I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at United Airlines in Feb 2011
Interview
As a result of the Continental / United Airlines merger, all levels of employees were required to interview for their current positions. The interview was generally a dialogue, with candidates learning about the new processes and structure going forward for the newly merged corporation, as well as new leadership learning about candidates and the processes and structure they were used to.
The vast majority of leadership positions (VP, SVP and EVP) were filled by Continental employees. As the company worked to fill positions at lower levels, more legacy United personnel were retained or selected for positions, achieving an approximate 50/50 mix of Continental and United personnel.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General STAR interview format used - Situation, Task, Action & Result. Most questions were geared to 'tell me about a time you faced' followed by, 'conflicting deadlines', 'change in corporate direction late in your project', etc. No real tough questions asked. At the end of the interview, I was asked what accomplishment I was most proud of.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at United Airlines (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2025
Interview
Had a short Teams call with the hiring manager directly. Seemed to go ok, then ghosted for well over a month, despite being an employee referral. I may hear something eventually, but it's been crickets.
One-way video assessments with questions that would be better answered in a conversation. Either they are way too simple or too complex to answer in a video recording. Additionally, undependable communication - before, during, and after - it's frustrating.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a project from beginning to implementation - explain challenges faced and eventual outcome.
Process was pretty smooth. The recruiter was communicative and everything that I was told to expect happened. The timeline that was given stayed on track. There were multiple rounds of interviews with various team members.
Manager applicants have rated the interview process at United Airlines with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 21% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at United Airlines overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at United Airlines as a Manager according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Group panel interview: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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