Never got a call back. Really disappointing to me and makes me sad. I thought Southwest would do a better job with candidates; I just got a form email like 2 weeks later.
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I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines in Jan 2022
Interview
I hope giving these details about my interview helps others looking to apply, I tried to record all the questions I was asked at each stage! Everyone was very friendly on each call and the recruiter was responsive and helpful throughout the process.
- 11/30/2021 - Applied, the same day job was posted
- 12/13/2021 - Phone Interview
- 12/16/2021 - First virtual interview with the hiring manager, his colleague, and the recruiter
- 1/7/2022 - Final virtual interview with senior manager and senior director for project management, no recruiter (delayed due to holidays otherwise believe this interview would've happened sooner)
- 1/10/2022 - Offer contingent job offer pending background approval, not given start date until background clears
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Recruiter Questions -
Q: Tell me about yourself and your experience?
Q: Why this role and why Southwest?
First Interview Questions -
Asked for a project timeline or roadmap example to be submitted prior to the interview
Q: Tell me more details about this project?
Q: Why did you choose project management?
Q: How do you prepare and handle debrief meetings with leaders for a project?
Q: How do you feel about managing mundane projects?
Q: How do you manage risk in a project?
Q: How would you get to know your team members?
Q: After a project has been implemented, how do you evaluate its success?
Final Interview with Senior Leaders Questions-
Q: Tell us about yourself and your experience. And why Southwest and why this team?
Q: What made you choose project management?
Q: Tell us about a project you completed that you felt truly proud of and why?
Q: What do you like to do for fun?
Q: What do you think is the most important aspect of being a project manager?
Q: Tell us about a time you fell short as a project manager or things didn't go as planned?
Q: What is something you like and don't like about your current team?
Had one phone screening with a recruiter and one phone screening with the hiring manager. This was followed by an in-person interview with the hiring manager and a few people from the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a difficult situation that you were challenged by and describe how you resolved the situation.