Southwest Airlines Community

Hi @Rheinmain2001    We appreciate you coming to the Southwest Careers forum to address this, and first would like to thank you for your many years of service to our country. I'm sorry to learn that you were not selected for the Crew Scheduling position with Southwest Airlines at this time. We are very fortunate to receive a high volume of interest for our roles, which can make them very competitive. I would encourage you to set up job alerts for opportunities like this, join our Talent Community and apply again in the future.    We truly consider it an honor for you, and any candidate, to consider us a prospective place to work, and hope that you will continue to consider us in the future. ... View more

Hi @tmickle    We are not able to answer specific questions to specific job openings via the Community. We have only a few Employees from our People Department (HR) who have access to respond and we don't know all the details for every job posting.    I recommend what @TheMiddleSeat shared, apply and you can learn more about the position directly from the recruiters supporting the requisition.    Thank you for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines and good luck to you in your endeavors!  ... View more

Hi @AxionSyb,    Thank you for reaching out about this! I am sorry to hear you haven't heard much since accepting your contingent job offer and completing the background screening requirements. I would certainly advise you to check your junk and spam folders. While you are in the background process, you may receive communication from the Employment Screening team rather than a Recruiter of Coordinator you might have spoken to in the past.    You should also have the email address of the Recruiter that conducted your phone interview or virtual interview, so I would recommend reaching out to them if you see you haven't missed any emails.    I'll also say, we have been fortunate to interview and extend many job offers to candidates for various roles, so the employment screening process could certainly be taking a little longer than usual. We certainly appreciate your patience and understanding with this!  ... View more

Hi, @Mbrooks2015    Thanks for reaching out with this question and for your interest in our D225 program at Southwest Airlines!    There are a variety of qualifications needed to move forward in the program. I would invite you to review the qualifications listed for the pathway you were pursuing at https://careers.southwestair.com/D225 and ensure you meet those requirements. If you feel that did meet all the qualifications listed, please feel free to respond back and I'll try and direct you to someone on the Team to better assist.    Thanks so much!  ... View more

Hi, @Sheralka    That's great that you have joined our Talent Community! We certainly appreciate your interest in hoping to become a part of the Team at Southwest Airlines. We do not currently have any flight attendant positions open; however, many of our positions close quickly due to the high volume of candidates we receive.    You are able to apply to any position that aligns with your skills and interest and where you meet the qualifications listed on the job description. For instance, the last Flight Attendant posting, one of the qualifications was that you had to be a resident of California. Keep an eye on emails from our Talent Community and I'd also encourage you to regularly check the Careers site.    Best of luck on your endeavors!  ... View more

Hi @Krislenell    We understand that you may be interested in future Inflight opportunities and would encourage you to join our Talent Community so that you may be notified of upcoming opportunities.    You can also visit our Careers site and browse through current openings and set up job alerts on the left side of the page.    Thanks for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines!   ... View more

Hi @derekc    Thanks for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines! I understand we had to rescind many offers due to the impact on our business from COVID-19 and we appreciate your understanding and willingness to apply again. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we would need you to apply again and move through the process like last time, just as any other candidate would have to move through the employment process.    Wishing you the best of luck this go-around! ... View more

Hi @mwanner,    The position for Flight Attendants - California is now closed. Please join our Talent Community so that you may submit your areas of interest at Southwest Airlines, opt-in for job alerts, and receive communication from the Southwest Careers Team in regards to open positions, Company updates, and more.    Thank you for your interest and best of luck to you in your endeavors! ... View more

Hi @danielvest00,    Thanks for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines! I am so glad to hear that you are part of our Talent Community and have signed up for job alerts. That will help you in your search and it gives our Recruiters the opportunity to reach out if there is an upcoming opportunity that align with your skills and qualifications. We have Teams across our network of Operations that handle our staffing needs, so I personally am not able to stay abreast of all upcoming opportunities, and would just encourage you to also check the Careers site regularly.    I hope this helps and best of luck to you in your endeavors!  ... View more

Hi @GOFORIT, If you have applied for any position at Southwest Airlines, keep an eye on the email you provided. All communication and information for interviews and the hiring process will be communicated to you via email or directly from a Recruiter.    Thanks for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines and best of luck in your endeavors! ... View more

HI @Kahiau51,    You will receive communication specific to each position/requisition you apply for. I did learn that there was a little glitch where some statuses with the Full-Time requisition changed from "closed/complete" to "in progress" when it should have remained as "closed/complete".  Apologies for the confusion, but the communication you received was correct.    As for the part-time ramp agent role - you would receive specific communication to that role if you haven't already. Keep an eye on your email as all specific job communication does get sent to the email on file.    Thanks again for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines and best of luck on your endeavors!  ... View more

Hi @Marliii - thanks so much for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines! We actually just had a job posting for Flight Attendants - California posted and closed last week. As was recommended by @dfwskier - please join the Talent Community to learn more about opportunities that may interest you. Have a great day! ... View more

Hi @mandiwalbeck,    Thanks for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines! The best place to start your career search is https://careers.southwestair.com/ where you can search for available opportunities and submit your resume to positions that you are interested in and are qualified for.  If there are no current positions that peak your interest you can join our Talent Community and select different areas of interest, including Flight Attendant & Inflight, so that you can receive job alerts based on your interests.      Best of luck with your endeavors!    ... View more

Hi @Kahiau51 ,  Thanks so much for reaching out about this! The communication you received is a courtesy update to let you know that the recruiting team has started reviewing applications.  You should still receive follow-up communication with either an invitation for a phone interview or an update letting you know if you're no longer being considered.    Do you mind sending over the req# that you're in and your first & last name? Please private message me and I'll look into this for you!  ... View more

Hi @Cmassey, Thanks for your interest! Please reach out to daniel.riskey@wnco.com with this inquiry.   ... View more

Hello, @Lindawhite001 - I was reviewing and noticed I missed that you had shared your resume. I did remove it from the thread as we want to help protect your privacy and that of others. For more information, you can review our Community guidelines here.  ... View more

Hi @r31558 , I am a current Southwest Employee with the People Department and just wanted to make sure you received the information you needed. You can access W2s or request assistance via retiree.swalife.com > Employee Services > Launch Employee Services. Thank you for your service to the Company and I hope you are enjoying retirement!    Joanna F.  ... View more

Hi @Beckncruz,    We are thrilled you're interested in opportunities at Southwest Airlines! Currently, we do not have any external opportunities available, however I would encourage you to join the Talent Community and you set up job alerts to be notified when open and relevant positions for the criteria you set become available.    Sincerely,  Joanna F.  Moderator ... View more

Hi @graceogea,    Thank you for your interest in becoming a Flight Attendant at Southwest Airlines! We do not currently have any openings for this role, but we encourage you to join the Talent Community to be notified when the position opens. We think all of our careers here are rewarding and we would be thrilled to see your application for other roles that you are interested in!   As for preparation, you are correct. The basic qualifications do include a high school diploma or GED, must be 20 years of age and authorized to work in the United States as well as possess a valid, unexpired passport. Also, it never hurts to make sure your resume is up to date and ready to go for when you're able to submit an application.    Thanks again for your interest and best of luck to you in your future endeavors!    Joanna F.  Moderator ... View more

Hi @Taylorbryant,    Thanks for reaching out about Destination 225. Currently we are working with our partners to try to accept GI Bill funding but are not there at this point. Please feel free to reach out to Daniel.Riskey@wnco.com if you have additional questions about this topic and he would be happy to help!   Happy Veteran's Day and thank you for your service!    Joanna F.  Moderator  ... View more

Hi @CDuFault1970 - apologies for the delay! If you have signed up for the Talent Community, that means you'll receive alerts when there openings that match your alert criteria. You are not able to submit an application right now because there are no openings. You might find this helpful from our knowledge base: https://community.southwest.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/How-do-I-apply-to-be-a-Flight-Attendant/ta-p/102012/highlight/true   -Joanna ... View more

Hi @margtvl  I invite you to explore more about the program through visiting Destination 225° page on our careers site for more information! You can also checkout FAQs for the program here. ... View more

Hi @Antwaun ,    It's exciting to hear you're wanting to learn more about Southwest Airlines! As what was already mentioned, definitely explore to learn more about the Company by visiting www.southwest.com  or www.careers.southwestair.com . You can also learn more from the Southwest One Report. Best of luck in your studies!    Joanna F.  Moderator ... View more

Hi @rosiejuan11 & @DavidPSCA ,    I would also recommend you join the Southwest Careers Talent Community: https://careers.southwestair.com/jointalentcommunity    Thanks for your interest in joining Southwest Airlines!    Kindly,  Joanna F.  SWA Employee  ... View more

Hi @UncleBirdman ,    Thanks for your questions and I will do my best to answer them but for additional information please feel free to email daniel.riskey@wnco.com. I am happy to let you know that we did secure a new financial lender and we are working with them to generate a formal application process. That being said many of our participants have been able to find financial aid with outside lenders as well. Regarding the cost of the program the ~$100k that is listed for the program does not include housing or living expenses during the training duration of the program. Many of our participants decide to live with other cadets to help keep these costs low, but it is really up to each participant as to what they want to do. Regarding acceptance and completion, our first cadets started earlier this year and will not reach their prospective jobs as a Southwest First Officer for another four years. That being said one thing we would recommend to anyone who wants to become a pilot is to get out there and do a discovery flight! While not required we have seen a lot more success from candidates in the interview that have been up in a plane and can talk about that experience.   Thanks again and have a great week!   Kindly,  Joanna F.  Associate Recruiter- People Department  Southwest Airlines  ... View more