D.M.

Hi Eric,

Thank you again for your advice. It really paid off. The people I met at XXXXXXX (airlines) were, without exception, very nice and happy to be there. I met with the Director of Human Resources and the Manager of Operational Control.
The interview basically had two parts: your normal everyday interview questions and then the hair raising “Didn’t I just pass my Oral?” part.

The material they went over was pretty much identical to what you had advised me to be prepared in. They asked some straightforward questions on weather theory and then gave a couple scenarios and asked how I would handle them. I also went through a (weather charts) with them and they asked me how I would brief pilots on the weather within their area. They had me decode a METAR, and then they threw a few approach plates at me. I had to derive alternate minimums and identify a whole bunch of items on the plates. They also gave me a low altitude en route chart and asked me to identify a bunch of things. All told, the technical part of the interview lasted about a half hour.

I also remembered (what you told me) about always wanting to learn more, that good dispatchers never stop learning and how the license wasn’t just one to practice, it was also a license to learn.

All in all, I think it went really well…the Ops Manager took me around the dispatch center. The way he was talking to me made it seem as though they were very interested. I
hope I’m right! Anyway, thank you again for everything. I am very glad I chose Sheffield.

I felt very confident (not overconfident though) and prepared during the interview. The Ops Manager said a lot of good things about Sheffield and that he had interviewed candidates who couldn’t even read a METAR.

I’ll let you know what happens as soon as I find out.

Best Regards,
D.M.

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