Just because you didn't get hired doesn't necessarily mean you didn't interview well. You probably didn't but it isn't always the case. The guys that make it through the interview process get sent to the review board. If they have 2 classes of 24 each, totally 48 that they are staffing for and the reviewers send them 60 names, guess what? 12 guys don't get hired. Its just the way it is.
This is where networking is "SO VERY" important. If you have a friend that is a Pilot for SWA you need to keep this person/persons in the loop as you proceed down the interviewing road. If they like you and are willing to go the extra mile they will contact there Chief Pilot and plant your name in there ear way before you actually interview. Then again after the interview, then a week before the review board, then a day before the review board. I also would leave a letter in the Chiefs mail box a week or so before my buds would interview too. Then when there a stack of 60 resumes sitting in front of the Chiefs at the board and theres only 48 slots and this particular Chief heres your name come through, guess what............Bingo! You just won the 2006 lottery!
I know the interview road is not a nice process at times jumping through all the hoops. I have had a dozen or so myself and have only been hired out of a few of them. Sometimes you never know what they actually want. I can tell you from personal experience that SWA likes motivated people and also places a very high emphasis and management/check Pilot experience. They also like people that go the extra mile like running down the jetway to grab strollers, pushing wheelchairs etc. Best thing to do is go in and be yourself and try to show the positive things you have done. There is a term that was used earlier in this thread called SAR. I didnt know what it meant until I was interviewing at SWA myself. It stands for Situation/Action/Result. They will give you a question/situation. They want to here your action and the results should be positive always showing you going that extra mile.
Hope some of this helps, Best of luck in your future endeavors.
This is where networking is "SO VERY" important. If you have a friend that is a Pilot for SWA you need to keep this person/persons in the loop as you proceed down the interviewing road. If they like you and are willing to go the extra mile they will contact there Chief Pilot and plant your name in there ear way before you actually interview. Then again after the interview, then a week before the review board, then a day before the review board. I also would leave a letter in the Chiefs mail box a week or so before my buds would interview too. Then when there a stack of 60 resumes sitting in front of the Chiefs at the board and theres only 48 slots and this particular Chief heres your name come through, guess what............Bingo! You just won the 2006 lottery!
I know the interview road is not a nice process at times jumping through all the hoops. I have had a dozen or so myself and have only been hired out of a few of them. Sometimes you never know what they actually want. I can tell you from personal experience that SWA likes motivated people and also places a very high emphasis and management/check Pilot experience. They also like people that go the extra mile like running down the jetway to grab strollers, pushing wheelchairs etc. Best thing to do is go in and be yourself and try to show the positive things you have done. There is a term that was used earlier in this thread called SAR. I didnt know what it meant until I was interviewing at SWA myself. It stands for Situation/Action/Result. They will give you a question/situation. They want to here your action and the results should be positive always showing you going that extra mile.
Hope some of this helps, Best of luck in your future endeavors.
