continental background check/interview questions

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my question is how in depth is the background check and what exactly do they look for because i have an interview at newark airport for the ramp agent position. I need to know because i have got into trouble and it was last year in 2008 and it will be dismissed in a year in 2009
 
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I have an interview with continental airlines soon and its for the ramp agent position can anybody give me details on it like what kind of questions they ask and things like that.
 
Hi. I think I can help you out on that one.

Here's how it goes.....
At the interviewing session, you will be called and you will be meeting with a hub manager. (A supervisor, so to speak). He will be doing a one on one interview with you. He will ask you some general questions, mainly what did you do before applying and why do you want to work for CO. It's basically a one on one session for a few minutes. If that goes well, you will be made a pre-job offer sheet. That will explain the position, duties, and compensation, etc.

After you meet with the supervisor, you will then fill out forms for the background check. General stuff like where you worked and lived for the last 10 years. You said you have been in trouble before, but will be in the clear soon, that may or not be a problem, depending on the disposition of the trouble you have been in. Since I don't know (and won't ask on this public forum) if it is minor or serious, the background examiner will make that determination about that. Just to let you know, this is where most people get disqualified. If you can get past that, and have all your paperwork in order, I think you will have a pretty good chance. All of this is needed, because you have to get a bunch of clearances like Customs; Postal; and Port Authority to get your SIDA badge. Also your Drivers License must be valid too.

If you get past the background check, and all is good, you will be then called back for a physical and drug test. If you pass that, you will be called once more for a date to attend the training. Training is 3 weeks (2 in the class - one on the ramp) If you pass that, you will then have the job.

CO is a pretty good airline to work for. (not saying that because I work for them) You can make your money here. Just long as you can stick it out for the 6 months.

Good luck!
 
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I know i can pass the background checks because what i got into trouble for was over something stupid and minor and i meet all of the requirements to work at the airport so the biggest thing is getting through the interview itself but my question is can i still get disqualified for the sida badge even though i meet all of the requirement.
 
Like I said, it is up to the background examiner to determine how minor or serious your situation is.
The interview process is just a formality. As long as you can account for 10 years, and you can pass the checks, you should have no problem. I don't know how long that takes. Everyone's situation is different. I can't tell you because I don't know. You will be fingerprinted too, just to let you know. If they have to take more time to look into your background, and the preliminary checks are good, you might have a chance of being rolled back for a later class (once you get the call for a physical and drug screen.) If you get to the drug screen and physical, you pretty much are good.

Sounds like you may have a problem you are worried about to disqualify you. Just take the chance and attend the interview and see what happens.
 
You also have to remember that meeting the qualifications does not guarantee you a job. There are a LOT of good people out of work right now. There was item on CNN.com yesterday about a woman who had been making over $100,000/yr applying for a $7/hr job at a new discount store.

So, expect that there are going to be a number of applicants besides you that qualify for the job. One of them may be picked over you for reasons that have nothing to do with qualifications, or the reverse may be true. You are picked over another person who is equally qualified.

Hiring new employees is not an exact science. Sometimes it comes down to the interviewer's gut feeling that this person would make a better employee than that person. This sort of situation happens a lot when there are a lot of people out of work and the available pool of applicants is large.

Airline hiring tends to attract a lot of applicants because they think that working for an airline is a glamorous job, and they will be able to fly all over the world on vacation. And, you can if you are willing to make that trip to Russia in the middle of the winter, and to the desert in high summer--i.e., the off season. :lol:

One suggestion: if you don't get the job this time, find out how to write to the person who interviewed you. Write them a thank you note thanking them for the opportunity to interview with the airline. Tell them that though you are disappointed that you were not selected, you look forward to the opportunity to apply again in the future.

Persistence pays in some jobs, and I promise you if you do this they will remember you.
 
Being said, we get a whole lot of applicants who can't past the background check(s).
That is one way to thin out the applicants. The background checks now are pretty extensive. As long as you do not have anything outstanding at the time of the interview, or any major (or minor) felonies, you should be ok. Your drivers record must be clean too. (and you may have to get your driver's abstract from your state's motor vehicles dept.)

I've heard from some new-hires that it took a week to either get the call back for the physical (or get the denial)

The main problem here is once you have the job, is KEEPING it!
Attendance is a MUST!!!! Some people lose this job because of attendance issues. As a probationary employee, you only have very little leeway on the point system, so you must be at work. PERIOD! As a new-hire, you can take on Day Trades, but you cannot trade off your days (unless there is circumstances, where approved by an Assistant Director). A good suggestion is to pick up as many hours as you can (day trading) to learn about all aspects of the ramp. You will learn a lot by by just doing it every day, and make some more money in the process too! Be at work and be on time. That's all we ask of you. Once you get thru your six months, you will then get your benefits, and all the other things that CO does for you. The other good thing is that you will be walking into a raise (since you will be working at the hub at EWR)

Right now, it is freezing cold on the ramp, so you will have to deal with it. It ain't that bad at all....... :lol:
 
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I got into trouble for a regualer harrasment charge not sexual harrasment and i was found not guilty and the case is going to be dismissed after a year so i guess the case is still open but nothing pending and this happened in november 2008 so thats why im questioning the background checks
 
Kev3188 said:
Help me out here...

Last week you were in LAS looking to get on with WN. Now you're in EWR looking for a spot at CO?

What's the deal?
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He should make sure he tells them he was in LAS looking for a job at WN last week...

The background check will see if WN made a credit check on him.

Like Kev said...what is the deal?
 
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well those are my two favorite airlines that i like using and it just so happens to be that those two have the best benefits out of all of the airline companies out there so i was applying for both and trying to put my name out there
 
The airline itself probably wouldn't know, but the authority running a criminal check would. The airport police agency or whomever would at the least ask you about it. I have seen people who had a felony get a sida badge, but only with the approval of the commanding officer of airport security. The problem lies with your application. If you omit anything and it comes out you can be terminated for falsifying a job application- not having the court trouble!
 
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