MX question?

[blockhead6]

I am trying to find out if if Southwest will look at me with C130, P3, and T6 as the aircraft I have worked on. Thanks

 

[lpbrian]

Experience and technical quals don't matter. What matters is do you have a sense of humor. If you are interviewed, be sure you tell a joke.

 

[blockhead6]

Thank you for the information. I was feeling a little discuraged with my lack of Boeing experience. I sent my resume in last Saturday.
I am a former Southwest employee in good standing and my wife is a Southwest flight attendant, so hopefully that will get me an interview.
Thanks again

 

[WNjetdoc]

Thank you for the information. I was feeling a little discuraged with my lack of Boeing experience. I sent my resume in last Saturday.
I am a former Southwest employee in good standing and my wife is a Southwest flight attendant, so hopefully that will get me an interview.
Thanks again

Don't listen to lpbrian, he's AMR. He is a bitter loserboy. We used to only take 737 experience, then it became Boeing, now its bigjet experience. We have guys who had only military experience and they have worked out fine.

You have a written test you have to take, a interview with usually 3 different people.

Having a sense of humor helps though. Playing well with others is a must too.

 

[blockhead6]

Thanks for the info. What is the written test like? Is it multiple choice? Thanks

 

[WNjetdoc]

Thanks for the info. What is the written test like? Is it multiple choice? Thanks

No problem, I thought you could tell by his smart @ss post he was trying to be funny. :down: .

It is multiple choice and its based on non-model specific aircraft questions pretty much. So you don't have to know 737s lets say, but have general knowledge of aircraft.

They've only been doing it for a few years now so I have not seen it. I know they may show a picture of a packbay and ask where the heat exchanger is. Or they may show you some rivets and ask you to identify them...I guess to see if you're more suited for heavy check or line maint.

 

[mga707]

Don't listen to lpbrian, he's AMR. He is a bitter loserboy. We used to only take 737 experience, then it became Boeing, now its bigjet experience.

The Herc (C-130) and Orion (P-3), while big, are turboprops rather than jets, if that matters. Is the T-6 the new USAF trainer? "Texan II", right?

 

[WNjetdoc]

The Herc (C-130) and Orion (P-3), while big, are turboprops rather than jets, if that matters. Is the T-6 the new USAF trainer? "Texan II", right? If so, then it is a jet, just not a big one.

Good point mga. We have hired guys from commuters who worked on turboprops, no problem. I was mainly trying to point out unless you have only Piper experience you should be ok.

 

[blockhead6]

The T-6 is the Texan II. It is the USAF and the USN's new trainer. I am currently at NAS Pensacola working for Sikorsky. It is a turbo prop(pt6a), full glass cockpit and a lot of power. The pilots say it feels just like they are flying a jet.
Thanks for the information guys. I think the bigest worry I have is the test, however the items you listed are pretty basic. Now I guess I will just worry about getting a interview.
The resume builder will let me put three bases on it. Does that mean if I am offered a job that they will only offer me a position in the three bases I put down, or can Tell them I want the first opening regaurdless of location?

 

[lpbrian]

Don't listen to lpbrian, he's AMR. He is a bitter loserboy. We used to only take 737 experience, then it became Boeing, now its bigjet experience. We have guys who had only military experience and they have worked out fine.

You have a written test you have to take, a interview with usually 3 different people.

Having a sense of humor helps though. Playing well with others is a must too.

Yeah, I guess if you don't work for WN you're a loser.

 

[WNjetdoc]

Yeah, I guess if you don't work for WN you're a loser.

Don't try that crap on me skippy :down: .

Blockhead was asking a serious question about interviews with SWA, your smart@ss comment was, "Experience and technical quals don't matter. What matters is do you have a sense of humor. If you are interviewed, be sure you tell a joke."

WTF does that mean? Am I not going to take offense to that? I called you a loser because of your comments, implying you do not need any technical abilities to work for SWA. I will not take that from you or anyone.

Take a hike and you'd be a loser no matter where you worked.

 

[lpbrian]

Don't try that crap on me skippy :down: .

Blockhead was asking a serious question about interviews with SWA, your smart@ss comment was, "Experience and technical quals don't matter. What matters is do you have a sense of humor. If you are interviewed, be sure you tell a joke."

WTF does that mean? Am I not going to take offense to that? I called you a loser because of your comments, implying you do not need any technical abilities to work for SWA. I will not take that from you or anyone.

Take a hike and you'd be a loser no matter where you worked.

It means what I says it means. I'm sure you need Experience to be interviewed. What I'm saying is HR play's a big role in the hiring process. Even though you may be very experienced, some #### in a polo shirt can shoot you down. I in no way meant to demean any SWA AMT. This is merely a stab at the HR jerks. it's just a shame that there are many qualified AMT's who are disqualified by HR jerks because "they fail the interview"..

Don't listen to lpbrian, he's AMR. He is a bitter loserboy. We used to only take 737 experience, then it became Boeing, now its bigjet experience. We have guys who had only military experience and they have worked out fine.

You have a written test you have to take, a interview with usually 3 different people.

Having a sense of humor helps though. Playing well with others is a must too.

I'm not a bitter a boy. I prefer a nice ale!!

 

[WNjetdoc]

Brian, thats cool but dude in your post your exact words were, "Experience and technical quals don't matter. What matters is do you have a sense of humor. If you are interviewed, be sure you tell a joke."

The first line is what got me going, as "Experience and technical quals DO MATTER".

I'm with you on the ale, bitter is not my beer either, lol.