JetBlue Phase I's

[holdon]

Anyone heard yet on moving on to Phase II from the Jan 14th interviews?

 

[SOVT]

I was wondering who was going to ask first.

Not yet.

 

[MD80DRVR]

Holdon,

I heard everyone BUT you moved on. Back to selling houses for you. Ha........ha.......ha......

 

[AlbieF15]

Some happy pireps are starting to flow in today....

Congrats if you got good news. Don't freak out yet if you didn't...sometimes it takes 1-2 days before all successful folks are notified!

 

[ArchieF16]

Albie,

How's your success rate for this group been for ya?

 

[SOVT]

Well Albie, here is one guy you won't have to give a refund to.

Thanks

Mike

 

[wndshr]

Anybody know why the high washout rate for Oct 14 Phase IIers?? I heard maybe 25% unfortunately didn't get the call?? Thanks!

 

[holdon]

yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

 

[dlredline]

Congrats to all moving on! Now for "Phase 2 Pergatory". Have patience during this process, it takes time. And I, too, was surprised by the high number of Ph.2 downs for the last group. No clue why.

Best of luck to all of ya'll.

Red

 

[AlbieF15]

Archie,

Calls are in and Emerald Coast clients went 14 out of 15. I'll take that ratio, but I'm bummed for the one guy. Its still a matter of making on good impression in a couple hours on people who you haven't met, and there is no way to make it a perfect science.

Ratio was likely high due to number of blue darts being thrown. Everyone I helped...military, major furloughed, or regional were darn sharp. One regional guy I helped was the youngest AVRO captain ever...got his rating right after his ATP at age 23 and was an assitant chief pilot at 25. Mil guys were all IPs, and the guys from the majors all had tons of time and experience. Bottom line is I think the quality of the candidates I helped this time was apparent, and I'm glad the folks at JB saw the same stuff. While I don't think a blue dart is a 100% guarantee of success, I also know most JB pilots won't burn one on a guy or gal that they don't think would be a great fit with the company...so I doubt many "social misfits" showed up for this interview.

Enjoy your training and hope you can sling a few darts of your own (blue...not LAWN ) to some good folks soon.

Fly safe!

 

[ArchieF16]

Albie,

Congrats on the stats...but more importantly, congrats to all who made it on to phase 2.....the most nerve-racking few months ahead, that's for sure...but it'll be worth it......to all who get a JB interview, make sure this gets a 'bump' so they can see the importance of good interview prep before what could be the most important hour of their lives...

Again, congrats to all and best of luck in phase 2.......

 

[AirBear8]

JBLU: Phone Interviews for 3-10

Just a heads up, JetBlue is calling and doing a 45 minute telephone interview to pre-screen for the March 10th and May 12th Phase One Interviews.

I was called late at night and was told this was part of the selection process and was to determine if I'd be brought in for the full Phase One Interview. After verifying my info and explaining what the call was for he started asking the dreaded "Tell me about a time when" questions. Talk about a deer caught in the headlights! I had not updated my app in 8 months and at the time of the call had no one I know working at JetBlue. I thought my turbine PIC time was too low to be competitive (1500 hours). So I was caught totally off-guard. I have no idea how I did, I was so shocked I don't even remember most of the questions or how I answered them. I'm amazed I even managed to answer them, I don't think fast on my feet with that kind of stuff. 20/20 hindsight I should have had my wife listen in and take notes so if I do get the P1 interview I wouldn't answer the same question differently. But all I can do now is cross my fingers and hope, a friend of mine who just started class in MIA did some checking and said I should get an email in the next week letting me know if I made it or not.

AirBear

 

[Mr Hat]

Whew! Thats crazy, I would have been caught off guard too! Good luck, just out of curiousity, what is your total. My Jet PIC is around 1500 too.

 

[AirBear8]

Well I've got about 10,400 total time but 1200 of that is 727 F/E which most airlines won't count. So really around 9000 hours flying large turbine aircraft. I never held Captain at a 121 Airline, all my turbine PIC was in the C-130 and that was 15 years ago. I'm finally upgrading to Captain on the CRJ, so I'll start logging some Part 121 PIC time soon. I've got 1300 hours on the A320, but no type.

I have a MBA degree and the militiary background, perhaps thats what got me as far as the phone interview. The 2 JetBlue Pilots I've had contact with seem to think I'll get the Phase One Interview. Hopefully I'll know something soon.

AirBear

 

[F70pilot]

Forgive me for asking such an ignorant question but is there any chance one of your friends pulled a fast one on you?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Nobody pulled a fast one on him. I was called in early December for the January 14th interview and was given the same cold call interview around dinner time. I seriously thought someone was messing with me. From what I've gathered by talking to fellow applicants at the interview, it seems that you get the phone interview if a blue dart was not thrown at you but I could be completely wrong. It seems that they are trying to see how you handle it rather that how great your answers are. I felt horrible after getting off the phone, thinking that was the last I would ever hear from JetBlue. Two days later I got the call to come interview and am currently in limbo awaiting phase II results.

Congrats and good luck

 

['72Gremlin]

<00> (deer in the headlights look!)

This is the first I've heard about these preinterview screenings. Do you guys have any other intel? Who called you? What was asked? If this is true, I may have to spend less time here to keep my phone line open...(yup, still got dial up...)

A friend of mine pulled one of those pranks on me a few months ago... got me hook-line-and-sinker... yeah, funny now...!!

Albie, have any of your customers had the same experience? As a side note, one of my buds used you for their jetBlue prep--he came back with good ratings. You really gave him a confidence builder, which is what people need. (Unsolicited, unpaid advertisement)

Grem

 

[AlbieF15]

Grem,

In the constant battle to stay ahead of the pack, JetBlue HR folks continually upgrade and improve their interview process.

In fact, they ARE now cold-calling folks and doing a pre-lim interview. In fact, a retired 0-5 recently called me and got some help when they called his home while he was out of town. He wanted to practice a bit before they called him back!

I don't know how high the standards are for what they expect when they cold-call, but all the basic rules of thumb you get from guys like me, Rob Beeks, or Craig still apply. My advice is if you expect a call, start thinking about the interview NOW, and do all that standard pre interview prep stuff (like logbook review, story review, gouge research) early. If you wait until they call you may just find yourself scrambling. The questions they ask are very similar to the questions you find in all the website trip reports. BTW...I hope to soon have a comprehensive list of questions from debriefings on my website very soon. In the meantime, there are links there to will fly for food and aviation interviews.com, both sites that have some great gouge.

Good luck and get ready...JetBlue is ringing folks up this week.

 

[F70pilot]

Nobody pulled a fast one on him. ]

Glad to hear that. Good luck to all who were called.

 

[HOUMAN]

Yes,
This is not a joke. The jetBlue people are calling out of the blue and giving "phone interviews". I got my "POP QUIZ" just last week. Not much you can do to prepare (other than not chew gum because you might swallow it). So just review the SAR format for answering interview questions, and you should be fine. Oh, I would know a little bit about the company too. Good luck to all trying to get on with jetBlue.

 

[fredflyer]

I went through requal training last month and Dean stopped by to talk for a minute. He talked about these pre-screenings. The way he explained it was that at the past interviews, there were a few people (very few people) that were so far from the type of personality they wanted to hire that about 5 minutes into the interview, they were already out of the running. I guess the interviewee looked really good on paper, but in person, it was a whole other story. So basically these phone pre screenings are to save people like that the time of coming to an interview, and the company the time and expense of interviewing someone like that. IMHO, If you got the call, you have the interview, unless you really act like an a$$ on the phone. It didn't sound like they picked a lot more people than they had in the past to pre-screen, thinking half of them wouldn't make it to Phase I. I think that they were just making sure that the folks they did pick to interview are not going to waste everybody's time by showing up.

 

[Bluesuitah]

Houman, glad to hear that they finally gave you a call! Is there still time to convert you or or have you already gone to Dallas? Remember Freak Biscuit.....you know you don't have to make anything up. I'll be waiting for the jb vs swa post.

 

[AirBear8]

It was not a prank, my friend who just started indoc mentioned my name to Dean Melonis (sp?) and he seemed to recognize it. My friend said that was a good sign I made the cut as Dean wouldn't have seen my name otherwise. It's coming up on nearly two weeks since the phone interview so I'm getting just a <little> bit antsy, but the info I got was that it might take 2 weeks and I should hear back either way it goes.

Another Pilot I know at JetBlue contacted a Pilot involved in the hiring process and was told you'd have to been pretty bad not to pass the phone interview. So I'm cautiously optimistic, but man will I feel bad if I get turned down after hearing that!

Both guys I know at JetBlue used Albie and can't say enough good things about that prep, so I hope I hear something soon so I have time to attend the session in person

AirBear

 

[dlredline]

Hey Bear,

Hang in there, bud. Dean Melonas (that's the correct spelling) is a real professional, and understands the angst this process takes on the applicants, so expect to hear something as soon as a decision is made. I've got a feeling you should be hearing from him shortly.

And "dittos" regarding Albie's service. For those who get the call for a Phase 1 interview, I highly suggest his service, though you may wish to schedule him earlier rather than later. His book gets filled toward the interview date, and you'll want the time to prep and practice.

Red

 

[SOVT]

Ok, I will be the first to ask. Anyone have any intel. on the current Phase II folks? Are they getting close to making "the" call?

The suspense could drive a man to drink.

 

[holdon]

does anyone know if the PHC meets only once a month?

 

[jetblue320]

does anyone know if the PHC meets only once a month?

I don't know for positive sure, but I am pretty sure they only meet on an as needed basis. We don't interview once a month anyway, it's more like every two months so their meetings should be aligned with the interviews. I do know this; they only meet when all of the pending applicants' background checks and all other paperwork is assembled for them. Remember, this (PHC) is not their full time jobs but more so an "additional" duty.

And also remember, Dean is not a member.

See ya and hang in there....it's worth it, I promise.

 

[holdon]

anyone know the stats (percentages) on guys/gals making it through phase 2? Just curious

 

[AirBear8]

From all the messages I've read the lowest % I heard was 75% making it past Phase 2. That was unusual, I think 90%+ is more the norm, but I could be wrong.

AirBear

 

[AirBear8]

Has anyone else who got a phone interview heard back from JetBlue yet? It's been about 16 days and nothing has come back from them. The 2 guys I know there said I should hear something either way.

BTW, I went back and checked my Caller ID for the night they called. Not much help because when I looked up the number on Google it was the Holiday Inn on the Bay in San Diego. That may explain why the call came at 2145 EST. It was probably one of the Pilot Volunteers doing the call while on a layover. So if you see a 619-232-XXXX on the ID it's probably "The Call", but then it could come from any other hotel also.

AirBear