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Updated 2 Mar 2023

Southwest Airlines Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Group interview format, Microsoft Teams. Two semi-technical PM-types and one hands-on technical integrator. Fairly standard resume walk-through, recent project questions such as types of technologies used, types of integrations performed.

Round 3 - No round 2 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. No round 2 on this one; pre-screen with recruiter (see above,) then one big group-style interview.
  • Q2. No additional questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Southwest Airlines Identity and Access Management Engineer interview:
  • OAuth Integrations
  • OIDC Federation
  • Concrete Examples
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This particular interview included a lot of pre-prep / screening from the recruiting company; 99% of which ended up being completely irrelevant for the interview. What was asked and expected, was significantly different than advertised. Questions asked in the interview were not directly tied to subsequent round decisions.

Identity and Access Management Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are the Certifications and Projects done
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I appeared for an interview before Oct 2020.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Regarding the fuel mixturrr ratio

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I had given them a answer but they rejected it but it went well

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Explain about the current projects i have dealt with
  • Q2. Questions related to regression fitting

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic c Programming and Embedded Systems

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. C and Do-178b questions
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. C and Embedded system and Project related
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manager Round, Mostly technical
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Package discussion and my previous employer details

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - C, Do-178 b process and Micro Controller knowledge

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2019. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. How does IC engines work ?
  • Ans. 

    IC engines work by converting fuel into mechanical energy through combustion within the engine.

    • Fuel is mixed with air and ignited in the combustion chamber

    • The resulting explosion pushes a piston, which turns a crankshaft

    • The crankshaft converts the linear motion of the piston into rotational motion

    • The rotational motion is used to power the vehicle or machinery

    • Examples include gasoline engines, diesel engines, and natura

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you think aircraft engine works ?
  • Ans. 

    Aircraft engines work by sucking in air, compressing it, adding fuel, igniting it, and expelling the exhaust gases to create thrust.

    • Air is sucked in through the front of the engine by the fan blades

    • The compressor squeezes the air to increase its pressure

    • Fuel is added and ignited in the combustion chamber

    • The hot exhaust gases are expelled out the back of the engine, creating thrust

    • Different types of engines include turb

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Many behavioural question
  • Q4. Question on Excel

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare in depth about your role, about the industry, be good with your communication

I applied via Newspaper Ad and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How will you take care of subbordnates & customers
  • Ans. At your level motivate subordinates and in turn they will serve Customers with a smile
  • Answered Anonymously
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Standing instructions company policies etc
  • Ans. All the facts & figure of Company
  • Answered Anonymously

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Your Answer should lead to next Question you are prepared

I appeared for an interview before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was in the afternoon. I have to switch on my webcam during test. 1 person taking the test and 3 people were monitoring me. they ask many questions apart from the test as well. He give me some situations and ask me to give solution for the problem by writing algorithm and code.

  • Q1. 

    Anagrams Problem Statement

    You are given an array/list of strings called inputStr. Your task is to return the strings as groups of anagrams such that strings belonging to the same group are anagrams of ea...

  • Ans. 

    Given an array of strings, group the strings that are anagrams of each other.

    • Iterate through the array of strings and sort each string alphabetically to create a key for grouping.

    • Use a hashmap to store the sorted string as key and the list of anagrams as value.

    • Return the values of the hashmap as the grouped anagrams.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was in the evening. I have to switch on my webcam during test. 1 person taking the test and 3 people were monitoring me. They asked many questions apart from the test as well.

Round 3 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was in the evening. There was total 3 persons in the meeting. They asked me many questions regarding my projects and my previous experience too. The interviewer were very friendly.

Round 4 - HR 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was in the morning. It was a one to one conversation. He asked me questions regarding my lifestyle, interests and work experience too. He asked me to tell me about myself for about 5 minutes. Then we talk a lot about current affairs too. Then we talked about package too. The interviewer was very nice and friendly in nature.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaWork ExperenceThales interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structure, OOPS, STL, CPP, Socket Programming, PointersTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : You should know each and everything about your current project and your role and responsibilities. 
Tip 2 : Continue practice on online coding platforms and do participate in coding challenges. 
Tip 3 : Study everyday complete online courses on platform like Udemy.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1: Add only what you know properly. don't add extra stuff just to add weight to your resume.
Tip 2: First page of the resume must in tabular form and it must give complete information about you in very simple manner. 
Tip 3: Make it short and direct.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General profile screening, basic information
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Walk me through your Resume 2. Technical questions related to SQL 3. Behavioural questions
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural questions on time management, stress management, 1 puzzle question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For this role key focus was on SQL & more of a behavioural
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions based on previous work experience and projects
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL questions based on joins and window functions, data visualization, and case study

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

SDLC, Core Programming Langage, Agile, Architectures

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly Related to technology u r working on.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy interview process. Was asked mostly the concept based things.

Southwest Airlines Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Southwest Airlines interview?
Southwest Airlines interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Southwest Airlines interview process are Resume Shortlist and Group Discussion.
What are the top questions asked in Southwest Airlines interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Southwest Airlines interview -

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