I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at United Airlines (Houston, TX) in Oct 2018
Interview
They flew me out a day before the interview. I think its important to note that they do NOT provide a hotel so that is an expense you will pay out of pocket for. There isn't a breakfast provided so eat before getting there. They do provide water and will not allow you to bring any outside beverages or food into the orientation room. Once you are in the room they will call you up in alphabetical order to get a name tag and to give them a copy of your resume. Once the orientation starts they will show you some videos and go over all expectations. They talk about your pay and benefits and they let you know what your training date is if you are selected. At the end they allow 20 minutes to ask questions and after that time is up they will call you in pairs at a random order to go interview. You will interview one on one with a current Flight Attendant. They will only ask you about 5 questions so make sure your answers are perfect. After the questions they will take you to a room to wait for another interview with other candidates. If you are not chosen for another interview then you were not selected for the position and you will receive an email in a week saying you were not chosen. If you are chosen for another interview you will be taken into another room where they will ask you if you are aware of everything that is expected of you should you choose to accept the job. If you say yes they will transport you to the airport with other candidates that were chosen to do drug testing, vision, and hearing tests. If you finish before your flight is supposed to leave you can change your flight for an earlier time or hangout at the airport till your original flight leaves.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be a flight attendant that doesn't involve wanting to travel?
5 Step process, several stages of vetting. Application, assessment, pre-recorded interview, live virtual interview, in person interview. Hardest was in person interview. Practice STAR format. They check to make sure you pass the tattoo requirements several times throughout. Also valid passport as well as background check and DOT drug test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any visible tattoos, are you legally allowed to work in the US, 1 year customer service experience required.
I interviewed at United Airlines (Illinois City, IL)
Interview
I passed the process until the virtual interview where I received the tbnt 2 days later I wish they could give us some tips about the things we should improve or reasons for not being chosen, I would love to improve myself on whatever the reason for not passing but overall a really good interview
Completed the assessment and attended the optional Q&A teams meeting , I am now awaiting the virtual face to face . It’s been almost a month of waiting however in the Q&A meeting they mentioned that it can take some time possibly towards the end of summer .
Flight Attendant applicants have rated the interview process at United Airlines with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Flight Attendant roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 2,591 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at United Airlines overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at United Airlines as a Flight Attendant according to 2,591 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 12%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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