Southwest Interview Study Guide

Southwest Interview Study Guide *world's most loved, most flown, and most *profitable airline. Fun loving attitude, warrior spirit, servants heart - *world's most loved, most flown, and most *profitable airline. Fun loving attitude TMATW CRM Not up to par - losing HYD system 2 Tell me about a time that you were counseled. - Open writeup - take an extra 30 sec to review everything Tell me about a time you had to use patience. - Bart Loy - always listen, but then explain your reasoning Tell me about a challenging flight. - Return to Philly halfway to STL - know your regs but trust the Company Tell me about a time someone tried to get you to break the rules. - ACO - take off with compass 20 deg off and compass card not matching. we did the MEL process and got underway with minimum delay. Tell me about a time you made a quick decision? - my first pic diversion at ACO - use all resources available Tell me about a low fuel situation you have had - *FIRST PIC DIVERSION *un-forecasted winds at ACO and had to be put at a different alt for traffic - always have multiple back up plans and adjust them accordingly Tell me the top 2 reasons you are here today? - SWA Culture and and job security - saw has never had to furlow, don't see a lot of that in this industry What are your best and worst characteristics? - best - personable and open worst - let myself be affected by others emotions around me Tell us about your current job. What do you like and dislike about it? - love - my coworkers. cvg is a small base and I've gotten to form very close with relationships with a lot of crew members. dislike - AA treats you more like a number on a seniority list rather than a person, which was one of the things I most appreciated about southwest. Has your integrity ever been questioned? - talking about drinking in MSP Tell me about your most memorable flight. - First Flight as a commercial pilot What do you like the most about flying? - something new and challenging every day. different people TMAAT you worked the hardest and had the most satisfaction from your flying. - First PIC diversion Tell me about a time that something has detracted you from your job. - First junior man Tell me about a time recently when you sacrificed something in your personal life for work. - Picking up a trip to consolidate instead of going to Japan with family. Tell me about a time that a flight got progressively worse. - turning back to STL Tell me about a time you were distracted while flying. - capt talking to me right down to the numbers What is the toughest decision you ever had to make? - Not taking off into bad weather at ACO. Tell me about a time you had to bend the rules to get the job done. - weighing girl at ACO? Have you ever witnessed anyone violate a SOP? - taxi checklist while moving and putting flaps down out of sequence Have you ever intentionally violated a standard operating procedure? - putting gear down not a a dot and a half from glideslope intercept Tell me about a situation where you felt it was best not to follow directives? - instead of complying I told him to check the speed - learned everyone makes mistakes no matter what level and the job of PM is to look for things like this TMAAT you got someone to do something they didn't want to do. - ACO - new FO flying through bad weather. Listen to his concerns and tell him i have flown through similar situations many times before. also make a backup plan in case it got bad TMAAT you had to take charge/take controls - *stopping steve from crossing an active runway - don't be afraid to step up based on role *taking controls on landing from at FO - aco Rosemarie or Tim Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a superior what did you do? - powers - diversion after loosing generator