Well here it is Delta had finally started hiring after 6 years. I was invited to interview in the first week, unfortunately did not get the job. The day started with 8 of us. We were split into two groups of four. One half did the HR first and the other half did the testing first. The HR was about 45 min to an hour. There were two captains and a HR lady. It was laid back and a large chunk of the time was spent going over your application. It seemed as if they were determined to find a mistake on everyone’s application. Everyone I talked to had to make a couple changes. They started asking questions and took turns asking them. They asked situational questions like wwyd if the captain did something nonstandard. Wwyd if you are over the outer maker and wind shear is reported and the captain says he is going to continue. What are traits that separate an average pilot from a great pilot? Have you ever been called on your day off for a trip and did you accept it (the answer better be yes to both). They had a line of questioning about attendance. If you have ever called in sick over a holiday be ready to explain it. They care a lot about attendance. At the end they will ask you if you have any questions, have something to ask them. I had thought of stuff to ask but blanked when faced with the question and said no. The response I got was oh you already know it all. Then I went straight into the testing. It took me about two hours to complete this. It started with a 42 question 42 minute technical test. This requires a little bit of preparation but is not all that difficult. It consists of the same bank of questions they were using back in 01. I recommend studying Mental Math for Pilots, Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, and the Aerodynamics chapter of the ATP test prep. There was one question that I don’t think had a answer choice that was correct. Your bearing pointer moves from 5 degrees above the wing to 5 degrees below the wing in 8 min your ground speed is 480kts how far are you from the station. The answer I came up with was 384 miles, however the choices were all less than 64 miles. My only thought is that it is there to confuse you and waste time. After that test there is a 240 question personality test, followed by the light pen test. The light pen test was challenging and fun at the same time. I do not believe you can prepare for this test but there are some tips I could issue. One of the tests shows you a sequence of 3, 4, 5, or 6 different numbers then asks you to repeat them in reverse order. When the numbers come up on the screen just start say them in your head continue saying them until you have completely reversed the order. Another test give you the numbers 1, 2 and 3 in boxes along the bottom of the screen above them is a empty box. The empty box will show you a number when that number disappears and a new number appears you would select the old number. For example the number 1 shows up in the box then the number 3 you select number one then the number 2 shows up in the box you would select number 3. It continues like this until the test is over. I recommend while in the test as soon as you select your answer move the pointer over the number you see in the box that way it takes some of the brain work out of it. Get good at this test because they combined it with another test later on and you have to multi task. I had a good experience and I am really bummed I was not selected. I think Delta is going to have a bright future.
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