I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at American Airlines
Interview
I received an offer to interview the night after a career fair at my university. Ended up interviewing the next day. I was walked to the interview by a coordinator and then was interviewed by 2 engineers. One senior engineer and one manager. They had papers they were filling out throughout the interview and had pre-determined questions on there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: How many basketballs could fit in this room?
Q: Who is your best friend and what is one good/bad thing they would say about you?
Q: What is one interesting thing that you researched about AA?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at American Airlines in Oct 2025
Interview
asked weird questions and didnt even look at my resume. I brought extra coppies as they said they would like but looked at it for 5 seconds. also had the most un-personable people there interviewing me. had no reaction or anything to what I answered
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at American Airlines in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process was very chill! They said upfront that they were going to make this a relaxed and non stressful interview which it totally was. The overall energy in the room was great and they definitely made sure that you felt comfortable in the room talking with them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many basketballs can fit in this room?
What is your favorite type of airplane? If you were a cereal what brand of cereal would you be? and then classic interview questions
Engineering Co-Op applicants have rated the interview process at American Airlines with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Co-Op roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Engineering Co-Op according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 37%
Drug test: 19%
Background check: 19%
Personality test: 11%
One on one interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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