Aviation Questions

Tell us about yourself.
What can you bring to this company?
Describe a time when you have had an Emergency?
How did you get started in Aviation?
Who have been your role model's, or who has had the most influence on you?
Where do you see yourself in 10 year's?
How would you fly this SID?
We see, your flying various type's of aircraft for different companies, how will you feel about coming to work here and just flying one type of aircraft. Will it become monotonous, boring?
The Capt. continues an approach beyond minimum's, he tell's you that he's shot this approach a 1,000 times, know's the area, and everything's fine. What will you do?
You are talking to the Capt., and you smell alcohol. Although you didn't see her drinking, what would you do?
You smell smoke in the cockpit, what initial action should you take?
What do you do if the aircraft is loaded way beyond gross wt., the Capt. tell's you that he does this all the time, and the aircraft will fly?
Can you define Balanced Field Length?
You find yourself flying with an arrogant Capt., and you have a real personality clash, how do you deal with this?
Your the PIC on one of our Lear's, your taking off on a 13,000' runway with clear skies and unlimited visibility, upon getting airborne you have an emergency and the co-pilot call's out that there's a problem. With 11,000 feet of runway still in front of you, and the gear still down, what would you do?
You have the Pres., the V.P., and the board of Director's in the back, and they are ADAMANT about getting to a shareholder meeting on time. You get 30 mile's from your destination, and the arrival airport is covered under a LVL 6 cell. The Cell has very little movement, what would you do?
Besides good pay why do you want to be a professional pilot?
What makes a great pilot?
What makes a bad pilot?
Your aviation career although progressing nicely is happening very slowly. How do you feel about this situation?
What event in your life caused you to feel the way you do about aviation and flying?
What are some of the limitations of your aircraft and yourself?
How would you rate yourself in relation to communication skills, dependability, and integrity? 1-10
If you attain all your goals as a professional pilot what do you intend to give back to aviation?

General

Introductory/About the interviewee

Tell me about yourself.
What are your major strengths/weaknesses?
What would your former employers say about you?
What community activities are you or would you like to be associated with? Why?
What qualities do you admire in others?
What are some personality characteristics you find undesirable in people?
Describe your ideal job.
What five adjectives best describe you?
What recent accomplishment are you most proud of?
Are you more energized by working with data or by collaborating with other individuals?
Describe your ability to listen and be responsive. Can you give me an example?
Describe the last book you read.
How much time do you spend on the Internet each week?

Career goals/Plans

Why did you choose this career field?
What are your career goals?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What does success mean to you?
What do you do to improve your knowledge and skills in the field?

Past experience

Tell me about your last job position and what you did.
What was the last mistake you made and how did you correct it?
Why were you unemployed for such a long period of time?
Why did you quit your last job?
What has made you stand out among your peers in your past work experience?
How did you prioritize multiple projects in your last job?
Tell me about a change that occurred in you last workplace. How did you handle it?
In what areas of work have you had the least amount of patience?
How do you prioritize multiple projects?
Do you prefer a structured or unstructured work environment?
How do you work under pressure?
What kinds of decisions are most difficult for you?

Related to the position/Company

What type of position are you most interested in and why?
Why do you want to work for _______ company?
How has your previous work experience prepared you for this position?
What skills would you bring to our company?
What important trends do you see in _______ industry?
Why should we hire you for this position?

Behavioral

Tell me about a time you were especially creative in solving a problem.
Describe a situation when you had to convince your peers of your opinion. Tell me what you said to convince them.
Tell me about a time you were frustrated with the performance of a group that you belong to. What did you do? What was the outcome?
Tell me about a time you had to make an important decision quickly even though you did not have all the information you wanted.
What motivates you? Provide an example of a time where motivation was an issue for you.
Tell me about a time you utilized your leadership ability to gain support for an idea that initially had strong opposition.
What kind of information have you been required to analyze? Tell me about the most difficult analysis you’ve ever engaged in.
What is the most complex topic you have explained to a group? How did you handle it?
Tell me about a time when you were unable to sell your idea to a key person.
How do you schedule your time and set priorities. Give me a specific example of how you have done so in the past.
Describe a situation where you demonstrated initiative. What was the outcome?
Tell me about a time you were disappointed in your performance. What did you do?
Give an example of how you have handled criticism in the past.
Give me an example of a time when you asked someone to complete a task and they did it incorrectly. What did this experience teach you?

Ringers/Difficult questions

Why are manhole covers round?
If you were an animal, which one would you be and why?
If you don’t get a job in (this field), what will you do?
Describe the top of your desk.
Tell me about something you are proud of that you’ve never told anyone before.
Imagine you could trade places with anyone for just a week. The person could be famous or not famous, living or from history, real or fictional. With whom would you trade places?
What kinds of Internet sites do you most frequently visit?

Closing

Why should we hire you instead of someone else?
Do you have any questions for me?
Is there anything else you want me to know about you before we end?