feet. Thus, we are picketing all three hubs tomorrow. We all have high expectations, and even higher hopes, for the outcome. Several sections of the contract are already completed, but the real 'cornerstones' remain . . . compensation, scheduling, etc. There will be significant gains in many areas. There will be very significant gains in the compensation section, I just hope we don't have to strike to make it happen . . . but we will if necessary.

 

[skootertrash]

No I'm just messin with em. They are good people it's just sometimes They're like a frigggin cult!

 

[JvW]

Express Jet did receive two phone numbers from me and wondered if the intial call only goes to the answering machine, do they attempt on the second number? I am flying quite a bit and terefore can't hang around next to my home phone all day long. I was told that I could expect a call within 90 days after my phone interview and was just wandering about their intensity level in trying to contact an individual?

BTW: I am new to this forum and enjoy all the information one can gather here.

Thanks,
JvW

 

[starchkr]

JvW...

Dawn left a message on my phone to give her a call back to set up an interview, so i assume they would do that for everyone.

 

[tach32]

I got the call yesterday (1-29) from Dawn and she left a message with her direct line to call her back. I returned the call today (1-30) and was given a 2-13 interview. It looks as if a good number of people have been called up because interviews are scheduled for the 9th, 10th, 11th, & 13th. Good luck to everyone!

 

[Skualo3]

I`ll be interviewing on the 9th, so it looks like by the afternoon/late eve I might just have some information that some of you folks might want really, really bad.....

Let`s negotiate.

How many Corona`s for a post within 6 hours of returning to domicile...?

Did Anybody say six? Do I hear a 12 pack?

Maybe the guys and gals interviewing on the 10th and 11th might want to get in touch for an update, and if anybody interviewing on the 9th want to meet up, dropp me a line!!

Good luck to All!

 

[starchkr]

I got one on the 12th...

Anyone get that email from dawn yet as to what to bring and to expect during the interview? She was supposed to get it to me yesterday and i have not received it yet. Maybe someone can cut and paste it here or PM me with it. Thanks

 

[d.fitz]

How about we start with a case of corona's for the first hour past the interview, then subtract one beer for each hour that it takes to post the info...

After hour number 6 though, I am not including limes...


B^ )

 

[tach32]

I'll thow in one 12 pack for the "crew". Just let me know your info and hopefully I'll see you in class!

 

[Glacialfury1906]

Last Appointment Date???

Just out of curiosity, what does it have for last appointment date for some of you who already have interviews scheduled on the returning canidate web page? I just returned and checked my file and it said 01/26/04, however I recieved no call this week, or at the least no message.

Just wondering if anybody might know what that means? Thanks for the input and good luck.........

 

[doubtful]

Phone Interview Date?

Congrats to everyone with interviews.

When did you have your initial phone interview? I had mine on January 2nd and am curious to know how far down the second call list they are.

Thanks and good luck.

 

[d.fitz]

I had my phone interview december 16th - I have a next appt date of 1/29/04 - which was thursday (yesterday). I have not received a call yet either. I think they may be going in order of multi time???? I have just over 500. I am expecting a call late next week or early the following... Maybe : )

Any one else with hints?

Good Luck!

 

[wannab0133]

fyi

i was called for 2/10 interview, and my last appt date says 12/22/2003. I believe thats when they called me for the first phone interview. Hard to remember though. they called on thursday 29th to schedule the interview.

 

[chuychanga]

I got the call onthe 29th for a Feb 13 interview. Yes, that is FRIDAY the 13th! I don't know what day I did the phone interview. It was somewhere new New Year's Eve.

I asked Dawn what to expect and she said if the first interview goes well, there will be a second interview a week or two later. If that goes well, there would be an orientation class about a week after that. Then a class date of March 15. She didn't go into any detail about what will be covered in the interview and she seemed quite busy, so I didn't ask.

Does anyone know where to find a copy of that old flight grid?