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I was in the morning group. Due to the construction near the hotel it was suggested to plan for 20 minutes ride to HQ/Training Center. I left along with 2 other candidates on the 6:30am shuttle. Arrive around 7 am. Checked in with the security window and received the name tag. We all gathered in the holding area made introductions as others arrived and had coffee and snacks. As others have noted they gathered logbooks on arrival. MAKE SURE you have your ATP, Medical, Radio Telephone Operators Permit with you. There were a couple of guys that had to come out of the interview to go across the hall to the closet where our bags were stowed to retrieve these items. Several...
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May 13, 2026
Read other reports for the process as itâ??s all still current. Still waiting on my results. They told us first thing that it would be up to 21 days to hear back. The only thing of note from my interview is they mentioned the low acceptance rate from earlier this year and said it wasnâ??t intentional. My understanding is that uncompetitive candidates were getting interview invites due to a misunderstanding internally on what they were looking for. They mentioned that they try to hire... -
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May 12, 2026
The atmosphere actually felt pretty electric. I was the later start group for the day. They start by taking you on a tour of their facilities, and theyâ??re very lighthearted and humorous. You can see their culture that they advertise is really present. The tour and presentation took about an hour and a half. At that point, we all went into the people room, and we pulled aside one at a time for either a logbook review, SBQ, or interview. The logbook review was pretty relaxed, theyâ??ll... -
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May 12, 2026
I was in the afternoon group and arrived around 10:30 a.m. You can leave your belongings in the storage room, then drop off your logbooks and paperwork with the staff. After that, we were given a tour of the training center, followed by a short break and a presentation about Southwest Airlines and what to expect if you get hired. Around 1pm, we gathered in the lobby and were called randomly. I had my logbook review first, where they verified my hours and I had a short conversation with the... -
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May 12, 2026
Read the SBQ scenarios and the HR questions. Everything on here was pretty spot on. We did the tour and then the presentation first, so by the time the interviews started we had already been there for a few hours. It was all pretty chill, I messed up a little on the SBQ portion but I figured it out during my debrief and took responsibility and said I should've changed this. Read the packet they send you before on what to print out and bring, seems like a lot of people where missing pages and... -
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May 11, 2026
Wonderful experience! I was in the PM group and got there a little earlier (9:45am or so) and am glad I did. There was one other guy there, so it made it really easy to start mingling, and the next 5 or 6 people that showed up naturally just came to chat with us which helped to get comfortable pretty quick. At around 10:45, they collected everyoneâ??s logbooks and PRD paperwork along with LORâ??s and any check airmen/management paperwork (I had all that with my PRD in a nice $1.50 three... -
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May 11, 2026
Very relaxed. All the interviewers were very personable and was easy to make conversation. Logbook review- surprised me with a couple technical questions. Basic aerodynamics (characteristics of swept wing stall, Dutch roll) and TOLD questions (V2 and climb gradient it gives you). I didnâ??t know all the answers for what itâ??s worth. My two cents - better to say I donâ??t know than stumble around a bad answer. I think theyâ??re trying to gauge how you take being challenged. Panel- basic... -
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May 11, 2026
Interview was as advertised in previous posts. Arrived early and checked in at the front desk. A line captain gave a detailed presentation about the company. Next was the 3 part interview. Logbook review, SBQ and HR. Tell me about yourself, why SWA and a couple TMAAT questions. Afterwards was a tour of their training center. This was by far the most friendly and laid back interview Iâ??ve ever been too. Just be yourself and enjoy the... -
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May 07, 2026
Full tour of sim building Brief about hiring and schedule etc TMAAT questions, (view the study guide of this website), Tell me about yourself SBQ question.... -
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May 07, 2026
As advertised in other posts on here. SBQ/Logbook/HRâ?¦no gotcha questions. Review the questions in the study guide and have some of your own stories to answer each. Itâ??s easiest to pair common theme questions with your stories. If there is something negative in your record, and address it with lessons learned then move on. Overall great... -
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May 07, 2026
Took the 6:30am van from the hotel and made some friends on the way to HQ. Mingled outside with other candidates and signed in with security at about 7:00am. At around 7:30am a woman led us to a large waiting room where she told us how the day was going to go and collected our logbooks and phones. We were then led to an auditorium where they had a nice presentation about the company's history, pay compensation, benefits, and future outlook. After the presentation we were led back to the...
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