Interview experience:
I interviewed with Continental on Jan 17, 2008. I did the panel interview in Newark. With this setup, you do the panel first, and if you pass that portion they then call to schedule a SIM evaluation in Houston. I was called the next day and scheduled a SIM for the following week.
In Newark the interviews are done at the chief pilots' office in terminal C. They give you instructions and a number to call and someone will let you in. Questions asked were straight out of the gouge, so I wont focus on that. What I did was go through ALL the interview experiences posted here, cut and pasted all the questions into one big document divided into HR and Tech questions, and then answered each one individually. I think this helped a lot. Don't ask me for the list of questions, you'll learn more by doing it yourself.
The SIM was in Houston obviously, and they provide positive space transportation to/from on CAL and CAL exp. I stayed at the Airport Inn (formerly the Wingate) for $59.99 before taxes. It is currently under renovation but wasn't noisy, nice rooms with fridge, next door to pizza/subway/bar and free small breakfast in the lobby in the AM. Would suggest booking a room ASAP...all the airport hotels fill up FAST! Van takes you to the airport and SIM bldg. You also are required to get drug tested and fingerprinted at the airport so I did that first. They email you easy instructions to find both places. The van from the airport to the SIM picks you up at Term C baggage claim in the middle and runs every 20 mins. There are 3 doors...don't go to the door that says "Hotel vans/Taxis" and don't go to the door that says "private cars"...its the other one, in the middle! Whole ordeal took about 4 hours, was finished by 2pm.
SIM profile was same as has been previously published, with easy hold entry and vectors prior to entering the hold. I did the SIM prep. I received a call to offer me the job the next day.
A few other notes. They DO call people who recommended you and your current employer prior to offering you the job, so I'd suggest being on good terms with those people. The panel interview is a lot less stressful than you'd expect from a major airline, but don't treat it lightly. I disagree with the comments that "you already have the job if you get the interview". Prepare as if it's going to be the hardest interview of your life and then be pleasantly surprised when it's not.
Good luck!
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