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Updated Jan 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Analyst at American Airlines
Posted Jan 24, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
Interview consisted mainly of behavioural type of questions. It lasted for about an hour. Moved on to second round about a month and a half later. this was however a case interview for 90 minutes with different scenarios. More intensive than the first interview. ended up not getting the offer though
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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UG Analyst - Revenue Management at American Airlines
Posted Jan 12, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took a day)
The interview was at my college campus and was 1 hour long. 30 minutes of the interview consisted of the basic 1:1 behavioral interview, with many questions about the airline industry. The last 30 minutes was a timed paper/pencil test to see how you thought and worked out problems.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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TWU LOGISTICS HOURLY at American Airlines
Posted Jan 3, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Jamaica, NY (took 2 months)
Internal transfers get first shot at full time employment. This is done by the date of hire (seniority date).
when this list is exhausted the manager will go to the external pool of candidates.
However a Logistics manager has picked his favorites and bypassed qualified staff.
The aptitude test is 50 questions 25 abstract math and 25 abstract reading. 12 minutes to complete
Big city airports require extensive background checks in of itself and if you are on the ramp handling mail you will have to be able to clear the post office background. as well as Customs.This will be 30 days in itself.. If you smoke marijuana or take drugs don't even attempt the drug screening.
Everything at the airport needs a driver so you need that drivers license to be valid .
Again a good hiring manager will be your advocate in getting the formalities moving for you.
However there are inexperienced managers in place that dont want to get involved and will let the
paperwork go at its own pace through the system this can make the wait time 45-60 days.
In other words if you do not receive updates from the manager within 30 days chances are your manager is not working internally on your behalf. The aptitude tests were done as a prerequisite to the 1 on 1 interview ..Though you did come in and meet a supervisor, manager or staff assistant. Today this test is done online when completing the application so the good thing is it saves a trip into the hiring managers office .
All it is so critical that everyone familiarize themselves with these IQ/intelligence tests it will be waiting for you sometime during the hiring process.As for salaried or non exempt candidates successfully getting through the process well unless there is multiple openings for the same position or you know the hiring manager personally it will not happen at the local level.This type would be better taking an hourly paying job do the 6 months probation and then apply as an internal candidate you will have a 95% chance in going up in your career endeavors remember you need to get inside the front door first. I personally know that the hiring manager does hire friends and friends of other managers needing favors
Seniority at this airline is the only thing employees have left. You will be at the bottom for everything until you accrue seniority .
It is possible that you will be layed off especially during this reorganization. Beware
so good luck all
Interview Questions
Tell us about your past work and why you think you are qualified for this job
Negotiation Details
It is under court reorganization ...all contracts will be under review for cost restructurig.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Financial Analyst at American Airlines
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
It was a normal behavioral interview. With why American Airlines and why airlines industry questions. I was also given a mini case.
Prepare for the Why airlines industry and Why american questions. The finance mini case wasn't exactly difficult. It was a basic cashflow question.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Reservations Agent at American Airlines
Posted Oct 26, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Applied online and did not hear from the company immediately.
Presentation by company reps which breaks up into smaller groups (~5) with two interviewers each group.
Extremely easy interview. I get the feeling that everyone who made it to the interview was offered a position.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation available. The pay rate was announced to the entire group in the interview presentation.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Financial Analyst at American Airlines
Posted Oct 27, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Dallas, TX (took a day)
It was a phone interview rather than an on campus interview. I thought that was odd especially considering the fact that this company is an airline and travel is cheap. Whatever. The phone interview consisted of questions about my background, my leadership experience, my data analysis experience, my finance experience.
I am a career switcher so I also had questions about "why finance", "why the airline industry"
There were also some short case questions.
I was a little surprised at how tough my interviewer was, considering AA's recent financial record. Most MBAs are wary of joining a company with such a poor performance.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Analyst at American Airlines
Posted Oct 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Dallas, TX (took 4 weeks)
I got the interview through my university's career center and it consisted of a 30 minute 1:1 interview with a Senior Financial Analyst. The interview started of with basic resume questions (walk me through your resume, what was your favorite class, etc.) The next questions were about the airline industry. You really need to know a lot about the airline industry - not only American Airlines' information, but also its competitors. Just to clarify, I interviewed and no do not if I received an offer yet or not. I haven't heard back from them at this point since its only been a few days since I interviewed.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Commodity Manager at American Airlines
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Fort Worth, TX (took a day)
First interview happened at the university's career fair. Consisted of 1 on 1 interview with a Purchasing manager that consisted of some behavioral questions and case interviews. Got a call a few weeks later to interview at headquarters in Fort Worth. This interview consisted of 3 separate interviews with managers from the purchasing organization. This was mainly case interviews in which they give you a situation and you must come up with a suitable answer.
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Negotiation Details
Negotiation was accomplished by telling the hiring manager the average salary that new MBA students receive for this job position. The company did not match the salary but they did offer a bonus and some airline miles.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Business Analyst at American Airlines
Posted Oct 8, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Dallas, TX (took 3 weeks)
On-campus: 45-minute behavioral / case-light interview
Test: timed, airline case given remotely
Final round - 3 behavioral interviews, focus on airline industry
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Negotiation Details
none
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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User Experience Lead (Contractor) at American Airlines
Posted Sep 22, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Fort Worth, TX (took a day)
I was submitted and introduced to American Airlines by a contracting agency for the user experience lead position. I went to the AA main headquarters just south of the DFW airport. A representative from the contracting agency met me in the lobby and introduced me to one of the two managers who would interview me.
The interview itself was one of the shortest and least stressful I have ever had. Two managers asked me questions for a total of only about ten minutes. The questions were high level inquiries about my professional experience and skills relative to the position. I got the distinct impression these managers already had a positive view of me from my resume and portfolio, and from the contracting agency. It was pretty much a situation where the job was mine to lose.
I was given the opportunity to ask questions, which I did for about 15 minutes. Overall the entire interview lasted less than 30 minutes. I was shown to the lobby and that was it. I received an offer from the contracting agency the very next day.
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Negotiation Details
As a contractor, I did not negotiate directly with American Airlines regarding the terms of my contract.
However, I would give this advice to other contractors: never accept the hourly rate first offered to you. You can almost always get a bit more if you ask for it. This simple rule applies to all kinds of negotiations where money is concerned: the party who suggests a price first always loses! Or at least is in a weaker position. Counter-offering and negotiation is where good deals are made.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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