This was, for me, a very easy way for me to start my new career. I applied originally online (Originally months ago but reapplied less than 1 week before the Open House to update my resume and cover letter), and then attended the Open House in hopes to get a face to face interview. The OH is very simple. You show up, dressed to impress and sign in. They will ask if you applied online and your name, if you have any SkyWest references, and you give them a copy of your resume (Cover letter is NOT needed). Next they will measure you to make sure you're at least 5 foot. After you're seated into a room with other applicants. YOU MUST TALK TO APPLICANTS. SO IMPORTANT. Get to know them, in the time of my OH I really felt connections with some of those applicants. In my OH only 23 people showed up, which is unusual. They begin by reading out the job requirements and what's expected of you, and tell you the day which your training will begin. Then there's a 30 minute break. At this point people who don't fit the expectations/cannot attend training at that date leave. At my OH, this meant only 15 people stayed for the whole interview process. Applicants were to stand in front of the room and answer: "Why do you want to be a flight attendant?" You only have a minute, this is crucial. Practice Practice Practice before you go. But still be natural. After everyone has a turn, there's another break where the recruiters will go over every one's resume, and their notes about why you're interested in the position. Take this as a time to relax, drink some water. After that you'll find out if you made the chance for a F2F. In the open house I attended, EVERYONE got a F2F! So much fun. Questions are easy, I was prepared for all of them cause they were all here on Glassdoor! The actual F2F was easy and short, less than 15 minutes. The process was long however, I arrived at about 5:20 and left around 9:00. But, you have to be willing to put in long hours with this career anyways. During the F2F they review resume, ask why you left positions, etc. I'm a yoga teacher now so we talked about yoga some. Then you read an announcement out loud. I tripped up one word, but fixed it and breezed through the rest. They just want to make sure you can read without sounding monotone. My tip: Find something to talk about with your interviewer after. I made convo with him after asking him questions about how he got started in this career. Flight attendants are personable, showcase this as much as you can. SMILE A LOT!
I went to my OH March 14, and received an email March 17 with my CJO to attend training May 10 2017.
The interview was easy, IMO. I really can't wait to see some of the people I met at the OH again, and I cannot wait to get my career started.