NJ Interview

[bchjetdrvr]

Here's a contribution from a friend that went to NJ not too long ago.--------
Backround:
4000+ hours
ATP
2 Types
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Preparation:
Update and bring a copy of: Resume’ / DL License/ Airmen Certificates / Medical / FCC License / Passport / Canpass / PRIA forms / DMV report / Logbook
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Study & Review:
1. Aircraft you are flying: Memory Items/Limitations
2. FAR's 91k and 135
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Week before:
Netjets will email you a link to take the psych test online. Questions also include SAT type math questions. Test takes approx 2 hours to complete.

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DAY ONE:
Airline to CMH. Hotel Hilton Garden Inn. Meet in lobby at 4pm to take shuttle to NJ HQ.

Met with Derinda and check airmen for the tour and presentation. No items required. Don't bring anything.

Tour of hangar. Sit in a few company aircraft. Met in conference room to discuss many aspects of NJ's. Got my sim schedule and sim partner.

Met with sim partner at dinner to go over how we're going to fly sim.
Sim is Citation I. Primus 1000 on right (glass) 6 steams on left. Standard layout. No flight director. No autopilot.
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Day 2:

Shuttle to Flight Safety. Meet with Sim instructor.

Format:
RH RV 4000.
Climbing turn 6000.
Steep turns.
Decending turns to heading.
Direct to OM to enter hold.
Decents in holding.
Cleared for ILS.
Land.

This sim eval is about CRM! and to see that you can fly. Sim partner didn't get the job based on sim performance.

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Interview afterlunch. Two NJ employees and you. Bring a great attitude and no bull********************. They'll see right through that.

Questions range from TMAT to Situations and how you would act or respond. Know how to brief an approach plate. Know your sids and climb gradients requirments - Terps and Part 25.
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If your not yourself in the interview you will not get this job. Don't be stuffy and rigid. Taalk about you and what you do when you are not flying. They what people that "have a life". The interview experience is relaxed. It will be hell only if you make it that way.

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Offered Job - YES
Accepted Job - HELL YES
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Possible questions:

Given a SID, what is the climb gradient?

How do I convert ft/NM into %

Descend crossing altitude restriction. FL300. Descend 20 S of VOR at FL100. When do you descend?

When is an alternate required? Look up Part 91 and Part 135

What are the fuel requirements for an alternate?

When will your altimeter read higher than you really are?

Why Netjets?

Where do you draw the line at customer service?

What would you change about yourself?

What is your worst attribute?

If you see the runway environment at MDA, how low can you go?

What book did you last read for pleasure?

What charities are you involved with?

What would your chief pilot say you need to improve on?

They asked part 135 oxygen requirements.

What do the FAR's define night time as?

MSA? Range? When would you use it?

At 8,000 what is the max hold speed?

What is the asterik for in the communications portion?

Define CRM, is it important, what does it mean to you?

Light Gun signals.

Read a TAF/Metar

Give an example of how CRM could have prevented a crash.

What are the criteria for the T/O alternate? How far?

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[Dr Pepper]

all this and much more is online at aviationinterviews. Spend the money and read all that is there. I only got one of the questions that I read online but the info helped me focus. Read Everything Explained as well. Great book.

 

[NoJoy]

Thanx bchjet for taking the time to post this. It is much appreciated!

 

[bchjetdrvr]

Thanx bchjet for taking the time to post this. It is much appreciated!

Your welcome.

There is no need to pay for the info that other pilots are willing to share. The fact that other people try to capitalize (prey) on others willingness to fork over good money for interview experiences is frankly - scumbaggishness. That's a technical term.

The interview prep courses ($$) and "will fly for food" sites ($$) should not exist if the pilot group as a whole uses sites like this one to share experiences and advice to help a fellow pilot.

My .01 - Uncle Sam took the other .01

 

[PonchoMan]

What do you mean by CANPASS in the required documents part? I know what CANPASS is and have used them, but are you supposed to carry some form I don't have?

 

[bchjetdrvr]

I asked my buddy about this: His reply;
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It's not required but I have it anyway. My old company used to use it. They paid for it and the renewal. Mine expires in 2009. When you apply for and recieve Canpass authorization you recieve an authorization letter from Canada. I carry this with my certificates and passport for "just in case" scenarios. Better safe then sorry. It's only CAN but you are still out of country. I've used Canpass about 4 times in 5 years.

Be for-warned! If you apply, and you have even a past misdemeanor from when you were a kid, in the USA, you will be rejected. In some cases I have heard that some US pilots have been rejected not only from getting Canpass but then also being refused entry into CAN even through an AOE.

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For those that don't know what Canpass is. In a nutshell it's an authorization from CAN to fly into airports that aren't an AOE and clear CAN customs via telephone. Both pilots and all passengers must be on Canpass to be allowed to do this.

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Website about Canpass with the application form.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel/canpass/menu-e.html

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Now if only the freakin stoopid TSA had a system like this in place for 121 and 135 pilots going through screening. Wait, they can't do that cause that makes sense.

 

[bchjetdrvr]

The interview prep courses ($$) and "will fly for food" sites ($$) should not exist if the pilot group as a whole uses sites like this one to share experiences and advice to help a fellow pilot.

My .01 - Uncle Sam took the other .01

WTF over! I sent this site to a friend and he tells me it's $10 to sign up. I registered back in the day when it was free. Guess what I wrote just got thrown out the window. Bad on ya Flightinfo for now charging. In fact shame on you! You suck!

Figure'n that I'm now looking at a sh$t load of advertising on this site you got balls charging $10.

 

[NoJoy]

I have the packet that NetJets sent me, and I do not see a Canpass requirement. I fly 121 and we don't need them so unless I have to have one, I do not plan on applying for one. Good info though so far!

 

[I Hate Freight]

WTF over! I sent this site to a friend and he tells me it's $10 to sign up. I registered back in the day when it was free. Guess what I wrote just got thrown out the window. Bad on ya Flightinfo for now charging. In fact shame on you! You suck!

Figure'n that I'm now looking at a sh$t load of advertising on this site you got balls charging $10.

Calm down Junior. The $10 charge is a good idea. This board was being deluged by spammers, trolls and flamers. As soon as they were banned they would simply sign up under another name.

The $10 is a one-time charge that prevents that and keeps these morons out of here. Even a dumb one is not goung to shell out ten bucks multiple times a year.

It's a measly $10 for a lifetime membership to the best aviation message board out there.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I was going to apply at NetJets, but when I found out how much time and effort it was going to be to fill out the app, and then I would have to PAY to mail it in!

I was also told by my buddies to FedEx/UPS/Express Mail it in so I could get into class sooner, but then I found out it might cost as much as $20!

Of course I didn't do it, because no aviation job is worth spending $10 or maybe even more job hunting.

I'm going to save money and not apply anywhere. I'll wait 'til the airline recruiter knocks on my door with a limo waiting to shuttle me to INDOC, so I can save money.

cliff
ABQ