mrivc211
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Read this thread first:original story
Well, today was the day. If there ever was a time in my life that I was in the right place, at the right tim, it was today. So this morning started with a cross country with a student from John Wayne to riverside then to Catalina island then back to john Wayne. After that, it was off to palm springs.
I arrived 15 minutes early, dressed in my best suit, shirt, and tie. I very nervously awaited as all the passengers were being checked in due to a flight that was leaving at that time. After about 10 minutes, the manager looked over at me, and I introduced myself. I had only met him one time before so he didn't really remember what I looked like. Off to his office we went.
I sat down and the interview started right away. He started off with basica questions like have you ever been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, DUI etc etc. All of a sudden jetcareers and Doug came flashing to my mind. All those times that he mentioned how important it is not to tarnish your record because when you do, its all over.
After that, he began asking me questions about real life events such as:
Tell me about a time when you made a mistake at work?
What would you do if a co-worker didn't get along with you?
What would you do if a customer was totally irrate and out of control?
What makes you angry?
I think I handled the questions very well. The secret was that I was upfront and honest. He asked me about if I've ever not gotten along with another co-worker and if so what I did about it. I first told him that everyone is human, then said, "for me to say that I got along with all of my coworkers would be a lie". He stopped me right there and said, "THANK YOU, thank you so much for giving me an honest answer and not sitting there like other people and lieing". Thats how the interview started and it made both of us feel very comfortable.
He then started to describe the position and duties. He made the job seem very undesirable, but I was willing to do anything for it.
He said, " will you work nights, weekends, holidays? If I need you to stay late will you? " etc etc.
Then he mentioned, that this job was not a permenant position with skywest. The job would only last until June 1st, I would then be furloughed, then possibly brought back in a minimum of 90 days. He also mentioned that during upto that time, if a permenant position opened up, I would be offered it, if I was in good standing with the company.
So after all this, which lasted about 45 minutes, he said, "well Omar, I normally don't do this, but I'd like to go ahead and offer you the position if you'll accept it".
I wanted to jump up on his table right then and there. I gladly accepted and was happier than I had been in a VERY VERY VERY long time. It didn't matter that it wasn't a flying position. THIS WAS MY FOOT IN THE DOOR! AND I HAD MADE IT IN!
Right as soon as he offered me the job, some lady walked in and told him he had a call, so he stepped out for a minute to take it. After he returned he said," well, this must be your lucky day, one of my people just quit over the phone so your now a permenant employee!!!!".
Oh my god! Can it get any better than this! if I'm this excited about doing this, I can't imagine what I'll do when I get a job flying somewhere some day.
He then asked me if I had the rest of the afternoon open, without even opening my schedule book full of students for today, I happily said yes, so he gave me the necassary paperwork, drug test, and finger print papers to take care of. So I quickly went down the street to mail boxes etc and they finger printed me, went another few blocks at a medical clinic to get a drug test, and I quickly turned the paperwork back in.
It will take about a week to 10 days for the paperwork to go through with the FBI and Postal Service background checks to go through. Then after that I can start training!
When I was finsihed and walked out to the passenger area, I saw the next applicant applying for the job. He was dressed in jeans and a t shirt. Not that I know anything about hiring, but all I can say is he showed up not looking like he wanted the job just by the way he was dressed, the way he carried himself, and the way he was dressed.
Well............all I can say is......I'm glad I pushed myslef to do this, because if I hadn't, I'd still be...well.....in the same position as yesterday.
Thanks to all the people around this site for the advice and encouragement.
I'll give you guys an update as to how things went in a few weeks!
Well, today was the day. If there ever was a time in my life that I was in the right place, at the right tim, it was today. So this morning started with a cross country with a student from John Wayne to riverside then to Catalina island then back to john Wayne. After that, it was off to palm springs.
I arrived 15 minutes early, dressed in my best suit, shirt, and tie. I very nervously awaited as all the passengers were being checked in due to a flight that was leaving at that time. After about 10 minutes, the manager looked over at me, and I introduced myself. I had only met him one time before so he didn't really remember what I looked like. Off to his office we went.
I sat down and the interview started right away. He started off with basica questions like have you ever been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, DUI etc etc. All of a sudden jetcareers and Doug came flashing to my mind. All those times that he mentioned how important it is not to tarnish your record because when you do, its all over.
After that, he began asking me questions about real life events such as:
Tell me about a time when you made a mistake at work?
What would you do if a co-worker didn't get along with you?
What would you do if a customer was totally irrate and out of control?
What makes you angry?
I think I handled the questions very well. The secret was that I was upfront and honest. He asked me about if I've ever not gotten along with another co-worker and if so what I did about it. I first told him that everyone is human, then said, "for me to say that I got along with all of my coworkers would be a lie". He stopped me right there and said, "THANK YOU, thank you so much for giving me an honest answer and not sitting there like other people and lieing". Thats how the interview started and it made both of us feel very comfortable.
He then started to describe the position and duties. He made the job seem very undesirable, but I was willing to do anything for it.
He said, " will you work nights, weekends, holidays? If I need you to stay late will you? " etc etc.
Then he mentioned, that this job was not a permenant position with skywest. The job would only last until June 1st, I would then be furloughed, then possibly brought back in a minimum of 90 days. He also mentioned that during upto that time, if a permenant position opened up, I would be offered it, if I was in good standing with the company.
So after all this, which lasted about 45 minutes, he said, "well Omar, I normally don't do this, but I'd like to go ahead and offer you the position if you'll accept it".
Right as soon as he offered me the job, some lady walked in and told him he had a call, so he stepped out for a minute to take it. After he returned he said," well, this must be your lucky day, one of my people just quit over the phone so your now a permenant employee!!!!".
He then asked me if I had the rest of the afternoon open, without even opening my schedule book full of students for today, I happily said yes, so he gave me the necassary paperwork, drug test, and finger print papers to take care of. So I quickly went down the street to mail boxes etc and they finger printed me, went another few blocks at a medical clinic to get a drug test, and I quickly turned the paperwork back in.
It will take about a week to 10 days for the paperwork to go through with the FBI and Postal Service background checks to go through. Then after that I can start training!
When I was finsihed and walked out to the passenger area, I saw the next applicant applying for the job. He was dressed in jeans and a t shirt. Not that I know anything about hiring, but all I can say is he showed up not looking like he wanted the job just by the way he was dressed, the way he carried himself, and the way he was dressed.
Well............all I can say is......I'm glad I pushed myslef to do this, because if I hadn't, I'd still be...well.....in the same position as yesterday.
Thanks to all the people around this site for the advice and encouragement.
I'll give you guys an update as to how things went in a few weeks!