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@Krissteep  I found this information on one of the Ramp Agent postings.  Not sure if its the same for FA?    To work at the airport, you must be able to obtain a Secured Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge. You will be required to meet all local airport requirements. For the security access, job seekers must have no conviction, guilty plea, or judgment not guilty by reason of insanity in the last 10 years for any of the following disqualifying criminal offenses, as determined by the federal Transportation Security Administration: 1 Forgery of certificates, false marking of aircraft, and other aircraft registration violations  2 Interference with air navigation  3 Improper transportation of a hazardous material  4 Aircraft piracy  5 Interference with flightcrew members or flight attendants  6 Commission of certain crimes aboard aircraft in flight  7 Carrying a weapon or explosive aboard an aircraft  8 Conveying false information and threats  9 Aircraft piracy outside the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States  10 Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances  11 Unlawful entry into an aircraft or airport area that serves air carriers or foreign air carriers contrary to  established security requirements  12 Destruction of an aircraft or aircraft facility  13 Murder  14 Assault with intent to murder  15 Espionage  16 Sedition  17 Kidnapping or hostage taking  18 Treason  19 Rape or aggravated sexual abuse  20 Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, or manufacture of an explosive or weapon  21 Extortion  22 Armed robbery or felony unarmed robbery  23 Distribution of, or intent to distribute, a controlled substance  24 Felony arson  25 A felony involving a threat  26 A felony involving: Willful destruction of property; importation or manufacture of a controlled substance; burglary; theft; dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation; possession or distribution of stolen property; aggravated assault; bribery; or illegal possession of a controlled substance punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1  year, or any other crime classified as a felony that the Administrator determines indicates a propensity for placing contraband aboard an aircraft in return for money  27 Violence at international airports  28 Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the aforementioned criminal acts listed above   ... View more

Hi @bstein and @Skatervin,   Thanks for your interest in a Career at Southwest! We will be posting our normal ELDP opportunity in the coming weeks. To be notified when the opportunity goes live, please provide your information here: https://swa.is/ELDP.   ... View more

  Flight Attendants must meet the Uniform Appearance Standards as well.  The items noted below are examples and not an exhaustive list of the Standards.   Visible body and facial piercings are not permitted, e.g. eyebrows, nose, earlobe plugs/gauges, lips, tongues Tattoos cannot be visible. All tattoos must be appropriately covered by pants, long sleeve shirts, hair, makeup, or scarf. They are going to ask do have any tattoos that are visible in the uniformv and that's when you say no   ... View more

@Natalielang it goes without saying that the hiring process is very long. Imagine thousands of applicants for one department in the Company, and not to mention the thousands of other applicants for all of the other departments. The recruiters role with reviewing applications and looking for the right fit is super important and takes time.   I know it’s hard not receiving updates, but if you are interested in the position for all of the right reasons, the amount of time it’s taking to move forward in the process is a drop in the bucket.    Some advice for you...One thing I would never do is question your hopeful future employer on a discussion board regarding their process and the lack of organization because of its size. There are many factors that arise when filling positions, and assumptions only hurt those who are assuming.  ... View more

Hi @kkaufmann,   I can confirm that Guadalupe is a Recruiter for Southwest Airlines. Best of luck in the process!   ... View more

@Bgabaldon    I would not withdraw your application as you won't be able to reapply until the position is posted again and when that would happen is unknown at this time.    The best thing to do is look at the status on your dashboard if it says something like received or under review that means your still in the running for the job just hang tight as they had a ton of applications.    Good Luck! Blake  ... View more

So flight attendant become available whenever they decided to post them it could be within the next 2 weeks or the next two years no one knows. And just so are aware I noticed you put Cleveland Ohio. With the flight attendant position they will place anywhere in the country that they need you so it will most likely not be Cleveland. And you definitely should apply to position you match with to get your foot in the door with the company   ... View more

@jess19 you can sign up to be notified when a specific position is posted.  Click below:   https://careers.southwestair.com/jointalentcommunity?applyType=JTC   ... View more