DAY 1: All the gouge info here is good. They are planning on changing the testing but don't know when. I assume soon they way they were talking. The one thing I didn't know was the testing process. There are three tests: An aero general knowledge test 42 questions in 42 minutes, a 256 question personality questionaire, and the COGTEST AE. The cognitive test is the one where the least info is out there. I recommend the AIR, Inc face-to-face interview prep. You will feel much more comfortible with the testing if you go to AIR, Inc. They will also have the most current test gouge. They will discuss the Cog test with you and give you awesome techniques on how to take this test and do well. Air, inc. is on the south side of ATL and Delta is on the north side. Go to the interview the day prior, early and spend the afternoon at AIR, Inc. Worth every penny!

Depending on your interview time you will be doing your testing all morning. Their were 8 of us interviewing split equally mil vs civ. Same basic ratio got hired. No benifit to mil vs. civ because there are idiots in both. Those that didn't get hired either busted the cog test or said something really stupid in the interview. The interview was 3 on 1 and not confrontational at all. They try to ask you some hard questions, but as long as you don't react negatively you'll be fine. Just be a "good guy/gal." Admit to your mistakes, don't be cracking jokes, but laugh at theirs. Always use this model to get you through the situations: Safety first! (I think this includes legal too), Customer service, then fuel-effienceny. IN THAT ORDER!!! If you ever have to take the aircraft from a capable captian that is not incapacitated, you just failed the interview. Don't get backed into that corner! Be yourself, your not perfect, don't be tyrant in the cockpit, be humble yet confident, and for God sakes don't self-incriminate.

After most of the interviews are done they will start calling you back to tell you if you are in or out. Being called alone is usually not good. Being called in a group is usually GREAT! This is not always the case but think about it, why would they tell two guys bad news at the same time? They do that individually. They tell you what went wrong. The feedback is great and as far as I know the only company that does that. If you bust for testing you can come back 6 months later. If you get told this for God sakes don't get all depressed and pissed off at Delta in front of Delta. Do that at home! Shake off the dust and ask them right there when you can schedule another interview. Be determined, they like that a lot. If you bust the personal interview, then sorry to say you are done. I guess if you want to be an 'arse' then go ahead and prove to Delta that they made the right decision. For those with class, say thanks, get your ticket changed, ask for the shuttle, and get home with dignity and an experince to build on for your next interview. BTW, all the guys that wore non-red ties in my group were not hired, coincedence?, probably, but why risk it. One guy wore a suit right off of Borat himself with an ugly tie and all. Go get a nice fitting dark suit, fitted white shirt and almost all red tie, not red, white, and blue or purple paisleys, etc. PLAY THE GAME DUMMY!

If you are invited to stick around you'll have some paperwork to fill out, get fingerprinted, urine test, and picture taken. All that same afternoon.

DAY 2:
The next day you'll either go to a private medical facility first for a physical or do the MMPI-2. You'll do both but you may have the schedule reversed. The physical was thorough! I normally get 20/15 on eye tests and I was a lot worse on their tests, yikes! Still in the envelope though. If you do the MMPI-2 first then just get through it. Be normal! Admit to breaking the law, admit to getting angry, admit to hateing certain people, admit to swearing, admit to wearing ladies panties under your suit (no, just kidding J. Edgar). Your choice on the question about engaging in unusual sex. Yeah baby!

After the MMPI and physical you'll go to Peachtree Phychological Asociates on NW Peachtree ST. in Atlanta. They will review your MMPI to make sure you didn't try to dodge the test. The biggest issue is people trying to not honestly answering questions that make them look bad. Just be honest and you'll do fine.

You'll meet with a shrink, and yes Dr. VanderPlate's Dad did commit suicide so, I wouldn't tell him too much about your crazy parents. Keep it to comfortable conversation in polite company. You still don't have a DAL ID so keep it under control.

As soon as you are done you get back in the shuttle for the airport and you are done!

They call you a within a few weeks later for a class date if all goes well. A long time ago VanderPlate's input would keep you from getting the job, but now if he tells DAL you are nuttier than squirel crap, they review your info and decide what to do for themselves. VanderPlate took DAL to court over this policy and lost which is good for you. More people have been getting hired since then.

Good luck and hope to see you on the line.
P.S. I know my spelling sux, thanks

The previous gouge is great for the interview and knowledge test. However, you can and should prepare for the cognitive or light pen test. You need to find someone who has taken this test. You also need to research this test and facilities where you might be able to take the test. If you fail this test you will NOT be hired. The name of the test is Cogscreen-AE. Good Luck!

Day 1 - 8 candidates (1 Air Wisconsin, 1 Colgan, 1 JetBlue (also, ComAir and Navy background), 1 Chautauqua, 3 ASA and myself - Military only). Five invited back for Day 2 (JetBlue, Chautauqua, 2 ASA and Mil. only).
Get visitor pass at guard gate then enter the Employment office and wait for one of the Johns (Swift or Mills) to come get you.
All 8 had dark suits and 7 had red ties.
Short building orientation then into conference room for short records check and collection. Make sure to have copies of ALL items requested in your e-mail invitation.
They have 2 panels ready to do interviews. Each is made of 1 HR, 1 Ret. Capt and 1 current Capt.
Two candidates are scheduled for 0830 interviews; the rest start testing.
Everyone tests in the same order - Technical (42 questions in 42 minutes), Personality (240 questions in 50 minutes) and lastly the Cognitive Skills test (multiple sections, each has it's own time limit).
I was scheduled for the 1000 interview, so I did the Tech test, waited for about 1/2 hour, interviewed and then finished testing.
Two more have 1200 or 1230 interviews and the last 2 were at 1400.
Tech test - Gouge is right on with the questions. (NOT 95 questions, only 42) Database is large enough that not all the questions are yet listed on this site. The ones I studied on this website that were on my test were word-for-word, identical. Ones I hadn't seen were from the same areas talked about on this site. The more you can memorize/recall, the faster you can go and allow yourself more time on the ones you haven't seen.
Interview - 45 minutes, TOPS! First 20 minutes were spent convering my online app. Each of us (3 interviewers and myself) had a copy. Retired Capt and HR guy each found things to ask me about (holes in my background, lack of job progression at times in my past, one section that I didn't have filled out, etc). Capt asked me what my biggest challenges were in dealing with a flight of 30 - 50 instructor and student pilots (military pilot training).
Then some questions about dealing with a pain-in-the-neck Capt on my "first trip" or meeting a friend of mine on his first trip and he's got alcohol on his breath.
And just like that it was over.
On my way out, they asked me if I had any questions. I took the time to thank them for inviting me and then realized I hadn't turned in the Letters of Recommendation that I brought with me. I asked if I could turn them in and they gladly accepted them. (6 total - 2 from current Delta FOs that I had FLOWN with in the military, 2 from business/personal contacts that were also pilots and 2 from current job bosses)
Once I stopped to turn those in, the Capt decided to ask me why they should hire me. I extolled my best points about myself, made them laugh about something and then got my coat and NOW, it was over.
It was only 1100, so I decided to complete testing and then do lunch.
Personality - Just answer and keep going. You'll see some of the same on the MMPI on Day 2.
Cognitive skills - Kind of fun. Memorization, recognition, multi-tasking, follow instructions.
If you can fly and talk on the radio at the same time and remember what someone is saying to you on the radio then you can pass this. The last test involved being able to control the movement of an icon with one hand (fingers of your non-dominant hand working the left and right arrow keys) while remembering a number that had just disappeared from the screen (remembering it by choosing it from a list with your other hand)while you're looking at a different number. If it sounds complicated -- it is! Do your best and don't worry too much about it. Some of the guys who made it said they were just sure that you needed to maintain control of the icon vs. getting the numbers right but I tried it doing just the opposite (I concentrated on the correct number -- icon was with my non- dominant hand -- how could that be the most important?) They made it to Day 2 and so did I.
Now it was 1230 and everyone else had already been to lunch. I went over to the lunch facility. Ordered ham and turkey (didn't want spicy or smelly or anything that would make me belch (soda)). Ate half of it; no need to fill up, just enough to keep me going and get back over to the interview building as soon as possible.
As soon as I arrived, 1300, John came out to talk to the first of us that was done. He was given "bad news", so he shook the hands of those of us sitting around and left. Next, John came out to get me - needless to say I was now officially nervous. He barely got me back to the break room, when he was reaching out to shake my hand, congratulate me and make me a conditional offer for a job.
He set me up with some paperwork for an ID, urine test and fingerprinting.
I was completely done by 1500. The others were not as fortunate as John had to leave for a meeting at 1330 and didn't return until about 1530. When he did he brought in 1 guy to turn down, 3 guys at once to congratulate them, then the next 2 separately - one for congrats and the last for a turn down.
Day 2 - Get ID, go into Employment Office again to wait for a John. This time you're a Day2 guy and the DAy1 guys will be there to get all the latest gouge they can.
Two of you get sent to med clinic immediatley (Delta provides transpo). Physical lasts 1+15 to 1+30. Urine sample for Diabetes dipstick, blood sample (mostly for cholesterol). Eye test, hearing test and standard doctor probing (should count for a First Class, but it doesn't).
Back to Delta for MMPI. Yes, it's 567 questions and yes, it's strange but that's the way it goes. Answer honestly (follow the gouge on this site). Tony checks your answer sheet for completeness then seals it an envelope that you hand carry to Psych.
Once you're done, then Delta puts you in a shuttle, with all your luggage (they tell you at the end of Day 1 to checkout of the hotel and bring it all with you) and sends you to the Psych.
TGI Fridays right next door to eat at.
Answer his questions. Apparently, he's making sure you didn't lie on or try to "game" the MMPI.
The shuttle is supposed to be waiting to take you to the airport. DONE!!!

It's a two day process - those invited back for day two pretty much have the job - but you have to wait a while for them to give a class date. Day One started at 8:00 Eight of us - I think 6 got offers. There were two teams of 3 interviewers so they divided us into 4 pairs, and if you were not in an interview you were taking a test on the computer (all done in the same general area). I took the 42 question 42 min technical test first then interviewed - took a break for lunch and then took the rest of the computer tests including the cognitive test and the psych test - I was done by 14:00 and so were most others. The last two had interviews at 14:30ish. I was told at 14:30 that I was not getting the job.

My 2 cents - the previous gouge is still current - the cognitive tests are just hand-eye- coordination, and the psych test is as simple as it sounds. The 3-on-1 is the most important - know your leadership, management and conflict resolution abilities. And Have Fun! ;

Study the questions on this site and I included the Airline Pilot Technical Interview book (McElroy), http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1560275987?ie=UTF8&tag=willflyforfoo-20&linkCode=am2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1560275987. I Googled swept wing aircraft theory to get the basics for the test also. There were 4 other people in my group all with civilian backgrounds I did all the testing in the morning, and interviewed at 1230 (2 retired captains and HR rep). The other interviews were scheduled 2 at 0830 and 2 at 1030 with testing accomplished around the interviews. 3 of 5 were offered conditional employment. On the second day, I was scheduled for the physical at 0700 followed by psych test and visit to the psychologist. I was finished by 1400. Everyone you meet at the interview is very friendly, they put you at ease right away. A very good experience all around.