I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at American Airlines (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2011
Interview
It was a phone interview rather than an on campus interview. I thought that was odd especially considering the fact that this company is an airline and travel is cheap. Whatever. The phone interview consisted of questions about my background, my leadership experience, my data analysis experience, my finance experience.
I am a career switcher so I also had questions about "why finance", "why the airline industry"
There were also some short case questions.
I was a little surprised at how tough my interviewer was, considering AA's recent financial record. Most MBAs are wary of joining a company with such a poor performance.
The interview process was well organized and efficient. Communication was clear throughout, and each step was structured in a way that made expectations easy to understand. Overall, it was a positive and professional experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about how to calculate NPV
What are two most biggest expense in Airline Industry
What is the cost of a flight being delayed
I applied online. I interviewed at American Airlines
Interview
Round one - Virtual, Round two - HQ at Fort Worth 2 interview and Excel test. One person at each interview, nice people with great experience. I recommend learn more about the industry. The Excel test is checking your Excel skills and financial knowledge
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All behavior and some financial questions, like NPV, and Accrued expense. Some industry questions, like how to reduce costs, and what you know about the industry.
The process was fairly smooth. I was contacted by recruiter for interview after online application to set up the interview. It was a virtual interview with 2 current team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you dealt with juggling multiple tasks at once .
Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at American Airlines with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Analyst roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 62 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American Airlines overall takes an average of 52 days.
Common stages of the interview process at American Airlines as a Financial Analyst according to 62 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 16%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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