SkyWest Airlines interview questions

I attended the group interview at the Hilton JFK in New York. I arrived 1hr and 15 mins early and there was already about 20 people in line. A total of probably 60-70 people attended, primarily women with about 5 men. The presentation began at 6pm sharp and was overseen by current SkyWest flight attendants who were also recruiters within the company. We were given an outline about what the job entailed, including the training process, expectations of relocating if needed, the opportunities to grow within the company, overview of the starting salary & benefits and some basic information about the airlines as a whole. After that was all said and done, they allowed time for Q&A, which felt like forever because so many people had questions, most of which were personal and so irrelevant to why the vast majority were there. After the Q&A, they asked everyone to truly think about whether or not they still want to proceed with the next phase of the group interview after learning about the expectations of becoming a SkyWest FA. We were given a 15 minute break and I think maybe 3-5 people did not show up for the next part of the process... The next part of the process was truly a nerve wracking experience. We had to go to the front of the class and address the entire room (which includes the other 60-70 candidates, whom you have never met in your life, and are all staring up at you, and judging every move you make and every word that comes out your mouth) and describe why you think you’d make a great flight attendant in 60 seconds. Now I consider myself a pretty confident person and I have experience in leadership and management, but I tell you what, that 60 seconds felt like the fast track path to my career failure!!! I had even prepared and rehearsed for this question after reading about the interview process online, but hearing everyone else’s speech, and the long wait as they called up each and every individual to make their speech, had my nerves sky rocket. I totally 100% flunked everything I wanted to say. I stood up there and managed to get through the first few statements of my speech and after that I have no idea what happened but I didn’t address the key points like I had planned. I scrambled over my thoughts and ended up missing out key aspects of my experience and skills I wanted to highlight. I was disappointed in myself. However, I commend all the other attendees. Everyone was so supportive and you could tell everyone else was just as nervous. Just some people handled it better than others. Once everyone had their turn to talk, the interviewers took an hour to deliberate on who they would be inviting back to do a one on one interview. This hour felt like the longest hour in history. My friends and family were texting me saying don’t worry, you got it, you were born to be FA. However, I knew how much I flunked the speech part and knew in my heart that I would not be short listed. Low and behold I was right. ONLY 15-20 people were invited back for a one on one interview. I saw people leaving disappointed with me whom I SWORE hands down had gotten through to the next round. Two people even turned round to me and said they were shocked I didn’t get through which was nice to hear because I truly thought I sucked during my speech. My overall opinion on the process, is that I believe it’s highly competitive and I think they really want you to be specific on why you think you would make a good flight attendant. They were recruiting for a September 5th training date and they only have limited space for trainees, so I’m sure they are EXTREMELY picky about who they invite to the one on one interview if they have a pool of 60-70 people at every group interview event. My advice is to practice, practice, practice addressing large groups and to make yourself stand out. I’m taking this on as a learning curve and my next FA interview will hopefully go smoother as I will know what to expect, and I’ll have time to address my nervousness.