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• Hogan Assessment
  
  
  
  • Personality Test
  
  
  • Online
  
  
  • 206 true/false questions
  
  
  • 20-30 minutes to complete
  
  
  
  


• Phone Interview


• Interview
  
  
  
  • Interview Captain
  
  
  • HR representative
  
  
  
  

Interview Question Bank

Human Resource Questions

• Talk us through your career up to now


• What would you consider to be the high point of your career?


• Are you looking at anybody else?


• What other airlines have you applied to?


• Have you heard from anyone else?


• What would you do if they called in six months?


• How did you prepare for this interview?


• Have you ever failed a checkride


• Have you had any accidents, incidents, letters of warning


• TMAAT You didn't get along with someone you flew with


• TMAAT You had a problem with a subordinate


• TMAAT You had a problem with a Captain


• TMAAT You needed help form someone to solve a problem


• TMAAT You had to insist that a Captain follow SOP


• TMAAT You avoided a conflict


• TMAAT You were involved in a conflict


• TMAAT You had a situation where a checklist did not apply


• TMAAT you had to make a quick decision in the cockpit


• TMAAT You followed a policy you disagreed with


• TMAAT You were prevented form doing your best


• TMAAT you failed as a leader


• TMMAT you succeeded as a leader


• What was your worst emergency, what would have done differently?


• Tell us about a time you saw somebody violating a policy or procedure and what you did about it.


• Tell us about a time you were pressured to break a rule.


• Have you ever violated a FAR?


• TMAAT you used judgment to go against company policy.


• TMAAT you had to deal with an unfair company policy.


• TMAAT you were pressured to break a rule.


• What if you didn't get that base


• Where else have you applied


• Would you leave in six months if UPS called

Technical Questions

• What is the light gun signal for cleared to land


• What are the requirements for a takeoff alternate


• What are the requirements for a landing alternate


• When would you want two alternates


• What are the IFR fuel requirements


• What are the lost comm. procedures


• Which runways can you cross when cleared to taxi to a runway?


• When do you have to stop at an ILS hold line


• Why is localizer more sensitive on a back-course?o On a back course approach, why do we put in the front course


• Read METAR, including remarks


• Based on METAR, what is the ceiling


• Read TAF


• Define MEA, MOCA,


• From approach plate, what is the number inside the "()" brackets beside DA


• From approach plate, What are the approach minimums for this approach


• No published hold on the missed, what entry, speed, leg length would you use


• Explain how a pitot static system works


• When should you start down from FL350 to cross fix at 12,000ft


• How long to travel 90nm, with 190TAS and 60kts headwind


• Dumping fuel at 1500pounds/hour, how long to dump 16500 pounds


• What is the reciprocal of 266

Hogan Assessment Questions

• True/False


• I sleep well at night


• I feel uncomfortable in large crowds


• I am usually firm in pursuing my goals


• When I was a child, people thought I was really cute


• I usually seek the other's help in working out a solution.


• I take a different way home from work every night

Comments

• As a 13 year employee and someone formerly involved in pilot hiring and training I cannot recommend UAL to anyone in good conscience.  The changes you are currently seeing implemented in the flight management structure and how the pilot managers are used makes it obvious that senior management is planning for limited operations in the event of a pilot strike.  I think there is about a 90% probability of a pilot strike, but management will use every bit of time under this contract as they are able simply because this contract is so lucrative to them.  Thus expect a strike in 2011 or later.  The current executive team is obedient to Tilton (as is the BOD) so I doubt you'll see any changes.  The opportunity to sell UAL to CAL was mishandled by Tilton and thus I think he's changed his target.  Since he can't make his mark by creating the largest airline, I think he'll attempt to break ALPA instead.  As for the "pilot" management.  Since there are no UAL pilots worthy of working at the senior level we now have 2 former DAL and 1 ALPA Natl/NWA.  Of the three (Koshak, Attarian and Quiello) Kolshak is the most dangerous.  Attarian is essentially powerless and Quiello I have no knowledge of.  Kolshak's style is to blow up stuff and see what holds together & what falls apart.  If it holds together he may leave it alone.  If it falls apart he uses that as rationale for "change."  He's masterminded much of the negative you now see in the Ops grp that has resulted in additional furloughs and changes in operating procedures, some of which look like they will negatively impact safety.
  If you want to fly for the airlines, fly cargo, SWA, or Intl.  But have a really solid backup plan and never live on more than 1/2 your salary.


• Having worked at UAL since 1985 I couldnt recommend this company as an employer to anyone.
  Dont waste your time here .Im not a so called "disgruntled employee" I base my judgement on having flown for 2 other Intl airlines in my career and having many friends and relatives who fly for other carriers..
  The managers here and the BOD are inept and have zero ability nor desire to run this company.Since 1979 the pilots and other labor unions have subsidised the airline via pay cuts,etc,etc except for approx 3 years,UAL doesnt know how nor care to learn how to run even a 7-11 store.
  Their sole goal is to simply dress it up in a short skirt and stroll the boulevarde til someone propositions them then they will be gone with their parachutes like the pimps they are..
  All the cash the employees have given,UAL pi$$ed it away...