Interview Troubles

jetsguy737

jetsguy737

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Hey all, in a bit of a career fix and am turning to the good people I know are apart of this forums site.

Becoming a dispatcher has felt like my biggest career accomplishment. I have been a dispatcher now for 5 years. Worked for a regional, a supp/charter carrier and am currently with an LCC. Experience includes domestic, supplemental, flag flying and a little ETOPS. Recently, I had the shot of my lifetime when I interviewed with DL and AA. Sadly, I was not successful with either. It was my first time in person with these two. In the past, I have had other opportunities with majors (a few swa tests and a few ual submissions) but have been unable to capitalize. Even with resumé tweaks and different study habits, I find I fall short at the in-person interview and/or tests. I have been feeling quite disheartened and need some good advice on proper preparation and techniques for these big moments. I have been dreaming of joining a legacy recently as I feel I have the necessary skills, but need to figure out why I keep falling short. I don't want to lose faith. For reference, I am 28.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you and congrats to those who have recently accepted offers with the big boys.
 
I would think with your resume and getting face to face interviews, you shouldn't worry. Everyone wants to be a part of the legacy. If you know the STAR method for HR questions that would help you. You could also try and go internal to the company you wish to be a part of and try that route. It's a much smaller group you'd be up against and would have experience over others too. Companies love to go internal. Stay on it. If you are getting face to face interviews, you're almost there.
 
Yes for AA. There will most likely be more than one class. Until your status changes or you get a TBNT email you are not necessarily out of the running.
 
You have to look at it firstly from a numbers perspective. How many hundreds of applications are submitted every time a major posts? Honestly the way the market is now, even regionals are getting at least 1-200 applications.

like others mentioned, the STAR method is widely used and there is ample info online for ways to make yourself a better interviewee. For the assessment / testing phase, everyone is a bit different, but there are loads (if not honestly, a bit too much) information out there about how each airline does their testing. A good bit of networking goes a long way too. As these postings continue to become more and more competitive, I can see this becoming a more important skill set. But that’s just my personal take.
 
jetsguy737 said:
Hey all, in a bit of a career fix and am turning to the good people I know are apart of this forums site.

Becoming a dispatcher has felt like my biggest career accomplishment. I have been a dispatcher now for 5 years. Worked for a regional, a supp/charter carrier and am currently with an LCC. Experience includes domestic, supplemental, flag flying and a little ETOPS. Recently, I had the shot of my lifetime when I interviewed with DL and AA. Sadly, I was not successful with either. It was my first time in person with these two. In the past, I have had other opportunities with majors (a few swa tests and a few ual submissions) but have been unable to capitalize. Even with resumé tweaks and different study habits, I find I fall short at the in-person interview and/or tests. I have been feeling quite disheartened and need some good advice on proper preparation and techniques for these big moments. I have been dreaming of joining a legacy recently as I feel I have the necessary skills, but need to figure out why I keep falling short. I don't want to lose faith. For reference, I am 28.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you and congrats to those who have recently accepted offers with the big boys.
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Go to Envoy if you want AA. Skywest if you want WN or UAL. Become a manager if you want Delta. Work the ramp in MEM for Fedex. Go to Atlas or Kalitta for UPS. Otherwise, you are fighting for a limited number of spots that are open for groups that are not favored at each airline.
 
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