Project Msnager applicants have rated the interview process at Southwest Airlines with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Msnager roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Southwest Airlines overall takes an average of 64 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Southwest Airlines as a Project Msnager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
Group panel interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Drug test: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines in Jan 2022
Interview
I hope giving these details about my interview helps others looking to apply, I tried to record all the questions I was asked at each stage! Everyone was very friendly on each call and the recruiter was responsive and helpful throughout the process.
- 11/30/2021 - Applied, the same day job was posted
- 12/13/2021 - Phone Interview
- 12/16/2021 - First virtual interview with the hiring manager, his colleague, and the recruiter
- 1/7/2022 - Final virtual interview with senior manager and senior director for project management, no recruiter (delayed due to holidays otherwise believe this interview would've happened sooner)
- 1/10/2022 - Offer contingent job offer pending background approval, not given start date until background clears
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Recruiter Questions -
Q: Tell me about yourself and your experience?
Q: Why this role and why Southwest?
First Interview Questions -
Asked for a project timeline or roadmap example to be submitted prior to the interview
Q: Tell me more details about this project?
Q: Why did you choose project management?
Q: How do you prepare and handle debrief meetings with leaders for a project?
Q: How do you feel about managing mundane projects?
Q: How do you manage risk in a project?
Q: How would you get to know your team members?
Q: After a project has been implemented, how do you evaluate its success?
Final Interview with Senior Leaders Questions-
Q: Tell us about yourself and your experience. And why Southwest and why this team?
Q: What made you choose project management?
Q: Tell us about a project you completed that you felt truly proud of and why?
Q: What do you like to do for fun?
Q: What do you think is the most important aspect of being a project manager?
Q: Tell us about a time you fell short as a project manager or things didn't go as planned?
Q: What is something you like and don't like about your current team?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines (Dallas, TX)
Interview
There was an initial phone screen interview conducted by HR rep. This was followed by one face-to-face with hiring manager on-site. Then a background check was conducted before an offer was extended.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the biggest challenge you have faced as a project manager?
Had one phone screening with a recruiter and one phone screening with the hiring manager. This was followed by an in-person interview with the hiring manager and a few people from the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a difficult situation that you were challenged by and describe how you resolved the situation.
Never got a call back. Really disappointing to me and makes me sad. I thought Southwest would do a better job with candidates; I just got a form email like 2 weeks later.