Nuthatch

This is what I gathered, too, and what made me decide I needed it.

Congrats, that is awesome. Do you have a class date? It is good to hear some recent experience, that is helpful.

Elevation

Congratulations. Hope you enjoy your time here.

FlyingFisherman

Thanks, and yes May 13th for the 74. I'll try to circle back and keep you posted on the process as best as I can. Good luck on your end as well.

FlyingFisherman

Thank you, much appreciated. I have some time before now and then to get everything taken care of, so I should help. I'll reach out I'm sure either way. Excited to be part of the team.

itsmehi

hey! When did you do you HR/tech interview and hear back? I also accepted a CJO but no class date or any updates yet!

Atlasvet

Congrats and good luck with the Onboarding.

With your screen name you will be happy to know that we have a ton of Alaska pilots that can point you toward epic fishing out of Anchorage.

While flying for Atlas I took up fly fishing about 30 years ago and caught;

Monster Rainbows in Alaska. Along with Dolly Varden

Trout in New Zealand

Bonefish in Miami as well as Hawaii

It's not just a job, but an adventure

At one point we were hitting fly rod manufacturers in Seoul, while I got some not so great rods I also purchased one of my go to 4 weights for about $30.

Send me a PM if you want more info

FlyingFisherman

I did my interview last Wednesday (14th of Feb) Heard back that day that I would have an offer in my email shortly, on Thursday I had the CJO with the fleet/class date. I'm not entirely sure how it works on their end, but I wasn't able to start until after May 1st, so perhaps it was easier to set up a class further out...just a wild guess though.

60av8tor

Is it really, though? The prospect of hundreds of dollars to ensure a seat with your destination airline seems like an awesome investment. Yeah, you can spend hundreds and still get the TBNT. But to me that is nothing compared to knowing I didn't do everything at my disposal and then get a TBNT.

This!!!!!! I've talked to a lot of people who believe prep is somehow producing disingenuous answers to TMAATs. The stories are yours - you just learn to package them neatly so every part you want to include is included and those parts you do not want to include are left out. VERY few individuals can cover all the bases concisely in a 3-5 minute answer - unpracticed. I'll talk your ear off on an overnight about any question you have - I'm comfortable with it. That's not the best way to interview.

Someone else mentioned this, I believe. When I did my final (hopefully) interview a few years ago, I kept hearing that my airline hated interview prep - and you will be asked. I also knew that I talked to no one who recently interviewed that didn't do it. I was certainly going to be honest if asked (I wasn't). I brought it up during one of the prep interactions and it was recommended, if asked, to use the prep to show how important the interview is and how serious you are about being successfully hired. When you think about it, that's generally why the majority (just a guess) prep for a destination interview and not many (a guess) do not for a regional - also talking before the current hiring boom.

I would seriously question someone's judgement who is looking at their destination interview and even questioning whether to use a prep service. Do everything possible to put the odds in your favor. At the end of the day, is it going to help or hinder your chances at a successful interview?

hawaiicostco

What should I expect for the phone screen? Just going over documents? And basic HR questions like "tell me about yourself" and "why Atlas"?

How long is the timeframe from phone screen--> HR/Tech interview --> CJO --> class date? I'm looking to do an interview prep consultation and am not sure when to enroll in a course. Is any prep service generally OK or are there consultants that are geared more towards Atlas?

Thanks!

Elevation

My experience with interview prep courses is they told me what I already knew. So I was paying for a confidence shot more than any meaningful, new techniques or insights. As you say a few hundred dollars isn't much. If you think it's worthwhile, do it. I think a good night's sleep and some extra time talking with friends who recently went through the process may be more productive.

At some point one has to decide when enough is enough. Otherwise it's too easy to get caught into one of the many ways we wind up chasing our tails.