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Group Interview: Seemed to be the normal NASA exercise reported at other interviews. All candidates had a piece of paper with instructions and first 5 mins was taken up by reading your individual instructions. Total 30 mins for the exercise you had to come up with an ideal candidate (There were 8 to choose from). All candidates had differing instructions but not contradictory. There is no right answer but will ask how you came to that conclusion. Simulator Breifing & Assessment: We were briefed by a couple of simulator instructors through the profile in more detail. (Same one sent when interview date was confirmed). This was very helpful, they said the expect you to know it but it wasn't an assessment as such. They wanted to see general raw instrument flying scan and if you were reachable. Did the first ILS, go around and the instructor took control at the level off and gave some pointers then I did one more ILS and landed. Overall great experience. I did not do real sim practice prior just a PC practice which helped alot. Tech Quiz: Overall nothing unexpected here. Typically range of questions, some PPL... Continue Reading this Interview Experience

Nov 20, 2023 HR Interview only It was friendly Asked questions about ATPL CPL and aviation news Others are general such as introducing yourself and why you want to be a... Continue reading this interview experience
Nov 09, 2023 The interview was 37 min long, platform used was TEAMS, the interview panel was composed of one HR guy, entire interview was about my background and experience, NO operational questions, I was asked about Cathay Pacific (history, fleet, routes, etc.) he also asked me about Hong Kong (quick basic knowledge), (view the study guide of this website). The interviewer was very polite and the atmosphere of the entire interview was calm and... Continue reading this interview experience
Oct 30, 2023 HR interview: basic HR questions to walk through the resume and to understand why you want to be a pilot and why Cathay Pacific - since this is my second attempt, I was being asked the improvement since last time - finished in 20 mins via Teams Tech interview : - Received email invitation in the next day, F2F interview arranged in the following week - Two interviewers, one HR and one training Captain, hence both HR and tech questions were covered - For HR questions, pretty similar to the... Continue reading this interview experience
Oct 18, 2023 Applied for cadet pilot. The whole process took around 5 weeks. Applying from overseas. Both Hr and technical interviews were quite straightforward. Not being drilled or grilled. Interviewers were quite friendly. Be prepared to speak about yourself and your background. Not asked about CX history. Familiarise yourself with their network and... Continue reading this interview experience
Sep 26, 2023 Mcas vs v apha prot complete procedure. Altn law and normal law protections. Tcas, wx radar , windshear rang and system working condition (eg altitude 1300 ra to 50 ft on approach etc in config 1+f atleast). Unreliable procedure complete and the isolation and identification of the adr . Pitot supplies what all instruments. Some basic hr... Continue reading this interview experience
Sep 19, 2023 Interview lasted aproximately 30 minutes. First HR questions. Most of them regarding why Hong Kong, why Cathay and a few scenario questions about leadership and how to deal with difficult colleagues. Then technical questions. He focused alot on my current aircraft systems, like predictive windshear, memory items and other systems. Quite general and things we are supposed to know. Review the Study... Continue reading this interview experience
Sep 04, 2023 I had my interview by Cathay Pacific Airways this month for "Direct Entry First Officer" position. The event started at 10:00 a.m (HKT) on Team app with the HR team. The interview took about 45 mins long and all of the question related to my background,experiences,and about Cathay&Hong Kong. No technical questions from the HR., (view the study guide of this website). Do you have any questions? Thats the end of the interview. After that, they requested me to show my... Continue reading this interview experience
Jun 06, 2023 The panel interview started on time via Microsoft Teams. There were 3 interviewers. I was asked a brief introduction of myself regarding my personal and career experiences. We then talked about their history, routes, number of planes and given the chance what kind of plane would I choose if I get hired. I told him that I would prefer Boeing because of my experience. but I’m also open to fly the Airbus planes. We talked about my experiences flying to and from Hongkong. If I can adjust... Continue reading this interview experience
May 08, 2023 The initial interview started on time via Microsoft Teams. There was only 1 interviewer named Hemman. I was asked a brief introduction of myself regarding my personal and career experiences. (view the study guide of this website). We then talked about their history, routes, number of planes and given the chance what kind of plane would I choose if I get hired. I candidly told him that I would prefer Airbus because of my experience but I’m also open to fly the Boeing planes. We... Continue reading this interview experience
Mar 13, 2023 Cadet interview, was relatively straightforward. Day 1 was 30 mins hr interview, day 2 was tech. Wasn't drilled much on either... Continue reading this interview experience