I applied online. I interviewed at United Airlines (Houston, TX) in Nov 2018
Interview
Quick process. United Airlines is pretty on top of their stuff compared to other airlines. Heard back within 1 week to complete video interview after submitting my resume/application. Was offered a F2F a couple of weeks later. Completed the F2F in early November 2018...a couple of weeks ago. You are interviewed by very nice flight attendants.
When you arrive to the recruitment center, you are greeted and will most likely be sitting with other waiting candidates. Talk with other people and get to know them! It will help ease your nerves and also shows you're outgoing. I made some new friends and it's good to have those connections. You are then taken into a room with everyone else interviewing that day and are shown a video about life as a flight attendant and then 2 flight attendants do a Q & A with you. Ask questions! After that they exit and leave you all to mingle. Stay OFF your phone and engage with those around you. One by one, or in pairs, you are called out and are off to interview. You will either be interviewed by 1 or 2 FA's. After that, you are sent to a waiting room. Then someone will come and call your name. Me and a couple of others were called out and were told that they have no further questions for us, we will hear from them via email within a week and showed us out to a shuttle headed back to the airport. This is a bad sign. We instantly we knew we did not get the position. Getting a second interview after the first interview is a very good sign. Some people were given CJO's and were sent to drug test.
Overall it was a great experience and I look forward to reapplying (they tell you that you are more than welcome to after 6 months!)
I understand that the recruiters read this and I would like to offer some constructive criticism. The time allotted to each candidate for an interview is very short. We fly in to be asked a couple of quick questions and my group and I felt it was not nearly enough time to gauge our competence. On top of this, it was very difficult to wait a week for the rejection email after it was already clear we were not selected. It would be great to hear back a day or two after. Not a week, especially if they know they aren't going to offer us the position.
Overall, it was a good experience. My new friends and I are pretty bummed we didn't get the opportunity to showcase our skills but we know the door is open to reapply and are excited for what the future holds...with any airline. The application/interviewing process for any flight attendant position is long and can become depressing, but keep your head up! You WILL get something eventually.
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
They ask you to read an announcement about putting electronics away and then ask you to role play. The recruiter plays the customer who won't put their laptop away and you are the flight attendant asking them to.
Other questions are tailored to your resume. Tell me about this position and your responsibilities? What position do you feel best prepared you to be a flight attendant?
5 Step process, several stages of vetting. Application, assessment, pre-recorded interview, live virtual interview, in person interview. Hardest was in person interview. Practice STAR format. They check to make sure you pass the tattoo requirements several times throughout. Also valid passport as well as background check and DOT drug test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any visible tattoos, are you legally allowed to work in the US, 1 year customer service experience required.
I interviewed at United Airlines (Illinois City, IL)
Interview
I passed the process until the virtual interview where I received the tbnt 2 days later I wish they could give us some tips about the things we should improve or reasons for not being chosen, I would love to improve myself on whatever the reason for not passing but overall a really good interview
I applied online. I interviewed at United Airlines (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
First, you have to apply it and submit your application on United website when the flight attendant opposition is opening.
Then, you will get an assessment, kinda like a personality test.
Second, you will be invited to a virtual interview. basically, you need to answer 8 questions and record your answers. You have 3 attempts to record it.
Flight Attendant applicants have rated the interview process at United Airlines with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Flight Attendant roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 2,591 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 Flight Attendant according to 2,591 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 12%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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