Options Interview coming up.

[WileE]

Hey guys (and gals) I got the call from Lisa to set up an interview from Eric next week. Needless to say I am both ecstatic to finally be getting called and a bit tense about the pending interview. I've had my stuff in with FO for about 2 and a half years, from the moment I made the minimums there so this is a pretty important interview for me (it's my first choice of companies I'd like to retire from lets put it that way).

Can anyone help me out? A couple guys I've spoke too have assured me that the call is very simple and basic and I'd be very unlikely to screw it up. Is that the same read other folks have gotten with the FO interview? If the interviewwith Eric goes well, how soon and what exactly is the next phase of the hiring process?

Any and all help would be very much appreciated. Fingers crossed and all.

 

[BigFlyr]

Just curious... Did you have any recommendations from within?

 

[Timebuilder]

Well, I'd say you are fortunate.

With my TT and lack of current commercial flying, you are far ahead of me in line, and rightfully so. The guy that gave me the recommendation can't change these facts, and until I get another Lear job, neither can I.

If I were you, I'd spend a little time in a B200 sim, bone up on the ATP material again, and check the gouge on Options on the web. If I'm not mistaken, there are a couple of mountain airports (Aspen?) that are used for the sim eval.

Good luck to you, and just tell the rest of us all about it when you are waiting for assignment.

 

[SheGaveMeClap]

The airports used in the sim eval are PHX Gateway (IWA) and some other AZ airport, don't recall which one though. The mountain airports (Aspen and Eagle) are used for the technical interview with a check airman/ program manager.

I talked to Eric last week and he said we will be hiring 55 pilots this month. Don't know why so many, but I guess it's a good thing.....

 

[FracPilot]

Congrats on the interview. Based on what you said in your message, it seems that you will be doing a phone interview first. I am not familiar with what goes on during that interview, so I can't help you there. If you get to the personal interview in CGF, then to screw it up you have to give them a reason NOT to hire you. If they bring you in, they want to hire you. The only thing that will change that is if you give them a reason not to.

The personal interview will consist of face to face with two or three different people. One will be a program manager or a check airman, and that will be the technical portion. The tech interview will vary depending on your background and how well you answer the first few questions. You may get some situational questions. If so, state what you believe - not what you think they want to hear. As others have stated, you will get some questions from a Jeppesen approach chart. Some people choose ASE, some choose EGE, some choose TEX, others choose something completely off the wall. I am in the latter category. In the couple tech interviews I have done(if no PM or check airman is available, they will sometimes ask an experienced line captain to conduct the interview), I chose charts for airports that most people have never been to. The objective is to see if you truly understand it - not to see if you can memorize what others have told you about it.

Good luck with the interview.

 

[flyboycpa]

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[WileE]

A little background.

I've had my resume in with Flight Options for almost 2 and a half years, almost from the time I met the mins for the job. Right now I have about 2900 hours total time with about 2600 of that multi-engine turboprop. Of that I have 900 PIC and about 380 actual weather. I have an ATP and prior military experience flying King Airs for the army.

I am hoping that the sim won't be too hard since I have over 1400 hours in the B200 and since I left the military I've been flying the B1900, very similar in all respects. I do have recommendations from two guys at the company that I've flown with, one while I was in the military and one flying for the airline I work for now. I know several other pilots at the company, but only flew with them a couple times so I figured I'd only list the guys I had spent a lot of time working with.

I have been updating regularly from the website with my last update about three months ago.

Be patient guys and keep sending those updates. I personally know c couple guys who had a lot less time than I did that got hired with FO. The recommendations seem to be the most important thing.

flyboycpa, thanks for the website. Looks like there are quite a few good tips there. Thanks everybody.

 

[WileE]

GOT IT!!

Woo-HOO!!!


I'll see the rest of you Options guys out on the line soon!


Happy dance time!

 

[Heavy Set]

Congrats!

Any idea which aircraft you will fly? Will you start in the King Air or fly one of the jets?

 

[sky4]

Welcome

Welcome aboard - I am sure your gonna like it here!

Let us know which aircraft you get into.

Fly Safe

 

[SheGaveMeClap]

Congratulations! Welcome to the company. You'll have to post what a/c you'll be flying and when you are going to school. Have you heard if your interview partner get offered the job as well? Sounds like we are understaffed right now, so hopefully the hiring continues....

 

[Frac Daddy]

Welcome aboard!

 

[matchthehatch]

Count me in, too.

Interviewed and was offered the job today. Looking forward to it!

 

[WileE]

I don't know if my interview partner got in or not. I finished before he did and had to hustle to fight the traffic to get to the airport for my flight out so I didn't see him to ask. I forgot to ask his number too. Hey Mike, you out there reading this? How'd it go?

As far as the aircraft goes, I'll find that out in indoc. I don't really have a preference right now. The King Air would be like slipping on an old shoe again so that would be nice, but I also would love to finally get some jet time. I'm certainly not going to be picky. It's the company I wanted, not a specific plane.

As far as hiring goes, according to Eric, they are trying to ramp up and are trying to bring in 20 per month for the foreseeable future. Not bad numbers. Now I just have to finish serving my time here in purgatory and make it to indoc. Can't wait.

 

[Grim Reaper]

Welcome. You are correct to expect an aircraft in what is know as the small cabin class: Beechjet, King Air, Citation Jet, Citation V.

Been with Flight Options for over four years and like the job and the folks.

Eight days on gets a bit long for some rotations, but the seven days off are great.

Hope to see ya on the line.

 

[hawkercpt]

Congrats...

Welcome to the company, good luck with indoc. Just don't fall asleep.

 

[flyboycpa]

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[SheGaveMeClap]

What do you figure the new-hire indoc is like now? Do you think Nahill goes in for a 3-4 hour question and answer session like Ricci did? I haven't heard anything about that, but I doubt it.

 

[GooseHZ]

Indoc....

Welcome guys you will love it!


Griz,

Indocs can seem to last for years......they used to be fun " lunch with Bob".

Fly safe!

P.S.

Griz PM i have an old buddy flying the 1000 for u and trying to find out whats up...