Two candidates describe United Airlines supply chain analyst interviews: a short behavioral video screen that led to a quick offer, and a panel with an open-ended design question that ended without one.
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Candidates describe two quite different United Airlines interviews for supply chain analyst work, so prepare for both a conventional behavioral screen and an unexpected reasoning prompt.
One candidate reports a roughly fifteen-minute Microsoft Teams video interview built around the STAR format. The interviewer asked them to describe a project, walk through their work history, and explain why they wanted this particular role at United. The role was in-person at the Flight Training Center in Denver, and the candidate says the offer came by phone the next day. For this style of screen, have two or three concrete project stories ready, with your own contribution and the result stated clearly, plus a specific answer to why United.
Another candidate describes a friendly, conversational panel. It mixed behavioral and problem-solving questions, and the first technical prompt was how would you design a library? They took it as a test of how they structure ambiguity, not of airline knowledge. They did not receive an offer. To prepare, practice stating assumptions aloud, defining users and constraints, and organizing an answer step by step before going into detail.
These are two individual accounts, so the format may vary by team and hiring manager. A sensible plan is to pair polished STAR stories about analysis or process improvement with practice on broad, loosely framed questions, and to be ready to explain why this role at United appeals to you.
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One candidate reports a video interview on Microsoft Teams lasting about fifteen minutes. Questions followed the STAR format: a project you worked on, your previous experience, and why you want this role at United. The interviewer was friendly and gave room to think. Other teams may structure the screen differently.
A second candidate describes a friendly, conversational panel that began with lighter talk and moved into scenarios about how they would approach analysis and decision-making. The format may differ by team. Expect to explain your reasoning, not just give answers, and to be asked about your work in some depth.
The same panel candidate says the first technical question was how they would design a library, which seemed unrelated to airline work. They read it as a test of structured thinking under ambiguity. It is one report, so treat it as an example of the style to practice: state assumptions, define the goal, then organize the system.
Outcomes differ between the two reports. One candidate says an offer came by phone the day after the video interview, for an in-person Denver role. The other, who went through the panel, says they did not receive an offer. Timing after the interview may vary, so do not assume a particular pace.
