I applied online. I interviewed at British Airways
Interview
I attended an assessment day for BA mixed fleet back in February and to be honest it was not a great experience. The day started by filling out a few forms after arriving and signing in, followed by a height and cabin seat test (this is where they ask about any holidays booked and tattoos). Once everyone had completed this we all went into a room and listened to a presentation about BA and were told info about the day ahead, and the job role itself. Firstly I went in to do my 1:1 role play. It began by me reading out a script. Following this I was given some information and was given a few moments to read through before being asked to carry out the role play. Now, i can fully admit my role play was terrible and I knew i wasn't going to get through to the interview based on my performance here. However, when finishing I shook the guys hand and thanked him, he had totally lost interest in interacting with me probably due to my poor roleplay, he gave me a very fake smile when shaking my hand and rolled his eyes as he turned away from me and walked out the room. This completely disrespectful behaviour is what ruined my entire experience. After this, I went in to do my group activity which was pretty straight forward and i felt like i did ok. As i fully expected, i didn't get through to the interviews and i was pretty upset about it at the time. I was upset because I was rejected from the career I wanted to go into, however I was not at all upset about being rejected from BA as from my experience both as a customer in the past and as a potential recruit, BA staff are very rude and disrespectful and are certainly not a good promotion for their company. Despite this, a few months down the line I accepted a job offer with Emirates and am now due to fly out to Dubai in a couple of months. Moral of the story is don't be put off by a rejection, as the chances are it didn't work out to make way for something better!!! (PS if you attend an assessment day for BA, take food with you as there is no where to get food throughout the day, other than chocolate and crisps from a vending machine)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
(roleplay) I played the role of an employee at a car hire service, the customer came in to collect his car that wasnt available and we didnt have a car available for him to hire and i needed to fix the problem.
I interviewed at British Airways (Heathrow, England)
Interview
I applied on January for the cabin crew talent pool (Heathrow), received an email 4 months later to complete the online assessment, I'm now waiting for their response. The assessment was fairly easy, you just have to remember their company values.
I applied online. I interviewed at British Airways (Heathrow, England)
Interview
Submit application on website, attach cv. Once accepted, complete the online assessment within 3 days of receiving the invite. (Maybe Psychometric style and situational judgment) British Airways do change the assessment types so bare in mind.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given random scenarios with a choice of most effective answer to select. The assessment has nothing to do with the job role or the actual airline.
I interviewed at British Airways (Heathrow, England)
Interview
Starts with a group of about 25 people, then have to do a height and reach test accompanied by reading out a script to one of the interviewers to prove your english speech. Then have a group task with half the group to see how you interact with others. Then half the group are sent home and the other half go through to individual interviews.