Human Resource Questions Flashcards

1
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Why SWA?

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1) First time I feel like I am not jus a number. My research at the beginning

2) Employee First Customer Second

3) Hire for Attitude and Train For Skill

4) My experiences with pilots, flight attendees, gate agents

5) experience in Expo

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2
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Do you have any accidents, incidents, or violations?

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No

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3
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Have you failed a checkride?

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Yes. Here is my training record. They were great lessons for me to develop a good my personal flying culture. For example; Initial Instrument Flying

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4
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Tell me how you got interested in flying and how you came to apply with SWA.

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I was born in Germany. Travel between Turkey and Germany. Loved Planes. Didn’t have enough resources and budget.

After I became Asistant Princpal, I had to guide students for their goals and I learnt about becoming pilot in USA.

It was an opportunity and also a big risk leaving a succesful career. I did it and now I am a Part 121 pilot.

4 stage goal. Getting licneces, building hours, regional airline and final step is going a major airlines.

Based on my research, SW is the company that I want to work and retire from. I want my last step is to be final in terms of looking for companies. My plan is to stay and retire from SW

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5
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Tell us about yourself and talk through resume.

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Born in Germany, raised in Turkey living in USA. I am married and have 2 kids.

College and Masters

Assistant Principal
Leadership and Decision-Making:
Legal and Ethical Knowledge:
Communication and Teamwork
(Letters)

Flight Instructor
Given students who difficulties of learning flying (letters)

FO SkyWest. Not feeling like work and enjoying the every minute

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6
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Why Southwest Airlines now?

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My Last step:

Example: Don’t take yourself too seriously
Keep perspective
Don’t be a jerk

Warrior Spirit

When I was an assistant principal, work spirit that I was trying to hold with my teachers, it exists here.

Flying 737 will complete the last puzzle in my dream.

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7
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What would be the toughest part about the transition to SWA?

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New company and new airplane. I have my study culture and hard-work with my personality of adapting new environments, I won’t have any problems

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8
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Tell me about your flying career.

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First light in 2019 January 1 in a Cessna. Private pilot

I completed my training and hours in part 61 school

Other licenses in Cherokee instrument, commercial CFII, and AA ratings in Cherokee

Flu Seneca 13 hours and King Air 12 hours to complete 25 hour requirement

Start Skywest in May 3, 2022

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9
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Tell me about a challenging flight.

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In Montgomery received a steering in a message

We decided to pull back into the gate and have maintenance to check

Ground operations

Waiting for rescue flight

Landing and Human blood

Swapping airplanes

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10
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What is your biggest weakness?

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Not trusting what I completed and going back checking again and again

To mitigation strategies one in the process of selling things I talk to myself and verify second utilization of checklist if the checklist is complete it is complete.

If I am able to visualize the flight from push back to Texi in including weather and performance I am ready for flight

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11
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What are your strengths?

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Is an educator and pilot I have a chance to practice a lot of soft skills, for example problem-solving, crisis management, decision, making based on data importance of teamwork, working with the team, dealing with unexpected situation’s being patient

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12
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Tell me about a conflict you had with a co-worker?

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Skywest, so far I haven’t had an issue with a coworker. We had some disagreements on some areas but they were not on critical safety issues when I was flying instructor ones from tire trust failed after we land and the student is a commercial student working on his flight instructor certification. She knows how to fly down and didn’t do any bad names, GreHey Skywest so far I haven’t had an issue with a coworker we had some to St. Louis on some areas but they were not on critical safety issues when I was flight instructor ones front tire struts failed after we left and the student is a commercial student working on his site instructor search page he knows how to fly do you and didn’t do any Batman it’s great that extra setat Lakes strap set cell.

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13
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How did you get started in flying?

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When I was little, we travel between John Romnie and Turkey a lot I was born in Germany raised up in Turkey, but my family was in Germany. I love flying and airplanes. However, I didn’t have anybody who were piles in my family and any resources that I was able to make it with Southwest too expensive.

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14
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Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with someone in the cockpit.

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Dispatcher Cincinnati story

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15
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What do you think makes a good first officer?

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flight is mine my responsibility. Safety is my responsibility.

Following us, OPM and regulations also monitoring what captain Nash

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16
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Tell me about a time you went above and beyond?

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First officer observing flight

17
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Have you ever flown with a difficult captain?

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Overcorrecting and new captain.

18
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Tell us about your failures (in detail!)

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checkride

19
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What are your best and worst characteristics?

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Team player, communicator goal, oriented problem, solver, patience, and care.

Always thinking that something is messed. Not trusting what I do and constantly checking.

20
Q

Tell us a time a flight didn’t go well.

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Flight instructing students clear to land, but they don’t turn

21
Q

What your biggest challenge will be transitioning to Southwest?

A

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22
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What will you bring to SWA?

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Professionalism, positive attitude, customer, service, team player, loyalty.

23
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What do you see as a challenge coming to SWA?

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What would be the hardest part of coming here from your previous employer?

24
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Do you think you will have any issues with training on a new aircraft?

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There’s always challenge learning new airplanes however, I learn mini airplane so far that I never had issue. Plus good thing about us I’m not being forced. I am willing to do it and I don’t think it’s Greene not going to be a problem at all because I know as soon as I start studying on wing aircraft, I will start having fun.

25
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What would those you’ve flown with say about you?

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You are a fun guy to fly with really enjoyed conversations

Thank you for being supportive and helpful

Your situational awareness is great. Always a step ahead of the airplane

I hope you fly again. It was a really fun trip.

26
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Tell me about a time you flew with someone you didn’t enjoy, how did you handle it? how did they handle it?

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overcorrecting pilot.

negative on everthing

27
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Within 5 mins, tell how and why you got into aviation.

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When I was little, we travel between John Romnie and Turkey a lot I was born in Germany raised up in Turkey, but my family was in Germany. I love flying and airplanes. However, I didn’t have anybody who were piles in my family and any resources that I was able to make it with Southwest too expensive.

28
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Tell me something others might have a misconception about you.

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public speaking in my first career

29
Q

What do you do in your off time?

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Spend time with my one year-old. Swimming playing chess.

30
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What would be the hardest part of coming here from your previous employer?

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Not able to get Orlando or Atlanta is my base. I know this is a transition as I stay in the company I’m going to build my seniority and get one of these cities is my base.