I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2023
Interview
Met recruiters at my college STEM fair and gave them my resume. They had me give them their resume and apply online. After I applied, I waited about a month with no word except the recruiter who shared his number with me. After a month, I was contacted via email to schedule first round of the interview via phone. The process then, assuming I passed this round, would be one round of technical interview and the last round of interview. In total, the interview took three days (besides the initial waiting time), with the interviews taking place one day after the other. I was then contacted about a week later about their decision. The recruiters, especially my last interviewers, were really nice and friendly. I asked them about Southwest culture and things they liked about Southwest, especially Halloween, which had just passed, and they had a lot of fun stories
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When have you experienced working with people who were difficult to work with.
Panel interview with senior leader from one of the divisions, a manager/consultant on the team, and the recruiter. Overall felt based on vibes with the team and fundamental object oriented programing questions as well as some behavioral ones. Answered most of them correct but was likely denied because I was being nervous/awkward.
Chaotic. The recruiters and interviews seem disorganized. Had to organize the interview twice and they were late to both. Not super difficult interview since its behavioral mixed with technical questions.
I got an email to schedule a 45 minute phone call with a recruiter. Once I passed that round, I got another email to schedule an hour long video call with 5 people who are in the team I was interviewing for.