Online HR Interview -> Online Psychological Test -> In Person Assessment in Hong Kong (They provide sim details 2 weeks prior to assessment in Hong Kong) -> In Person Interview in Hong Kong -> Medical Examination Including Hair and Urine Test
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cathay Pacific in Jun 2020
Interview
Looking for future Captains that are resilient to high stress situations and display sound CRM skills included in the 8 ICAO pilot competencies. Interviewees needed to demonstrate a confident nature and be well prepared.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cathay Pacific in Apr 2025
Interview
Online interview via MS Teams. Very basic HR questions about myself, my flight experience. It's a 30-min interview, no technical at all. They asked me to show them my documents, passport, pilot certificates at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me if I knew what a second officer would do during flight. Asked my flying experience and why Cathay and why HK? Where would you live if you work for Cathay?
First introduction about myself. Then general question about the role and my motivation. After that the assessor started describing the role and asked me many questions about Hong Kong and the role of second officer