Alaska Airlines interview questions

Applied on the Alaska website in mid-March and was contacted for a phone screening/interview after about a month by an analyst for the Network Planning team. The phone screening was pretty straight forward and mostly consisted of questions on previous/current job responsibilities. A few questions focusing on my critical thinking process and how I handle projects were asked as well as some questions testing my knowledge of Alaska Airlines and their network. I was told they hoped to wrap up the entire interview process and hire someone within a month. After 3 weeks of not hearing back, I emailed to follow up and was told they were "running behind schedule", but I was invited to Seattle for an in-person interview. I flew across the country (11+ hours total flight time) and had to take 2 days off work to get there for an interview that lasted for exactly 2 hours. I spent the first hour taking a network planning test, which I was originally nervous about but it ended up being fairly basic. During the second hour, I was interviewed by an HR person and the newly promoted manager of the group (who I spoke to for the initial phone screening). I was asked some of the same questions from the phone screening and some additional technical/behavioral questions. Overall, I thought the questions were not too bad and felt pretty good about my responses. The interview ended at noon and they sent me on my way. I was shocked that it was finished so soon because I thought there would be a fuller agenda. I was told they have some more interviews to do for the rest of the week, but they would reach a decision by the following week. I ended up waiting about 2.5 weeks before someone from HR called to tell me I wasn't selected. The biggest qualm I had about this entire process was the time commitment I made and how little they seemed to appreciate my flying across the country for the interview. Although a full day of interviews would be extremely tiring, I thought I would at least get a tour of the building and meet some of the other team members or the person I would be reporting to if selected (the director). I think the point of an interview is that it should be mutual beneficial—yes, the employer wants to learn about the candidate, but they should also allow the candidate to learn/see if they like the team dynamic and office environment. All I got to see was the conference room I was in and the waiting area. The other big issue I had is perhaps they should have made more of an effort to limit the short list of people invited for in-person interviews to those they were really serious about, especially if they ask someone to fly across the country for it. From the sounds of it, it seemed that there were quite a few other people coming in to interview. It also felt a bit biased because the decision seemed to be made solely by one individual and that person wasn't even the one I would be reporting to if selected. A more timely response/follow up than what was promised would also have been nice.

Initial phone interview is the basics. Went to a hotel to do the in person interviews. Watched a couple movie clips and a HR rep went through a PowerPoint. Then we were split up into three groups which had about 12 peopl in them. The group interview had two employees asking you questions. It was pretty laid back and you were given a situation and had to respond to it on the spot. The face to face interview wasn't bad either. Just asked basic questions and finding out who you are. All of the Alaska employees were awesome and really friendly! They made everyone feel really comfortable in a stressful situation.