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Interview Profile

• Updated 11/12/10

• Check in with Receptionist


• Submit your logbook


• Given forms to fill out
  
  
  
  • Application
  
  
  • Language form (over carbon copy paper)
  
  
  
  


• Panel interview
  
  
  
  • 2 pilots, 1 Human Resource Representative
  
  
  • Very relaxed atmosphere
  
  
  • They will write down everything you say
  
  
  
  


• Computer based tests
  
  
  
  • One cognitive test
  
  
  • Three personality, emotional inventory tests
  
  
  • Medical evaluation (happens on day 3)
  
  
  
  

Interview Question Bank

Human Resource Questions

• How did you get interested in aviation?


• Give us a brief overview of your career, including training


• What is the greatest achievement in your career to date?


• What do you bring to Air Canada?


• What do you expect to get from Air Canada?


• What was the hardest decision you've had to make in your career? How did you make it?


• What do you like about your present job?


• What do you dislike about your present job?


• How would your former supervisors describe you?


• Pilots will frequently have to deal with stress throughout their career - tell us about a time when you experienced stress. How did you deal with it?


• What are two of your strengths that make you a better pilot?


• What is a weakness of yours that affects you in the flight deck? How are you trying to improve yourself?


• List three qualities of a good pilot.


• List three qualities of an Air Canada pilot


• List three qualities of an Air Canada Captain


• How would you describe your leadership style as a Captain?


• Give us an example of an irregular operation that you have encountered, and how you dealt with it.


• Tell us about a time you had a conflict with a fellow coworker


• Tell us about a time you had to make a quick decision in the cockpit to stop something bad from happening


• Give us an example of a time when you used team work to solve a problem


• How does a pilot's job relate to customer service?


• Tell us about a memorable aviation experience you have had


• Have you ever been fired?


• Failed a check-ride, line check, or flight test?


• Have you ever been investigated?


• Have you ever received a TC violation?


• Have you ever had an accident?


• Have you ever had an incident that resulted in an investigation?


• Have you ever been disciplined at work?


• Have you ever required additional training for a ride?


• Do you know what the starting salary is at Air Canada?


• Do you have a preference on bases?


• Would you be willing to relocate to Vancouver, Toronto, or Montreal?


• Do you have any questions for us?

Cognitive Test

• Timed test


• Touch a computer screen with a light pen to answer


• Reaction Time


• Memory


• Sequencing


• Multi-tasking


• Math skills

Psychological Tests

• Three tests, all on a laptop


• Personality inventory test
  
  
  
  • Approx. 570 True/False questions
  
  
  • Administered on a laptop computer
  
  
  • Types of questions asked (many questions repeated with slight variation to ensure honest answers) 
    
    
    
    • Likes/dislikes
    
    
    • Social situations that make you uncomfortable
    
    
    • Personal reactions to situations
    
    
    • Choosing one of two descriptions that fit your personality best
    
    
    • Sleeping habits
    
    
    • General outlook on life
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Emotional Inventory
  
  
  
  • Measures 15 specific areas of emotional intelligence
  
  
  • Approximately 150 Questions True/False answers
  
  
  • Emotional self-awareness, assertiveness, self-regard, self-actualization, independence, empathy, interpersonal relationship, social responsibility, problem solving, flexibility, reality testing, stress tolerance, impulse control, optimism and happiness.
  
  
  • Examples:
    
    
    
    • I don't not get angry when verbally attacked.
    
    
    • I am able to decide to love another and then do so.
    
    
    • I worry regularly in some circumstances.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Personality Inventory Tests
  
  
  
  • Approximately 150 questions
  
  
  • Strongly Agree, Agree Neutral...Strongly Disagree type
  
  
  
  

Comments

• Bring snacks with you


• Interview panel uses point system to determine results of interview


• Can take up to 3 months to find out results


• Gradual decline in wage & working condiitons
  Exceptional long time (approx. 15 -20 yrs) to promotion
  Working relationship with other employees strained by jealousy & envy (11/01/10)


• Medical evaluation occurs on day 3 (11/12/10)