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Went to the Air Inc conference at LAX this weekend. The People Department made some surprising comments regarding the interview process and March interviews during the presentation and also during the brief talk at their Kiosk:
1. Do not stress about the Line Oriented Interview. We just want to see what you do at your office everyday. How you interact and how you solve problems. Show us how YOU do it.
2. Many of the March Interviewees were "over prepared". By that they meant that answer to questions were over-rehearsed and too polished. "We know that you have conflicts in the cockpit, that there are sometimes problems with maintenance, that the weather isn't so perfect, that everything is just not so perfect. We want to know the real you. We want to know the real you and if there is a wall between you and us that can not be broken, the candidate will not be hired."
3. We assess your ability to be a Southwest leader by your ability to be yourself while relating your experiences as a Captain and not by showing us your qualifications on a resume. We are not interested in hiring Mr. Perfect.
4. The percentage of folks hired in March was "lower than expected. We were a bit dissapointed". Better qualified folks did not result in a higher hired percentage.
5. Folks should hang in there, the process is just starting. Be patient.
6. Some of the people that went to interview in March will go to class in June.
This is to the best of my recollection and I am not trying to put any personal opinions on what I just wrote. At 3400 TT and 1950 turbine PIC, aerospace engineering degree and experience, the Captain told me my time was "a bit low". He also told a Part121 driver that his TT was bit bit low at 5500. Both of us were typed at HPA.
I think this underlines the type of fierce competition currently in progress to get an interview slot at SWA.
My speculation is that at some point they will have to interview more or stop classes if they are not hiring more than 48 people per month.
All this aside, I am so in Love with Southwest and look forward to the opportunity of interviewing.
1. Do not stress about the Line Oriented Interview. We just want to see what you do at your office everyday. How you interact and how you solve problems. Show us how YOU do it.
2. Many of the March Interviewees were "over prepared". By that they meant that answer to questions were over-rehearsed and too polished. "We know that you have conflicts in the cockpit, that there are sometimes problems with maintenance, that the weather isn't so perfect, that everything is just not so perfect. We want to know the real you. We want to know the real you and if there is a wall between you and us that can not be broken, the candidate will not be hired."
3. We assess your ability to be a Southwest leader by your ability to be yourself while relating your experiences as a Captain and not by showing us your qualifications on a resume. We are not interested in hiring Mr. Perfect.
4. The percentage of folks hired in March was "lower than expected. We were a bit dissapointed". Better qualified folks did not result in a higher hired percentage.
5. Folks should hang in there, the process is just starting. Be patient.
6. Some of the people that went to interview in March will go to class in June.
This is to the best of my recollection and I am not trying to put any personal opinions on what I just wrote. At 3400 TT and 1950 turbine PIC, aerospace engineering degree and experience, the Captain told me my time was "a bit low". He also told a Part121 driver that his TT was bit bit low at 5500. Both of us were typed at HPA.
I think this underlines the type of fierce competition currently in progress to get an interview slot at SWA.
My speculation is that at some point they will have to interview more or stop classes if they are not hiring more than 48 people per month.
All this aside, I am so in Love with Southwest and look forward to the opportunity of interviewing.
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