The hiring process here is very smooth and pain-free. The recruiters are extremely friendly and go out of their way to keep you informed and feeling comfortable. I had a 30 minute phone interview and was asked some basic questions including a little about myself, my goals, why I wanted to work for TransPac. I was then scheduled for a Skype interview and was told I would need to teach a maneuver and brief an IFR flight and an approach plate. The Skype interview lasted about an hour and included myself teaching a maneuver on the whiteboard, as well as answering some basic aerodynamics questions and scenario questions about the IFR flight I was given and the approach plate. Finally, I was asked a few more standard interview questions such as why I wanted to work there and why they should hire me. I received a call later that day congratulating me and was offered the job. I accepted and filled out the paperwork. Probably the best interview experience I’ve ever had.

They will contact you via phone or email for an initial phone interview. If you are selected after the phone interview they will have you take an online quiz that has a variety of questions. The questions are designed so that most people will not be able to look at them and answer the question, it is expected that you have your reference documents close to look up and verify your answers. Do not start the online quiz until you can dedicate a full two hours to the process and are prepared with reference materials (e.g. AIM/FAR, AFH, PHAK, etc). If you pass the online quiz they will contact you and discuss your results, and then set up an in-person interview. I was local, so I did not have to worry about traveling to Phoenix for the interview, though I have had friends that were able to accomplish it via Skype. The 'In-person' interview consists of your general HR questions. Why do you want to work here? Tell me about a time when you got into a sticky situation in the aircraft, how did you handle it? How do you feel about working with foreign students (98-99% of the students are from China). They will give you a specific lesson to prep, it is generally a ground reference maneuver, mine was rectangular course. You will go through a pre-brief on the lesson, and then they will ask questions. The questions are meant to test your knowledge on the subject, as well as make you look up items. If you need to look them up, don't be afraid to do that. You will generally be interviewing with someone who is NOT a pilot, and they will often play the role of 'confused student' and ask you questions and give you incorrect answers to see if you catch it. From there, the interview concludes. I was notified that I had the position within an hour of leaving, though I have had friends where it took up to 48 hours sometimes a week. They will generally specify when you can expect to hear from them, if they don't you can always ask.