Flight Attendant applicants have rated the interview process at SkyWest Airlines with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Flight Attendant roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 733 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SkyWest Airlines overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SkyWest Airlines as a Flight Attendant according to 733 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 24%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Phone interview: 5%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SkyWest Airlines (Vancouver, WA) in Apr 2016
Interview
Attended a recruitment session... Reading everything on this site helps a lot because everything is pretty much spot on. I got there later than I wanted (~5:45 PM) due to traffic, but a lot of people were also just getting there at the same time (about 30 people total attended this session). There were 4 senior flight attendants leading the session. They started right at 6 PM, going straight into requirements for the position, pay, overall what to expect and how training will go. They let us know right away that training would start just barely 4 weeks from that day so we ended up losing a few candidates due to that late of a notice. They also noted that if you cannot make this training session then you cannot still interview and try to get into the next session. You will have to attend a session farther out and interview then. After they presented their overview they gave us about 15 minutes to decide if the position is right for us. The next part of the session was the 1 minute speech on why you think you'd make a good flight attendant for Skywest. Focus on skills associated with working with the public as well as safety. Do not speak of your personal life or family or go off topic. It's nerve-wracking on the spot but like I said, reading other reviews and knowing what to except gave me time to really think and come up with a decent speech. After everyone goes they give us a 45 minute break while they put together a list of people they want to interview face to face. They post this list on the door and if you're on it you can come back into the room and if not you're free to leave and can reapply after 90 days. The face to face was much easier than the initial 1 minute speech. Situation-based questions and an overview of your prior work experience. They tell you you'll receive an e-mail within 2 weeks of their decision. I got mine within 4 days, and leave for training in just 3 weeks!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
A child is repeatedly kicking the seat in front of them and you can tell the traveler in the seat is getting irritated, how would you handle that?
The pilot tells you we have to wait an extra 30 minutes until take off and you have to let the passengers know. You can tell they are growing impatient. What do you do?
It was a virtual one on one and after this process they alerted me of my training date a week later. The process was so pretty seemless and the company is good to work for but any little mistake you make you can be out.
The interview process was quick and easy. The recruiters were nice and answered all of my questions. They explained how the benefits worked and were very knowledgeable and the company.
I applied online. I interviewed at SkyWest Airlines (Atlanta, GA) in May 2026
Interview
Most of the interview involved picking apart my previous work experience. Asked a few basic questions, they are just looking for a certain look. It’s obvious. My look did not fit the part
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one thing that you think customers expect of you?