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04-03-2018, 10:16 PM

#191

Rolf

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Joined APC: Mar 2010

Posts: 659

Not very realistic. Too skinny.

04-04-2018, 12:12 PM

#192

Fuseplug

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Joined APC: Jun 2014

Posts: 188

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rolf

Not very realistic. Too skinny.

Yup. FO would be able to get a full swing of up-elevator during the flight control check. Fake news.

04-04-2018, 03:49 PM

#193

Twinjetav8r

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Joined APC: May 2017

Posts: 85

Quote:

Originally Posted by HwkrPlt

When I was doing interview prep, the guy I was talking to seemed to be "in the know" and hasn't heard of anyone under the age of 30 hired in SWA recently.

He needs to check more. My class had a 28 year old from a commuter. We also had a 54 year old from a fractional. The rest were 30’s to 40’s.

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04-04-2018, 07:48 PM

#194

Sberry

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Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: EMB-120 CA

Posts: 21

Do you have to have an internal recommendation to get an interview ?

04-04-2018, 09:33 PM

#195

barabek

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Joined APC: Dec 2010

Posts: 353

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sberry

Do you have to have an internal recommendation to get an interview ?

No. Internal recommendations are not even looked at until the review board after your interview. I have never had one and I'm here, and I know I'm not alone.

04-05-2018, 05:12 AM

#196

Squallrider

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Joined APC: Jul 2013

Position: 175 CA

Posts: 1,544

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sberry

Do you have to have an internal recommendation to get an interview ?

No you don’t, but when you get the interview they ask for 3 internals, whether on not that effects anything at that point is anyone’s guess I’m sure there are ppl without them. I recommend getting on LinkedIn , chances are you have people you’ve flown with or known you st southwest

04-05-2018, 06:36 AM

#197

barabek

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Joined APC: Dec 2010

Posts: 353

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squallrider

No you don’t, but when you get the interview they ask for 3 internals, whether on not that effects anything at that point is anyone’s guess I’m sure there are ppl without them. I recommend getting on LinkedIn , chances are you have people you’ve flown with or known you st southwest

They ask for 3 recommendation letters, not internals. They should be from people who know you and flew with you to attest your character and flying skills (ideally). Those are the 3 people they will call after your interview as part of the background check. These obviously can be Southwest employees, but by no means it's a requirement. As I mentioned before, I had 0 internal recs and I know plenty of others like me.

04-07-2018, 04:20 PM

#198

NarcolepticAV8R

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Joined APC: Feb 2018

Posts: 17

I applied to the current window that closes 4/8. What are my chances?

12,000 TPIC
17,000 TT
CRJ LCA
41
Clean record

Been on the CRJ since 2001 captain since 2004. Will that hurt my chances?? Any interview advice I would greatly appreciate. Specifically how to answer “why so much time, why now?”

I’m thrilled and humbled at the thought of working for the best airline out there.

Thank you!

04-07-2018, 04:24 PM

#199

at6d

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Joined APC: Mar 2015

Position: B737

Posts: 3,789

Quote:

Originally Posted by NarcolepticAV8R

I think your quals look good. Good luck.

04-07-2018, 04:30 PM

#200

HwkrPlt

Pilot

Joined APC: Dec 2014

Position: Large cabin Bizjet

Posts: 448

Quote:

Originally Posted by NarcolepticAV8R

I highly suggest you spend the time and money on a resume and application review. I did, and they made my resume look 100, and caught some small errors I made on my app.