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Remember
Dress to impress
Hide tattoos/piercings
Stay up to date with the industry - web, podcast, news, social media, eurocontrol
Smile
Be passionate
Never lie
Be honest if you don’t know something - You can still make an educated guess.
It’s okay to be nervous but believe in yourself and practice calming techniques

What do you want to show to the interviewer?

- Leadership - Reliability
- Knowledge - Work in a team
- Able to follow the rules - Communication
- Passion - Proactive
- Able to think on your feet

How to show it?

Best way to do it is to have a few life changing stories rehearsed in your head. The art
of storytelling is a great life skill. Helps the interviewer remember and relate to you.
- Something happened that pushed you out of your comfort zone
- Difficult, demanding, upsetting, overwhelming, challenged your beliefs
- How did you deal with it
- How did it change you
- What did you learn from the experience
- Try to bring them into the story - description so they can picture it in their
mind.

My example
Motorcycle chain snapping
- I was on a solo motorcycle trip in Kazakhstan
- Adventurous, responsible, able to organise and arrange things,
memorable in the mind of the interviewer
- My motorcycle broke down and I didnt have the piece to repair it
- Frustrated and just wished I could be at home.
- Snapped out of it and remembered how lucky I was to be on this trip
and that everything can be fixed.
- Difficult situation to be in on your own, how am I going to cope with it.
- Invite them into the story so they start thinking about themself in that
position.
- Flagged down a car and found a way to communicate my problem
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- Resourceful, Proactively seeking a solution

- Sergei the Kazakh. Went to his caravan and then to the market with him
- Put my trust in others based on my ability to judge people's characters.
- Built a relationship with him without being able to talk to him
- Got the piece I needed
- Knowledge of the equipment and procedures
- Shared bread and tea with him back in his caravan after
- Learned the value of trusting others and forming relationships
- Also learned there's always a solution as long as you don’t give up.
- Continued on for another 20,000km back to the UK.
- The numerous other mishaps that happened on the way were tackled
in a different light
Invite them to then start asking you more questions about the adventure/incident.
There is only so much time they can spend interviewing you so it’s better to talk
about something exciting in your life and have less time for tricky technical
questions!

Tell me a time when you...

1) Had to show leadership.
2) Worked well in a team.
3) Had to persevere and made it through a tough time.
4) Helped a friend or colleague.
5) Did something you are really proud of.
6) Had to step up to a role you felt you weren’t ready for.
7) Stood up to someone who was in the wrong.
8) Made a change in your life.
a) i.e. started a new hobby, stopped a bad habit (don’t say anything too
bad!).
9) Felt overwhelmed by work/studies.
10) Didn’t get along with a co-worker or instructor.
11) Nearly quit. What motivated you to keep going?

Tell me about yourself

You know it will happen so have a response ready.
- Just follow a simple timeline of your life and highlight some key things you
want to talk about further in the interview.
Time - 45 seconds - 1 minute 30 seconds
Key points to cover
- Who are you - Travel
- What do you care about - Overcoming challenges
- Education - Passion for aviation
- Work/Life experience - Life outside of aviation
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Aviation related
1) What would you do if a very senior Captain wasn't fully stabilised by the
landing gate but looked like they were going to try and land anyway?
2) You are on a layover and heading out to dinner with the crew. Your Captain
knocks on your door wearing a bright red, floor length sequin dress and asks if
you are ready to go. What would you do? - Don’t be sexist and assume the
pilot is a male.
3) What was the best part of your training?
4) What was the worst?
5) MCC
a) What aircraft?
b) How were the instructors?
c) What was the most important lesson you learned?
d) How did you get on learning the SOPs?
6) Multi Engine
a) What aircraft?
b) VREF / VR
7) What will be the biggest challenge moving to a jet aircraft?
8) What would you do if you thought the Captain was suffering from hypoxia?
9) What is your dream aircraft to fly? Why?
10) Have you always wanted to become a pilot?
11) Where do you see yourself in 5 years? - Don't just say “Captain”
12) Generic Tech questions
13) Aircraft Specific (of the aircraft they fly)
a) Dimensions, Seats, Engines, Number in fleet,

Ask them some questions too!

- What differentiates a good cadet from a GREAT cadet?
- Is there something you wish you knew before joining____?
- When would I be starting my training if I am successful?
- How can I start preparing for the role right now?
- Can you tell me more about the training process between now and getting
onto the flight deck with paying passengers.