Southwest Airlines Interview Questions

Great experience amazing company. Please be yourself in interviews they will be able to pick through the fakes. They love fun loving folks who genuinely care for others. Again genuine being the key word

The initial test was thorough, but nothing crazy. Mostly real-world knowledge questions, lots of TAF/METAR and a full list of acronyms. Fact based, not opinion type stuff. The interview was me + the director of training, one veteran dispatcher, and one HR person. Questions were a good mix of knowledge and theory, to get a better idea of how you think. Nothing goofy (what kind of animal would you be?). Mostly real-world types of questions. Seems like they wanted to see how you think on your feet. "Yes, there's the obvious answer, but what other options do you have?" They wanted to see that you were able to take operational control if needed, and stick by your guns if you have to. One SWA rule is to hire the right person, you can teach them the job. Attitude and personality are big factors. Be prepared, I walked out with ZERO feedback, not even a hint of how I interviewed or what they thought. Found out later that after I left, they said "we GOTTA have him!" but had no indications at all until they offered me the position a couple of weeks later.

Did a phone interview, then an in person interview. It was not bad at all. After the in person interview I was called to take a drug test. After the results I got a call saying I was hired and they told me when the class would start.

One phone interview with HR, then a Virtual interview Zoom with Panel. No Pressure, friendly environment. They thought I was too technical. Interview may have been more of a personality fit.

Applied April 26,2022. May 25,2022 Was emailed the phone screening interview questionnaire as well as background check form. May 26, received invitation to come to the face to face interview. June 7, interview in Dallas 11am session be prepared to spend alot of time doing background information drug screening.. If selected.

Interview process was really easy. The first part of the interview was a phone screening to see if you are a good candidate for the position. They will ask about things written in job description and if you know about duty period regulations. Then they ask about a time that you went above and beyond, and other standard questions. Then at the end they will tell you if you move to the second part or not, which I was. I was told that I needed to go to HQ about a week later for the F2F interview. For the F2F interview, my interview was scheduled for 11:15 CST. When you get to HQ you will need to check in with security at the gate and then inside the building. You then proceed to the people’s department. They will call you to go and interview. They ask some questions like for example: who are you? why Southwest? why would you like this position? How do you see yourself if 5-10 years? and so on. Afterwards you ask your questions (MAKE SURE YOU DO) and that’s it. I was fortunate to be hired on the spot and gladly accepted. Afterwards you proceed to drug testing and fingerprinting and then you go home.

It was amazing and fast! Everyone was really great. Would definitely recommend applying for the company. The process was seamless for me and much shorter than I expected. If you want to get into the airline industry, I would highly suggest southwest. They definitely support your growth within the company.

Applied online did a zoom interview. Interview was fun make sure you show your personality. Interviews made me feel comfortable. Got a email with a job offer like 15 minutes later

I had an amazing interview process. It was one of the smoothest interviews I’ve ever had. I had an interview with three managers and it lasted an hour. They were considering me for multiple recruiter positions. After my interview it only took 48 hours to know I was offered the position. My interview felt like a conversation & like they really wanted to learn about me as a person and how I think vs metrics and numbers. I’m so excited to work for this amazing company. Everyone I spoke with during my interview was so kind , smiled the entire time , and really made me feel comfortable.

Talk about specific work related experience for the position you're interviewing for. Make sure the experience is relevant. Don't talk previous experience that is not related to the position in question. If you do not have specific career related experience speak about prior experience that has helped you develop the specific knowledge and skills required for the position you are applying for.