Aug 24, 2026
My Southwest Airlines Interview Experience Overall, I left my Southwest interview with a good feeling and I ultimately received the job offer. I stayed at a hotel, approximately five minutes from Dallas Love Field, and used hotel points for the stay. I was in the morning group and arrived at 7:20 a.m. Be prepared for a long day, although the individual events move at a fairly quick pace. They provide refreshments, including coffee and what I believe were protein bars. Before entering the...

Jul 22, 2026
Started with HR TMAY 3-4 minutes Why Southwest How did you prepare (maybe I sounded too rehearsed) Emergency Disgruntled Captain Hardest part about coming to Southwest TMA your work ethic Then if there was anything I wanted to tell them Felt like I was in there all of 30 minutes but the captain said I reminded him of himself so I feel like that's a good thing. Next was Logbooks No curve balls here. Checked documents. When was my first flight when was my commercial check ride. Read the...

Jul 16, 2026
The whole day was amazing, everyone was genuinely friendly and seemed very happy we were there. I was in the A group and the day went exactly as others have stated on here before. All three portions of the interview went as described and there were no surprises. Each portion felt very relaxed and was more like having a conversation versus rapid question/answer format. For the SBQ I had fuel contamination with some wx en-route but it was not a factor. After contacting all appropriate...

Jul 15, 2026
Overall great experience as mentioned by others. Make sure to arrive early and mingle with the other applicants. Just show them you you can fit in and really want to be there. About 25 in the AM and another 25 in PM. Started out with registration, collect logbooks than 1 hour presentation on history, benefits and compensation. After that, wait in the room with the others to be called in no specific order for 3 part interview. 1st was the HR panel. Everyone was great!...

Jul 15, 2026
Since everyone else's gouges are spot on, I figured I'd speak to the timeline of the whole process. Southwest only opens their application windows for about 10 days at a time. Within 48 hours of the application window closing, I got a follow up email to continue the next steps of the application: 3 letters of recommendation, and additional job history, with the contact info of people at those companies you've flown with. After that was complete, it took about 7 days to get an email inviting...

Jul 14, 2026
Very enjoyable experience. Was part of the AM group. After taking the hotel shuttle to the HQ, got to hang out with other applicants and mingle with them. All were very nice people. Checked in with security desk and got a visitor badge. You can store your roller bag in the luggage room adjacent to the lobby. Once we were all in the lounge area, they collected our logbooks, logbook interview form, & reference information sheet. Also told us to put away our cell phones for the day. Then we...

Jul 13, 2026
Everyone is very friendly, and like all before have said before, they really want us there. I stayed at a hotel which was decent, but a few of us had to stand in the van for the 7:00 AM shuttle to SWA HQ. After everyone was there, we turned in our logbooks and requested papers. There was a 45-minute presentation on SWA about history, future plans, pay and benefits. Makes you want to get hired! Back to The People Lobby to wait to be called for each of the three interview parts, with a break...

Jul 13, 2026
Will start by adding to the chorus that this website is very accurate so use it to your advantage. I wasn't asked anything that I didn't anticipate. I flew in the evening before and stayed at a hotel. That worked well and the 0700 shuttle was not crowded, which was a relief. Somewhat limited dinner options on the South side of the airport so maybe consider the North side as well. I arrived about 0710 and checked in with security, dropped my bags in the bag room and ditched my phone at that...

Jun 18, 2026
The interview is 3 phases: a logbook audit and review, a scenario based question, and an HR interview with TMAAT questions. After all that you get a tour of the campus and just hang out. Overall itâ??s very relaxed, as relaxed as an interview could be at least. I was in the am block of interviews. First thing you do is group all your paperwork and logbooks together and hand them over. Then itâ??s just waiting for your name to be called. In the logbook review, they want to see and talk...

Jun 18, 2026
Overall, a great experience. They certainly put in the effort to make you as comfortable as possible. It was exactly as described, with a HR section, logbook review, and SBQ. The HR was great, just having a conversation being as real as humanly possible. Found common ground that broke the ice nicely to start. Logbook review was certainly the most strict out of any Part 121 carrier I have interviewed with, so make sure everything is what they requested and then some. The SBQ was exactly as...