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  • The interview was exactly what you'd expect based on other experiences on here. Started off with just some small talk before the interviewer introduced himself and talked about his history and how he ended up doing interviews. The interviewer was a retired captain from Skywest. I introduced myself, then we got rolling with verifying paperwork. I needed to resubmit some things, like my CFI, since it expired between now and the original application date in January. We talked about my logbook, total time, PIC, multi-engine, night, instrument while in the actual airplane, 30/60/90 day, and 12-month flight times. Actual order after this was different, I'm just jotting down things I remember going over. Coffin corner, mach tuck, swept wing advantages and disadvantages, where does a swept wing stall at, how do we maintain roll...

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    Feb 23, 2026
    Interviewer was extremely personable and I had a great time talking to her. If you study the study guides on this page youâ??re going to crush the interview. Wasnâ??t a single question I wasnâ??t ready for. I was really stressed going into it about my hours (currently only half way done with my xc hours) but obviously it didnâ??t matter. Just asked when I was planning on getting those hours. My last 90 days were rough as well (2 weeks of airport closure, 4 weeks of freezing fog, students...

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    Feb 20, 2026
    The interviewer was very nice; he made it clear that they are looking for you to be overall good and they want to train you on the way SkyWest does things. Mainly just looking for good character and your authentic self. we spent the first 45 minutes talking about our pathway into aviation and the weather in our respective cities. Then 3 tell me about a times, one where I had a conflict with a superior, one when I had fixation, and another of feeling overwhelmed in the flight environment. The...

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    Feb 20, 2026
    Interview was very straight forward. Used this for study question along with interview prep. Interview was just shy of an hour and a half. Interview was with a FO, overall very relaxed and easy. If you study and prepare you will be squared away. Got into swept wing design, Critical Mach, much buffet, Dutch roll. Talked about aircraft systems such as electrical and hydraulic. Study airport signage, be familiar with jepp plates and know the 121 reqs associated. Spent just shy of a month...

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    Feb 19, 2026
    Relaxed interview with a First Officer out of Denver. I know I missed two answers. One was a symbol on a jepp plate and the other had to do with the exemption for taking off when the wx was below mins at the destination. Outside of those I thought the interview went well. It lasted just under 1 hour. He said i was well prepared and looked forward to seeing me on the line. Got the tbnt about 6 hours later in my...

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    Feb 19, 2026
    I interviewed with a First Officer on the ERJ, and he moved very quickly through the interview. We started with my hours, and â??tell me about yourselfâ?. After that, he asked why I want to work for SkyWest, and my favorite and least favorite things about being a CFI. We moved on to the technical portion, and briefly talked about AC vs DC and hydraulic systems (brakes). He asked me about mach tuck, coffin corner, and V1. Then we moved on to the scenario and chart symbology. He pulled up...

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    Feb 19, 2026
    Interview was very straight forward. If youâ??re in the cadet program I would recommend scheduling their internal interview prep session about a month out from when you schedule your interview to have the time to study. Interview started with getting to know you questions and we talked back and forth for a bit. Then reviewed documents and hours. After that we started into HR questions and â??tell me about a timeâ?? stories. Asked a few questions about what I knew about SkyWest, including...

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    Feb 18, 2026
    The interview started out with introductions, he introduced himself then gave me a chance to talk about myself as much as I wanted. We went into housekeeping after that, he asked me paperwork questions and took my hour totals 30/60/90 days and 1yr. Once the questioning began it was rapid fire and didn't stop. Started with about 4 HR questions, all standard stuff that's in the study guide. When we got to the technical portion, it was supposed to be a scenario of an entire flight from pushback...

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    Feb 18, 2026
    Application fall of last year. Emailed about scheduling interview afternoon of a week ago. Selected Interview date morning (all of dates are about 1.5 months out). CJO 48 hours later 2/20. Interviewed by a 2 year FO, went through ATP flight school. Started off just with standard logbook times and getting to know each other (be a bro). Just said this is just two pilots talking about airplanes and don't think of anything more. Asked 3 TMAAT questions, (view the study guide of this website)....

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    Feb 18, 2026
    Overall, I had a very positive experience with the interview. It was conducted virtually (which was my only real complaint â?? I would have preferred in person), but everything ran smoothly and professionally. The interviewer was friendly, conversational, and fair, though the pace was fast. The interview lasted about two hours and moved quickly from topic to topic, so you need to be sharp and ready to transition between technical knowledge and scenario-based discussion without much...

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    Feb 18, 2026
    Interview seemed to go fine, not many technical questions. Not exactly sure why I was denied, have zero check ride failures. Studied off the website. We just dabbled in a little of everything, some weather, some charts, some plates, why swept wings are used for airlines. Started with HR and ended with...

  11. Definitely helped me land the job

    Bobby O Feb 26, 2026

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines
    AMAZING!!!! WILL BE BACK IN THE FUTURE!!!!!

    John M Feb 22, 2026

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines