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Southwest Airlines

What candidates report. Question mix, outcomes, sim profile, and recent gouges. Free for everyone.

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Interviews on file

4

Questions catalogued

41

Avg sim duration (min)

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Question type mix

Where Southwest Airlines spends interview time, by category.

HR8 · 20%

Behavioral and motivational. Why this airline, weakness/strength, gaps.

Technical8 · 20%

Systems, regulations, weather, charts, performance.

CRM8 · 20%

Crew coordination, communication, captain authority.

TMAAT8 · 20%

Tell me about a time — past experience stories.

Scenario8 · 20%

Operational what-would-you-do situations.

Company Knowledge1 · 2%

Outcome distribution

What candidates reported as their result.

cjo3 · 75%

tbnt1 · 25%

Outcomes by total time

Hours	CJO	TBNT	Pending
Unknown	2	1	0
>2000	1	0	0

Recent gouges

2026-04-04First Officer

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Sample of public questions reported for Southwest Airlines. Open a gouge to see how candidates answered them in context.

HRD2
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a company policy and how you handled it.
HRD1
Tell us about a time you used humor or levity appropriately to defuse a stressful situation.
HRD2
Tell me about yourself.
HRD1
Describe your ideal working relationship with a captain on a pairing.
HRD1
What does the Southwest culture of LUV mean in operational practice?
HRD2
How do you embody Southwest's servant leadership model as a captain?
HRD2
Why Southwest? What draws you to our culture over other major carriers?
HRD1
How would you describe Southwest's competitive advantage in the airline industry?

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