ALASKA Airlines - Flight Attendant GROUP INTERVIEW process

..... soo you gotta practice those senario questions!!

Hey Charlie
BTW,What are the scenario questions..So, i can think on the long drive from AZ....Thanks

ceasar de la cruz in Scottsdale, Arizona said: ..... soo you gotta practice those senario questions!!

Hey Charlie
BTW,What are the scenario questions..So, i can think on the long drive from AZ....Thanks

its like various questions to see how well you can deal with different situations... like what would you do if you encounter a disgruntled passenger whos demanding and blah blah.. and if you had a passenger who appeared to be intoxicated and demanded another drink what would you do...... questions like that... its jus basically keeping the passengers in mind and their safety.. hehe

Charlie
Thanks, I appreciate it...im heading out to L.A.....thanks fro the info....

Charlie Nguyen in Orange County, California said: its like various questions to see how well you can deal with different situations... like what would you do if you encounter a disgruntled passenger whos demanding and blah blah.. and if you had a passenger who appeared to be intoxicated and demanded another drink what would you do...... questions like that... its jus basically keeping the passengers in mind and their safety.. hehe

Hey Charlie,

do you think you could email me your phone number to digitalightkenz@hotmail.com please?

I would love to ask you some questions.

BTW did you get hired? what happened?

Ken

ken in Glendale, California said: Hey Charlie,

do you think you could email me your phone number to digitalightkenz@hotmail.com please?

I would love to ask you some questions.

BTW did you get hired? what happened?

Ken

hey! you can try to email me.. its charliexnguyen@gmail.com cuz im at work right now so wouldnt be able to talk on the phone... ill try to get some answers for you...

well i passed the group interivew and then on the 1 on 1.. i just kinda winged it... haha the 1 on 1 was kinda nerve wrecking.. but whatever.. its okay cuz i got the offer from Cathay Pacific that week anyway.. haha i would much rather work out of LAX than Anchorage anyway.. lol but Alaska is a great airline to work for... there is a LAX base but they said the wait list for the base is looooooooooong..

lisa in Seattle, Washington said: has anyone moved onto the final interview for alaska air (flight attendant)interview in seattle on the 22nd of may?

I will be there as well. Im so nervous for the panel. What time is yours?? Mine is at 1pm.

ceasar de la cruz in Scottsdale, Arizona said: Charlie
Thanks, I appreciate it...im heading out to L.A.....thanks fro the info....

OMG Ceasar whats up its Tiffany Thomas! You going to the Alaska interview? I just went to the one in SEA and made to the panel on the 22nd. Alexis Popko will be there in LA.

ceasar de la cruz in Scottsdale, Arizona said: Charlie
Thanks, I appreciate it...im heading out to L.A.....thanks fro the info....

OMG Ceasar whats up its Tiffany Thomas! You going to the Alaska interview? I just went to the one in SEA and made to the panel on the 22nd. Alexis Popko will be there in costa mesa

My best advice for the group is smile a lot and when someone is talking look at them. ALWAYS look at the person that is talking. Pay attention to what everyone says. WHen people are talking they are watching EVERYONE and taking notes down the whole time. Stay on the subject be brief but witty!

Oh ya and if you make it to the 1 on 1 just be yourself and be honest. Don't forget to smile. Good luck everyone!!!! Wish me luck fo panel on the 22nd. I want it soooo bad!!

Sea-U said: Group 1. I just received the confirmation email today. No I don't have any idea. Maybe situational questions/scenarios. Fun! Fun! =)

I was in group 1 as well. It was funny my name wasn't called so i left but then recieved a call 20 min later that there was a mistake and I should have been called. Weird huh? Anyway, I will be there the 22nd as well. What time is your panel? Mine is 1pm.

Tiffany in Los Gatos, California said: I was in group 1 as well. It was funny my name wasn't called so i left but then recieved a call 20 min later that there was a mistake and I should have been called. Weird huh? Anyway, I will be there the 22nd as well. What time is your panel? Mine is 1pm.

I'm at 1 also..Is everyone?..... I was in your group. I got the call back later as well.

Sea-U said: I'm at 1 also..Is everyone?..... I was in your group. I got the call back later as well.

Did you go to Kent? What time were you there? Maybe we met.

Hey guys, wish me luck for tomorrow's interview.

I will keep you guys updated on what happens. I think I should be able to pass the group interview.

Ken

ken in Los Angeles, California said: Hey guys, wish me luck for tomorrow's interview.

I will keep you guys updated on what happens. I think I should be able to pass the group interview.

Ken

GOOD LUCK TO ALL TOMARROW!!!!!

Hey guys, emergency,

on the 1 on 1 interview, are they going to ask you the city codes?

Ken

Tiffany in Los Gatos, California said: I will be there as well. Im so nervous for the panel. What time is yours?? Mine is at 1pm.

mine is at 9:00am.

lisa in Seattle, Washington said: mine is at 9:00am.

Lisa
If yours is at 9 am then that means there is more than one group. Ours is at 1. Maybe because we are flying in from out of town.

ken in Los Angeles, California said: Hey guys, emergency,

on the 1 on 1 interview, are they going to ask you the city codes?

Ken

No, no city codes

Sea-U said: Lisa
If yours is at 9 am then that means there is more than one group. Ours is at 1. Maybe because we are flying in from out of town.

Yeah I think all the out of towners are at 1pm.

Do you know if any of the Costa Mesa people are coming at 1 as well or a different day?

Dude, it is so f**** up! Only ATA people got hired, I talked to 8 people that got hired, and all of them were ATA ex-flight attendants and left with no job because their company went down. Me and 2 other friends were one of the few that made it to the second interview. WE did pass the first group interview.

But honestly I feel that they were really really unfair about the whole equal opportunity bull. I know I did really good on the 1 on 1, but from the start of the interview it seemed that she did not care about me.

I did not get hired.

ken in Glendale, California said: Dude, it is so f**** up! Only ATA people got hired, I talked to 8 people that got hired, and all of them were ATA ex-flight attendants and left with no job because their company went down. Me and 2 other friends were one of the few that made it to the second interview. WE did pass the first group interview.

But honestly I feel that they were really really unfair about the whole equal opportunity bull. I know I did really good on the 1 on 1, but from the start of the interview it seemed that she did not care about me.

I did not get hired.

Well Ken I hate to tell you but you are WRONG. First of all I am former ATA and I was at the SEA interview and I did make it to panel which I have on the 22nd. My really good fiend who is an excellent f/a and former ATA did not make it. AND all the people that you claim to have gotten hired fom ATA are not hired yet they have simply just made it to panel. NOBODY is hired yet. Could it be that simply the people that made it to panel fom ATA just knew how to interview well and knew what to say? Before I was a f/a 10 years ago and I was interviewing I was turned down many places. Over the past 10 years I have gained knowledge and it has become easier to get a job in the industry. If I were you I would not post comment like what you have in a public forum. You never know who is looking at this.

Sea-U in Alameda, California said: Do you know if any of the Costa Mesa people are coming at 1 as well or a different day?

The Costa Mesa people are going to panel on the 28th. We are going sooner I guess.

Tiffany in Los Gatos, California said: Well Ken I hate to tell you but you are WRONG. First of all I am former ATA and I was at the SEA interview and I did make it to panel which I have on the 22nd. My really good fiend who is an excellent f/a and former ATA did not make it. AND all the people that you claim to have gotten hired fom ATA are not hired yet they have simply just made it to panel. NOBODY is hired yet. Could it be that simply the people that made it to panel fom ATA just knew how to interview well and knew what to say? Before I was a f/a 10 years ago and I was interviewing I was turned down many places. Over the past 10 years I have gained knowledge and it has become easier to get a job in the industry. If I were you I would not post comment like what you have in a public forum. You never know who is looking at this.

Just to inform you Tiffany, I do not care who is looking at this. I am sorry, let me rephrase that. 100 % of the people that people that are going to the panel were former Flight attendants from ATA. I have nothing against the people that made it to the panel. I am actually happy for them. I just saw it unfair that it seemed that they knew that we did not have a chance and still interviewed us.When I had my 1 on 1 interview, I felt as if she really didn't care about me. As in she knew already that I was not going to get to the panel. Just for your information Tiff ( I am not trying to put you on the spot, or like bash on you ), we were asked almost all the same questions. What do you think is the biggest misconception about you, if there is a intoxicated frequent flyer, and requested another drink, would you give it to him? Questions like that where I got the answers from flight attendants.

I also over-heard that people with 10 years or less of cutomer service will not get hired. So if that is the case, why do they say only the minimun 2 years of experience?

Out of me, my friend and another friend, None of us got in.

ken in Glendale, California said: Just to inform you Tiffany, I do not care who is looking at this. I am sorry, let me rephrase that. 100 % of the people that people that are going to the panel were former Flight attendants from ATA. I have nothing against the people that made it to the panel. I am actually happy for them. I just saw it unfair that it seemed that they knew that we did not have a chance and still interviewed us.When I had my 1 on 1 interview, I felt as if she really didn't care about me. As in she knew already that I was not going to get to the panel. Just for your information Tiff ( I am not trying to put you on the spot, or like bash on you ), we were asked almost all the same questions. What do you think is the biggest misconception about you, if there is a intoxicated frequent flyer, and requested another drink, would you give it to him? Questions like that where I got the answers from flight attendants.

I also over-heard that people with 10 years or less of cutomer service will not get hired. So if that is the case, why do they say only the minimun 2 years of experience?

Out of me, my friend and another friend, None of us got in.

Well, I was asked those questions and more. My one on one was with Betsy and it was about 25 minutes. As far as the 10 years or less not getting hired theory, that is wrong. I have met people that have way less then 10 years and were hired. I really think that you should care who is looking at this forum. If you are wanting to represent a company as reputable as Alaska you should act in a manner that in all aspects of your life you ahow respect and professionalism. I have met a few on my interview that have made it to the panel (in fact one really nice lady who gave me a ride to the airport in SEA) was not a fomer ATA f/a or even a former flight attendant for that matter. I am sure there are people who made it to panel at the Costa Mesa interview who are not former ATA people.

Also, I do think that Alaska respects that ATA employees all feel that we were a family at ATA and the loyalty that we all felt towards ATA. They have said that to many former ATA employees. We all stuck it out until the bitter end and stayed loyal to ATA through everything and that is a huge deal to many companies.

Hey Ken
WOW, Bro,,,Im surprised that you are writing this kinds of stuff...We all need a job as well as you.As well as all the other people who we're there in the group interview...I heard what you said...and yes, you we're very cool and had some great stories...Be proud of yourself that you made it that far..I and many other people have been turned away from other airlines. Experience doesn't mean we will get the job. Sometimes it works against you as well. So, be cool. And, don't blame a certain work group..That is not a fair or professional assumption...We all interviewed seperately and all had different answers and different personalities. I, can't say why? you or your friend did not got chosen. But, there we're alot of people who didnt get chosen. I as a matter of fact didn't know any of my former co-workers we're gonna show up.We all we're competing for the few slots that we're open. And, we all had to bring our A game to surface..Some of us made it to the next round and some of us didn't..It is just simply the way some of Interviewed.
I, wish you good luck in your future airline interviews. But, just remember. If you are going to continue to interview for other airlines. Use, the expierence you learned in the Alaska interview as a tool for the next interview..It was and is by far the best interview i have been to. I liked the relaxed atmosphere and friendly employees..And, be prepared to see other ex airline employees who will possible be there for the same job as you...Good Luck....Ken, if you need some assistance? I am willing to help you any way i can. Just ask?

I, too, am a former ATA flight Attendant, and have been turned down by other airlines. Experience can be great, but it can be a rock around your neck. It depends on the airline hiring. Don't be so mad at the ATA FAs that were at the AS interview. Trust me, if they had had it their way, they (and I) would all STILL be flying for our company.

It comes down to the vision the recruiters. Can they see YOU flying for them? If they can't then you don't. Simple. They also have a heightened sensenof smell. If they smell something cheesy, it's usually discarded as well.

I wish you well, Ken, learn for your last interview. And stop blaming the ATA FAs. It's not their fault.

Hey, Caesar. How's it going?

Kellie Lord in Cleveland, Ohio said: I, too, am a former ATA flight Attendant, and have been turned down by other airlines. Experience can be great, but it can be a rock around your neck. It depends on the airline hiring. Don't be so mad at the ATA FAs that were at the AS interview. Trust me, if they had had it their way, they (and I) would all STILL be flying for our company.

It comes down to the vision the recruiters. Can they see YOU flying for them? If they can't then you don't. Simple. They also have a heightened sensenof smell. If they smell something cheesy, it's usually discarded as well.

I wish you well, Ken, learn for your last interview. And stop blaming the ATA FAs. It's not their fault.

Hey, Caesar. How's it going?

Hey Kelly
Just got back to Az from L.A....Long drive brought the 2 grandmothers back for my son's H.S. graduation...And, they drove me NUTS!!!on the way back...Lot's of bathroom breaks :) and rest stops.I cut off their water supply..lol..A trip that would take me 5 1/2 hours took me 8 hours...So, i was just exhausted and it was very funny...It felt like a bad road trip with 2 old ladies...lol...

Your son is graduating?! How exciting, and good luck to him. How was your interview?

You're a saint for taking the grandmas. That's way I don't leave the state with mine, I'd put her out at the nearest Greyhound. lol.

Hang in there.

Yes, he is graduating...Interview, whether or not i get the jib..I have to say, It was the BEST airline interview i have expierenced..The recruiter are so relaxed and clm and most of all friendly and not intimidating...They, wanted you to be you...So, we're the f/a's that we're there from Alaska...Very nice girls. I have nothing bad to say...What's going on with you since the colapse of the empire?lol

ceasar de la cruz in Scottsdale, Arizona said: Yes, he is graduating...Interview, whether or not i get the jib..I have to say, It was the BEST airline interview i have expierenced..The recruiter are so relaxed and clm and most of all friendly and not intimidating...They, wanted you to be you...So, we're the f/a's that we're there from Alaska...Very nice girls. I have nothing bad to say...What's going on with you since the colapse of the empire?lol

Nothing really. Applying for FA jobs, applying for non-FA jobs. I have an interview with AMerican Eagle next week. so we'll see. They seem steady, and have good benefits, and Chicago is open so I'll give it my best shot, and pray. Unemployment stinks but it IS better than nothing.

ATA F/A's are well known and respected in the industry, ATA was scheduled service and biggest military charter in the world, so they are experienced in both; charter can be tough, and they are a "can do bunch go anywhere anytime" no problem.
They are heavy competition as they know their stuff well, and initial training was among the toughest in the industry;
They were loyal to the end and companies admire that, but also if you happen to be in initial training with them they will help you in any way they can.

Tiffany in Los Gatos, California said: Well, I was asked those questions and more. My one on one was with Betsy and it was about 25 minutes. As far as the 10 years or less not getting hired theory, that is wrong. I have met people that have way less then 10 years and were hired. I really think that you should care who is looking at this forum. If you are wanting to represent a company as reputable as Alaska you should act in a manner that in all aspects of your life you ahow respect and professionalism. I have met a few on my interview that have made it to the panel (in fact one really nice lady who gave me a ride to the airport in SEA) was not a fomer ATA f/a or even a former flight attendant for that matter. I am sure there are people who made it to panel at the Costa Mesa interview who are not former ATA people.

Hi,
did you go to the may22 interview?

dev in Seattle, Washington said: Hi,
did you go to the may22 interview?

Yes I did and I start training in Sept. All 8 people in my panel made it. They told us that does not happen often but we all got along very well.

How do I start a forum for all the September class trainees???

hello Tiffany it's Steve and I just wanted to congratulate you on AS. I am so happy for you. I hope the rest of the gang does as well. you will all have a great class in the fall. I leave for VA on Monday. have a great summer!! Steve

Tiffany in Los Gatos, California said: Yes I did and I start training in Sept. All 8 people in my panel made it. They told us that does not happen often but we all got along very well.

Tiffany, can you tell me what to expect at the panel interview? Mine is on the 28th

dev in Seattle, Washington said: Hi,
did you go to the may22 interview?

Hi Tiffany,
I was in your first group, and I took you to the Airport in Seattle Congrats!!!!!!I read what you read about me that was so sweet :)I am so happy for you, I knew you would get it!! I made it too, and looking foward to training with you in September. Let me know if you start a forum.

dev in Seattle, Washington said: Hi Tiffany,
I was in your first group, and I took you to the Airport in Seattle Congrats!!!!!!I read what you read about me that was so sweet :)I am so happy for you, I knew you would get it!! I made it too, and looking foward to training with you in September. Let me know if you start a forum.

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steve MCO in Las Vegas, Nevada said: hello Tiffany it's Steve and I just wanted to congratulate you on AS. I am so happy for you. I hope the rest of the gang does as well. you will all have a great class in the fall. I leave for VA on Monday. have a great summer!! Steve

Thanks Steve you are too sweet!! have a blast in training I heard its really fun!! Congrats!

dev in Seattle, Washington said: Hi Tiffany,
I was in your first group, and I took you to the Airport in Seattle Congrats!!!!!!I read what you read about me that was so sweet :)I am so happy for you, I knew you would get it!! I made it too, and looking foward to training with you in September. Let me know if you start a forum.

Hello how are you??? I knew you would make it as well. I wanted to ask you when I saw you in the elevator but I didnt want to be obvious!! But then I saw the folder you had so I knew! LOL! Is your family so happy for you?? Im so happy for you!! Can't wait to see you in September! How can I start a seperate forum? Do you know?

Susie in Mukilteo, Washington said: Tiffany, can you tell me what to expect at the panel interview? Mine is on the 28th

hello Susie
I think the best advice to give you is be yourself and make sure you get involved with the activity they give you. Listen to everyone. I think they really want to see how you interact with your team. Don't be to bossy or talk over others and just be honest and yourself. Try and get to know your fellow recruits before you guys go in. Some of my fellow ATA crewmembers will be in that interview with you. You will be fine and you will be with great company! Let me know how it goes! Good Luck!!

Tiffany in Los Gatos, California said: Hello how are you??? I knew you would make it as well. I wanted to ask you when I saw you in the elevator but I didnt want to be obvious!! But then I saw the folder you had so I knew! LOL! Is your family so happy for you?? Im so happy for you!! Can't wait to see you in September! How can I start a seperate forum? Do you know?

Hi,
My family is very happy, how about yours? I wanted to talk to you, but they sent us off for durg testing and I was still in shock! I don't know how to get a forum up but I will ask my daughter if she can help, it would be fun to get to know some people before we go. Keep me posted if you find out anything. Have a great weekend. :)

I tried to start an Alaska Airlines Sept training class forum but no luck for me either...........

Sea-U said: I tried to start an Alaska Airlines Sept training class forum but no luck for me either...........

we gotta figure it out. I have seen other foums do it.

Sea-U said: I tried to start an Alaska Airlines Sept training class forum but no luck for me either...........

Hey I saw you tried and it worked!!! Ok so here is the link to the Sept training class forum
www.indeed.com/forum/job/airline-flight-attendant/05390c183c137e1f7470420c

Thanks, Tiffany. How many people on a team? And how many of your group made it through?

Susie in Mukilteo, Washington said: Thanks, Tiffany. How many people on a team? And how many of your group made it through?

Well there were 8 in total 4 on each team. All 8 of us made it through.