How is dispatching at Frontier
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harunaka10
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Would like to know as well, any info on they're interview process?
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SpaceBeagle
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From when I interviewed last year — if you pass the initial screen they will send you a questionnaire to fill out via email. It was mostly HR-type questions. If you pass this stage they will invite you out for the interview. Check-in at the front desk, then it’s off to a small room where you will take a 30 question written exam, followed up by a one-on-one interview with the manager of dispatch. After the interview they give you a tour of the floor; this is your opportunity to ask questions and get a good idea of the day-to-day. Everyone I met was super nice and overall the interview process was low pressure.
They flew me in and out on the same day, so it was really easy to fit into my work schedule. Just a heads up though, I did have to buy my own Lyft to and from the HQ to the airport, so allow yourself time for that.
They flew me in and out on the same day, so it was really easy to fit into my work schedule. Just a heads up though, I did have to buy my own Lyft to and from the HQ to the airport, so allow yourself time for that.
LastMinuteAirline
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Its a pretty good place to dispatch. Really solid group of dispatchers makes work fun most days. We have a lot of good, unique work rules making for excellent QOL outside of work. Primary downside is under staffing. We work a lot of flights. Not quite regional level but many of our flights are 3-5 hours so you have too many in the air all to frequently. Also, under staffing across the whole operation (ULCC) can be frustrating. From MX, stations, etc. You will not experience the kind of support you may get at well run regionals. Other downside is DEN housing is extremely expensive.
harunaka10
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Is the test pretty standard stuff or were there curveballs?
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Can you expand on the QOL bit?
I keep flirting with the idea of applying there, but keep holding off.
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LastMinuteAirline
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Heres a couple things that come to mind.
Vacation is not bid by seniority. So junior folks have a good chance of getting days they want. We can buy up to 3 weeks additional vacation each year and they will distribute the cost over all 26 paychecks. So if you can afford it you can have 5 weeks of vacay each year from the start. Also its very easy to make trades. If you want a month off, you can make it happen pretty easy w/ a handful of vacay days and a few trades.
Vacation is not bid by seniority. So junior folks have a good chance of getting days they want. We can buy up to 3 weeks additional vacation each year and they will distribute the cost over all 26 paychecks. So if you can afford it you can have 5 weeks of vacay each year from the start. Also its very easy to make trades. If you want a month off, you can make it happen pretty easy w/ a handful of vacay days and a few trades.
SpaceBeagle
Located in Low Earth Orbit
If you’ve recently gone through school or have dispatched before, then it should be no problem. It was tough enough to test your knowledge of the topic yet there were no curveballs. Super generic answer I know, but it really wasn’t that bad. Just be mindful of the time limit. I had 30 minutes for 30 questions, so just skip what you don’t know and come back to it on the second pass.