This is a great site and a valuable tool wherever you interview. My experience with Continental Express was a pleasent one. Sent in resume on
a Wednesday and got call 2 days later. Set up interview with Rob in HR and
he set up my flight out to Houston. Same old deal, go to Holiday Inn North
and meet in the Rosewood Room. According to the previous posts, they say to
tip the van guy well. It might be a good practice to tip well, but he did
not give me one bit of information that was useful and he had been working
there for quite a few months. Checked in hotel that night and met a couple
of the other candidates. Got to the Rosewood Room about 7:45 and most other
candidates were already there. There were 11 there that day for the
interview and one of the Captain's said they are interviewing 7 days a week.
Everyone's time ranged from 1000 TT to 7000 TT (flight instructor's, 135,
c-12 in Navy, former commuter pilot) ME time ranged from 130 to 2500 or so.
Most everyone had the application filled out ahead of time which cut down on
a huge amount of hassel. At 7:56 John Dresser, Jason Mohrman, John North and
Scott Larson came in and Jason started to brief us on the company and some
other things. Gave us the same wonderlic IQ test and only takes the twelve
minutes so they start calling in for personal interviews after they go over
the application. We did not see John Dresser again. Remember on the
application know the gross weights of all the planes, I did not think they
would make you do this but they do. Aircraft Commander is your PIC time and
Second Pilot is your SIC and Dual Received time. Disregard the First Pilot
catagory. There were a couple of candidates who thought they were God's gift
to flying and they were the first one's to go. Be confident in yourself, but
don't do anything stupid like being COCKY!!! These guys don't like that and
they will spot you quick. I was the fourth one called in and my interviewer
was Jason. By the way a couple of guys got called and they told the
interviewer to hang on they had to go to the bathroom. Get pretty before
they call you and don't keep them waiting. I don't know if they mind, but
all the guys who did it did not get hired. Jason was very professional and a
very nice guy to top it off. Started asking me about flying, why I fly, who
with and stuff about the application. I have 1020 total time 485 multi
engine and 70 hours of jet. Asked me how I got so much twin time and about
the jet time. Started with the technical by asking what a SID was, what you
get in a clearance, types of SID'S. Asked about an ILS, what to do with
approach lights in sight, basically know 91.175 cold. One guy almost got
tricked about the 100 feet above the TDZE and not 100 below DH. Asked about
a VOR/DME what's missed approach point on that approach time or DME. Very
basic stuff. Got into light signals, Class B visibility req. some of the
other guys got airspeeds, holding speeds, how long the legs in holding MEA,
MOCA, MORA. All the same HR questions I have heard Why COEX, why should we
hire you, What are top 3 airlines, what do you want to fly and what is
avialibility. Make sure they know you want the job, have everything ready,
letters of recom., folders of your info. Know about the company, stock
prices, what's going on, CEO, President of COEX. Lasted about 35 to 45
minutes and overall a very pleasant interview, they are not trying to bust
your chops just making sure you know your stuff. He told me to come back at
2:30 for the second interview. They told us they do everything different
each time, so it could be different for your interview. I do know one thing
the longer you are around the better you are doing. Came back finished the
application and me and a couple of the other guys went and got lunch at the
hotel. After talking to some of the other guys two didn't get any time and
were told they would get a letter and the rest got 1:15 to 1:45 and two other
guys got 2:30. We saw them go to lunch and more than likely they will be
about 30 or 45 minutes late for the second interviews. They started calling
people in one at a time asked if they had any questions and told them they
would get a letter. At about 3:00 all 3 interviewers came in and offered the
remaining 4 of us jobs they didn't even give a formal second interview.
Myself and 2 others got the 145 and an instructor got the EMB-120. We start
class July 24. ALL RIGHT. Great experience and very professional group of
people.

8:00am, Rosewood Room, Holiday Inn North Hotel, Houston, TX I was one of 2 military in the 12 or so applicants gathered in the hotel
conference room. John Dresser and 3 other Continental Express pilots
entered. John began by welcoming us and covered Bases, Fleet, Training,
Compensation, Benefits, etc. He finished up by asking the group a couple
questions. What was the revenue of Continental Express last year? $698
Million. What type of carrier is Continental Express? National. What
defines a National Carrier? Revenue above $100 Million. After Johnâs™s
introduction they passed out company documents(application, consent to
release form, etc.) and thoroughly explained them. Following this they
passed out a 50 question 12 minute aptitude test. The typical person gets
through 30 questions and nobody has ever finished. I completed 27 questions.
The test gets harder as you progress.

9:15am
Following the test we began filling out the application and associated
paperwork. The interviewers came in and pulled us out individually for the
first interview. The application required residences and employers for the
past 10 years. The most time consuming part of the application was the
flight hours breakdown. Civilian Pilots: For each aircraft type (C-172,
PA-44, etc.) they wanted PIC, SIC, Instructor, Instrument (total of actual
and simulated) and total time. Military Pilots: For each aircraft type they
wanted the time you were ultimately responsible / signed out the jet (same as
the United scantron), flight time you were actually at the controls flying,
SIC, Instructor, Instrument (total of actual and simulated) and total time.
Some folks spent hours chasing through log books adding up the times. Do
this beforehand and save yourself the trouble.

11:20am, Hotel room with round interview table instead bed
I was the last one to interview. By this time I had completed my
paperwork which was the first thing the interviewer looked at. He also
reviewed my FAA certificates, Medical, and took my College and High School
transcripts.
Why do you want to work for Continental Express?
Which other airlines did you apply to?
Have you had any other interviews?
He asked me to rank order the major airlines I wanted to work for? - This was
a line of questioning I did not want to get into. The interviewer was overly
concerned with my interest in the majors and gave the impression they were
afraid I would leave for the majors.
He asked me to rate myself on a scale of 1-10 on my instrument skills.
Situation: You are on an instrument approach at the DH and all you see is
the sequenced flashing lights. WWYD?
Situation: You are flying the VOR Rwy 14 at Waco, TX. You are in the
southwest part of the approach heading direct the VOR at 4000â

Interviewed just a couple of days ago, with success. EMB 145 bound...yeah! Mr Dresser, John North and Scott Larson were very pleasant individuals. The
gouge posted on this site helped me immensely.
#1: Pick up an application form from ConEx or CAL. Fill out the grid on the
back. It will help you a lot. Have it done before the interview day! All
SE by manufacturer only. All ME piston by manufacturer and series (ie CE
300's or so on) All turbo prop or jet by exact type. SIC time must include
all dual too. It is a ball park figure, should be within about 50 hrs of
your logbook. I was exact. The other usual stuff like CFI time and such.
Disregard AC commander block. List all approaches by type. If you can't get
a form, do it on paper and transcribe later. If you have your application
done before your first interview, you rule. Of course some can't do that
since they are called in early.
#2: Holiday Inn North. Driver= young Philippine guy, very nice. He will
tell you the obvious: Don't be a jerk, this is all about personality. You
are qualified otherwise. He speaks with the interviers very often and
overhears all the chat. Tip him well.
#3: Have a good haircut, get rid of the mustache. Couple of the
interviewees were pretty shaggy. Both got the early ride. Oh, yeah. Don't
wear Miami Vice suits and stuff. Regis Philbin is cool.
#4; Have your ten year work and residence names addresses ready. Same for
four rreferences. They can't be anywhere else on your application.
#5: Know 91.175 cold. Easy stuff, you should know it by now. MEA, MORA,
MRA, MOCA. Possibly the WACO approach. Be able to explain them without
acting like a robot. Understand them. Don't overrate yourself on the AIM
knowledge. I said I am 6. I missed one question out of about 8, so i told
him it is better than six. Made him laugh, he liked that.
#6: Have your resume, letter of recommendation and the other requested stuff
in a nice binder in protective sheets. Have three copies for them to keep
too. A nice picture of a ConEx plane on the front is a nice touch. They
appreciate it, it shows that you did a little homework, you are neat and want
to be there.
#7: Standard HR questions- why ConEx...where do you see yourself in 5
years....be yourself, relax!
#8: The Wonderlick test is easy. Quick math in the head and a few word
matching or meaning. If you need a pencil to do the math, you are in
trouble. I don't think you can really prepare for that. Maybe do a little
simple math in your head.
*Most important of it all: Don't let anyone rattle your chain. They do not
hate you, they just want to see if you are too sensitive and get irritated by
minor stuff. Again, relax!
I had only one interview in the morning. They wanted four back at one and
four of us back at 2PM. Out of the four at 2PM, only one was interviewed
again, the rest of us just got the job offer. So, if you are there fairly
late, it is a good sign, in my opinion.
13 started, 8 made it to the PM second interview. Four of us made it. Two
ATR 72's one BE1900 and a RJ.
Good luck, relax and have fun. It is really easy, and the people are nice.
Looking forward to work with this company.

I interviewed with Coex on April 6th. There were a total of seven interviewed on that day. Sorry I don't have all the vital statistics on
hours etc. I have 1600 and 100 multi. The process was as reported
previously. Although a "personal" interview, I was asked the start and shut
down procedures of the twin turboprop I had flown most recently and what the
engines were, so when they say no technical questions don't believe it. Also
asked basic IFR - MEA, MOCA, describe how you would fly the Waco Vor 14
approach and what procedure you would follow on a circle to land 32 if you
popped back into the clouds on a right downwind (he was pointing to a left
downwind I now realize). Was this a test question or was the interviewer
just tired? I was their last interview of the day. The process seemed fair
to me. If you are interviewing about 50 people a week you can probably tell
in 20 minutes or so if this person will fit in with the company. I was not
asked to stay for a second session so I'm assuming I will not be offered a
position.

Interviewed with Continental Express last week all I can say is that the only thing Conex is consistent at is being inconsistent. Got the Wonderlic and all that jazz. Application is a cluster fuck, no way you can get it done without getting it ahead of time. Some guys got tech questions, some did not, some just got HR questions some
did not. Some where asked to come back to second interview some where not, non of those asked back where offered a job, out of 13. I think they want everybody to be
kept in the dark. I believe they read these pages and so whatever people post here they change their ways to confuse everybody.
Overall seems like OK place to work, be on your best behavior from the ticket counter at the place you are flying out of til you get back to the place you flew out of. I
swear to god it seems like a communist state around there, you are watched from all angles. Person I sat next to on the way down was asking me all kinds of questions. It
also seems as if the ticket counter people will throw things your way to see how you'll react. like "oh sorry you're return ticket isnt valid you may have to purchase one to
get home". Now if that doesn't get the blood boiling??? Stay cool because they will eventually figure it out. Hotel people are watching you also maybe they even have
cameras watching you, I don't know.
be honest and have a good attitude. You may get treated like shit while being interviewed. Still waiting, Oh I talked to person also interviewing there, he said his friend didn't
get called to the second interview either, but Conex called him 5 days later to offer him a job anyway. Who knows?
thanks guys