An offer with a pay rate that's fair but a schedule that isn't
Picture a pilot with a regional airline offer where the hourly pay rate is reasonable but the initial base assignment and reserve schedule would mean significant commuting and unpredictable time off. New-offer mode runs that exact conversation.
The AI scheduling manager doesn't move the base assignment right away, it points out that base assignments are seniority-driven and mostly fixed, and the candidate has to decide whether to push on the base itself, a different lever like a signing bonus, or accept the schedule and negotiate a review point instead.
What the session actually asks
In new-offer mode, expect the conversation to open with naming the specific term being negotiated, base assignment, a signing bonus, or a scheduling review point, since a vague complaint about the schedule gets a different response than a specific ask. Pushback follows naturally, an explanation that base assignments are seniority-based, or a question about what alternative would actually resolve the concern.
In internal-raise mode, the same session instead runs a working pilot's request for a pay rate increase after reaching a new type rating or seniority milestone, testing whether that specific change gets used as the actual argument. In either mode, closing on something concrete before the call ends matters more than how it opened.
Scoring
How the report reads a negotiation, not a technical answer
This isn't graded like a systems interview, since nobody is deciding whether to hire the candidate.
The written reasoning in the report focuses on whether the specific term being negotiated was named clearly, how well pushback about seniority-based policy got handled without either folding immediately or refusing to engage, and whether the conversation closed on something concrete, a number restated, a timeline for a decision, rather than trailing off.
Letting the conversation end abruptly costs points under Intervieux's standard penalty system, since a negotiation with no clear resolution reads as left hanging.
Frequently asked questions
Which mode fits negotiating a new offer's schedule and base assignment?
New-offer mode. It's built for the conversation that happens after an offer lands and before it's accepted, which fits pushing on pay rate, base assignment, or scheduling terms directly.
Does the AI scheduling manager actually push back, or just agree to the ask?
It pushes back. Expect an explanation that base assignments are seniority-driven, or a question about what specific outcome would actually resolve the concern, the way a real scheduling manager would respond.
Is this scored the same way as a technical pilot interview?
It ends with a scored report and written reasoning, the same format used across Intervieux's interview types, but the content is a negotiation rather than a systems or judgment evaluation.
Is having a real offer already in hand a requirement for practicing this?
No. It runs fine before an offer exists, useful for figuring out how to open a counter well ahead of the real conversation.
Related pages
Rehearse the pay and schedule conversation before you have it for real
Practice negotiating pay rate, base assignment, or a raise with an AI that pushes back, then review a scored report on how the conversation actually went.