I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at United Airlines (Chicago, IL) in May 2015
Interview
I applied online and was notified by email my application was moving forward. I was then again notified by email about being invited to take a video interview. I did the video interview and was then emailed to contact inflight recruiting if I was interested in doing a group interview. I called and was told they would fly me to Chicago the next week for a group interview. They pay for you airfare. I had to pay for my accommodations (used AirBNB not a hotel), had to also pay for transportation to and from airport and interview. They have everybody sit in a nice conference room and watch a short video and then a few speakers give some general info. They call people back one by one. I was called back first so I have NO idea how long everyone else waited. My interview was maybe ten minutes long with four people, one person actually doing the interview. I was asked several questions then told they would step outside and I was to write down three things about myself. I believe when they do this they go out and decide if you are in or out. They came back in and told me I would get an email in about a week and to have a nice flight home. I knew right then I was eliminated. Really sucked. If they do not keep you for the second round of questions they are NOT going to hire you. I was done within an hour. I wasted alot of money and time and I feel like they never had a true interest in me. It is as if they have to interview a certain amount of people each round. Some of us interviewees are simply just practice.
the face to face live video interview with a HR personnel. I collected all possible questions from reddit to glassdoor and formulate my answers and thought they're going to ask the same questions but they didn't. The HR kind of tell that I have a ready made answers so she stirred the interview differently so my answer will be organic. Thankfully I passed this 30 minute interview. The interviewer did not look interested because she is multi-tasking but best believe she is listening to your answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a co-worker you had to work with but didn't get along with?
I’m heading to the F2F interview in TX. Every step so far has not been difficult for me. I also have no prior knowledge in being a FA. The hardest part so far is probably just the nerves and anxiety. Just prep well, do some research, have some basic questions and answer prepared so that even if they ask a different question you can possibly use one of the scenarios of another question and tailor it to the new one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you made a commitment to someone that turned out to be harder than you thought?
I conducted my online assessment with questions about company policy, seating charts and customer requests with what is allowed and what isn't. I took my time with every question and reviewed it twice before submitted and now I'am invited to the virtual interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave you scenarios of situations and then gave you charts of company policy for food service and you had to answer helping the customer but following company policy.