If you were an airline interviewer.....

[race#53]

UAL, Where is the RV-8 based? You can see i race an RV-10!!!!

 

[jointops]

Skyrunner,

JetBlue specifically avoids technical questions. A couple of reasons for that but the most important is that the company feels everyone who is asked to interview is more than qualified to fly planes. So the important difference for our employee groups is the "company fit" factor. That's where the old personality comes in to play.

We focus on the personality and how you deal with issues like CRM, creating the right environment for your crew, using all the resources available to solve problems. These are focused on through specific questions (do a search on this board and all the gouge for the interview is here) and they're looking for answers to fit a situation/action/result format in your story telling.

Hope that helps and happy landings

 

[ArcherB]

would one of you mind giving an example to a good answer to the question " Why should we hire you over other qualified candidates" . Thank you

 

[Tug Driver]

You are on an overnight with our company and you are in your hotel room. You look out the window and notice an NFL cheerleading squad is down by the pool drinking margaritas.

Do you close the curtains?

Do you keep looking out the window?

Do you go down and sit on the other side of the pool?

Do you go down and talk to them?

If you go down, do you order a drink?

Do you order what they are having, or do you get a beer?

whats the correct answer???????

 

[Singlecoil]

whats the correct answer???????

There isn't one, of course. Just an example of the style of some of the interview questions out there. No matter what you say, the interviewer just nods slowly, says, "Hmmmm," and scribbles on his note pad.
Man I hope I never have to interview again, it sucks.

My advice would be to get Cage's Checklist for Success and do the exercises. Write out answers to the sample questions and think a lot about stories and experiences you have had that could describe you and your decision-making process. Know your stories well enough that you don't need notes to jog your memory. I made that mistake on one interview. They want you to be able to pull that stuff up quickly from memory while making consistent eye contact.

 

[#1 Windmilling]

Air Force guy closes the curtains.....fearing his commander would catch him with the cheerleaders......

Army guy keeps watching.......because his porn movie just ran out in his hotel room.....

Navy guy goes to the other side of the pool hoping to look up their skirts, maybe he can entice them into the pool.....squids are like this....

Marine goes down and berates them.....then gets laid!

Civilian guy knows better than to mess with these flight attendants who are posing as cheerleaders as once he gets involved, they will take half his paycheck!

So, I guess the correct answer depends an your background, IMHO.

#1 W

 

[mar]

For ArcherB

That's a tough question for *me* to answer for *you*.

The real question is: What seperates you from the herd?

Some advice: Never diminish the other applicants.

In other words, let's say you have 5000 hours flying night freight in a rickety old piston twin over the mountains IMC single pilot and one lunar landing. Great. Don't tell the board they should hire you because the average applicant towed banners up and down the beach all day.

The truth is, if you all got called for the interview, the company already thinks you can do the job. You just have to reassure them you're the better choice.

You might be the better choice because you're already familiar with their operations--either geographically or logistically.

Some airlines (believe it or not) really try to provide customer service. Maybe you have a strong customer service background.

Maybe you have a strong management background.

Maybe they fly a unique airplane; use unique equipment; use unique procedures that you're already familiar with.

You really need to be knowledgeable about the company; about yourself; and about your competition.

Sorry I can't be more specific.
Good luck.

 

[Singlecoil]

Air Force guy closes the curtains.....fearing his commander would catch him with the cheerleaders......

Army guy keeps watching.......because his porn movie just ran out in his hotel room.....

Navy guy goes to the other side of the pool hoping to look up their skirts, maybe he can entice them into the pool.....squids are like this....

Marine goes down and berates them.....then gets laid!

Civilian guy knows better than to mess with these flight attendants who are posing as cheerleaders as once he gets involved, they will take half his paycheck!

So, I guess the correct answer depends an your background, IMHO.

#1 W

Yer hired! That was good.

 

[CCDiscoB]

Air Force guy closes the curtains.....fearing his commander would catch him with the cheerleaders......

I scoff....The Air Force guy would be down there.

The Civilian Capt/F.O. would close the curtain, because their lay-over is only 8 hours and they would be afraid the other would will turn him in.

If I really had that question posed to me I'd say, I'm downstairs until I hit 12 hours prior.

 

[DLconnection]

Re: 2 MORE

What does the Flux Capassitor do?
How many gigawatts does it take to power the Flux?

If they missed these two questions on the spot, I would follow with..."OOOK.....WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND PACK UP YOUR STUFF AND ........AHH....WE'LL LET YA KNOW..."

Answer: 1.21 gigawatts or a bolt of lightning