Interview Flashcards
Why do you want to join BA?
Reputation, professional image, pride, new start up, part of a bigger team
Tell me about yourself
Passion, jobs,
Say something funny?
What do you call a deer with no eyes? No idea…
What do you know about British Airways?
2nd largest airline in UK by revenue Sean doyle 253 aircraft 47 on order 160 routes 30000 employees OneWorld Alliance BA Cityflyer Qatar Airways 25% stake in IAG
How does it differ from other large airlines such as Virgin?
Size, routes, fleet, longhaul, private company, no alliances or subsidiary airlines
What major events have happened to BA on a European level in the last 12 months?
Covid 19
Oil price fluctuation
Brexit
Ukraine invasion
Is there anything you think you should have told us?
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How do you share plans and mental models with others?
Make sure they can hear and see me without straining, talk clearly, concisely and make sure they understand my model
What’s your decision making process? Do you follow a set pattern?
CLEAR model
What can you add to customer service, disregarding anything operational?
A genuine willingness to look out for the customer experience and go the extra mile for them when I can be it organising onward connecting flight arrangements or trying to track down lost property
When have you had to do something due to regulations that you think your could have done more efficiently another way?
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Do you think cultural diversity is a benefit to a company?
Diversity is an immense benefit to a company because it brings with it a wide range of skills and opinions and knowledge which when combined allow the company to deal with a huge range of situations. An obvious benefit it multi-lingual. But also in depth cultural knowledge and understanding about customs and attitudes.
Define CRM. Example of when you have seen or used good CRM
What is your biggest weakness?
What are your strengths?
What made you want to become a pilot?
What have you done to stay current and combat skill fade since redundancy?
Why do you think BA should hire you ?
What are the Threats currently facing BA?
What do you think of SOP’s? Are they good or Bad?
Define Leadership?
What qualities make a Leader?
What new technologies have BA implemented?
Give me an example of when you made a bad decision?
You have done something badly…
You have learnt from a professional mistake…
You under achieved…
You felt a team’s performance was not up to par…
Give me an example of when you made a good decision?
You have shown good judgement…
You have done something well…
Give me an example of when you’ve made a team decision that others haven’t liked?
You have made a difficult decision…
You have made a big decision…
You have made a team decision…