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      Purchasing Intern Interview

      Mar 6, 2011
      Anonymous employee
      Dallas, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines (Dallas, TX) in Feb 2010

      Interview

      The hiring process was very straight forward. I got a phone interview first thing in the morning and passed. Basically just a once-over of the resume and any questions SWA had about it. The panel interview was with 2 department heads and an HR rep. We went over behavioral questions and skill questions. Not too hard.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give an example of when working in a team wasn't working. How did you overcome this? What was the results.
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      Purchasing Intern Interview

      Dec 19, 2012
      Anonymous employee
      Dallas, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines (Dallas, TX) in Dec 2012

      Interview

      1. They send me an email for an updated resume 2. Phone me for a phone interview time 3. Phone interview of about 20 minutes: going through resume, why swa, why this position. 4. On site of 30 min which consisted of HR + 3 managers . 5. They call me to tell me that i was accepted 6. Drug test and background check The whole interview and acceptance process was within 2 weeks. Everything went to fast . SWA are really friendly and makes the whole process easy for interviewees, you wont feel unwelcome or nervous.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why SWA. Why this position. Which was the class that you liked most. Which class you like least. What is your experience with SAP. Talk about experience in previous jobs. Ask extracurricular activities. Know your resume !
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      Purchasing Intern Interview

      Sep 14, 2012
      Anonymous employee
      Dallas, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Southwest Airlines (Dallas, TX) in Nov 2011

      Interview

      Phone interview that lasts about 5-7 minutes, very simple straight forward, academic curriculum kind of questions. If selected you go to corporate office for an interview with 3 people. Hr, director and manager from the department. Lot of behavioral questions on weaknesses, group leadership, ask you for an essay. Resume questions, why south west, why purchasing, why should we hire you, what would you be doing in the long term.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Nothing unusual.
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