I'm going to be tense for a few weeks...
Dec. 14th, 2004 04:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreToday waqs my "Group Orientation" thing with Southwest Airlines. It was interesting.
First off, I want this job. Let me repeat that:
I WANT THIS JOB
Good pay, benefits, and when you're on Reserve you get paid to sit home and read LiveJournal! Add in the free travel, and it's a dream come true. I like the entire corporate culture.
The session was conducted by a recruiter and two attendents, who walked us through everything from requirements to training to the logistics of setting up a crash pad. There were about 15 of us there. What amazed me was the complaints people had.. on ewoman left because the uniform requirements for women include makeup. Hell, I'm going to have to shaveif when I get the job. All in all, we lost five people after the information session.
We were then given a list of questions, and told to answer one of them to the group. I chose one about the most difficult day at a job and how we handled it. For that, I spoke about the day before Thanksgiving at SuperShuttle, and how it is stressful, harried, and impossible, but the company pulls together and works to get through it. Then we split into to two groups of five, and did an excercise where we had to cohose seven people out of a list of 15 to settle a new planet. Gee, I've never done anything like that before... The group I was in came up with our answers quickly, and i was selected to give our decisions.
They asked a few people to remain behind, and I wasn't one of them. I was assured that this doesn't mean anything, but I'm nervous, of course. I'll hear in the next few weeks if I made it.
Good vibes would be appreciated.
First off, I want this job. Let me repeat that:
I WANT THIS JOB
Good pay, benefits, and when you're on Reserve you get paid to sit home and read LiveJournal! Add in the free travel, and it's a dream come true. I like the entire corporate culture.
The session was conducted by a recruiter and two attendents, who walked us through everything from requirements to training to the logistics of setting up a crash pad. There were about 15 of us there. What amazed me was the complaints people had.. on ewoman left because the uniform requirements for women include makeup. Hell, I'm going to have to shave
We were then given a list of questions, and told to answer one of them to the group. I chose one about the most difficult day at a job and how we handled it. For that, I spoke about the day before Thanksgiving at SuperShuttle, and how it is stressful, harried, and impossible, but the company pulls together and works to get through it. Then we split into to two groups of five, and did an excercise where we had to cohose seven people out of a list of 15 to settle a new planet. Gee, I've never done anything like that before... The group I was in came up with our answers quickly, and i was selected to give our decisions.
They asked a few people to remain behind, and I wasn't one of them. I was assured that this doesn't mean anything, but I'm nervous, of course. I'll hear in the next few weeks if I made it.
Good vibes would be appreciated.
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Date: 15 Dec 2004 12:34 (UTC)My own vibrating sex toy! And it runs on caffiene!
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Date: 14 Dec 2004 16:55 (UTC)I bet you were the only sci-fi fan in the group. "well, let's see, settling a new planet. I've read about 50 books on that, four of them written by NASA scientists...."
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Date: 14 Dec 2004 17:43 (UTC)Ah, the old Lifeboat routine. I'm not certain what they were looking for there. Possibly just an excuse to keep you busy while they watched the interpersonal dynamics.
They asked a few people to remain behind, and I wasn't one of them. I was assured that this doesn't mean anything, but I'm nervous, of course. I'll hear in the next few weeks if I made it.
I'd be nervous too.
OTOH, it could be that they are rejecting the people they know they don't want right away, and waiting to see how the entire candidate group looks before running the next session.
I've got two friends who work for the airlines. It sounds like a great job, if you can handle stress and thinking fast on your feet. (I can't. You can.)
Best of luck!
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Date: 14 Dec 2004 17:56 (UTC)That's it in one. They wanted to see how we worked together, and how we organized. Since I took the lead (as always in these sort of things, it seems) I can only think this helped my chances.
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Date: 14 Dec 2004 17:47 (UTC)Gessi
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Date: 14 Dec 2004 19:11 (UTC)lucky penguins in your email. ;)
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Date: 14 Dec 2004 21:35 (UTC)*crossing fingers*
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Date: 15 Dec 2004 06:58 (UTC)Good Vibes on their way...
Date: 15 Dec 2004 09:11 (UTC)Re: Good Vibes on their way...
Date: 15 Dec 2004 12:35 (UTC)Good luck!
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