Selection stages

1. Online application
2. HireVue pre-recorded video interview (approx. 3-5 questions)
3. Online psychometrics: abstract reasoning + personality questionnaires (Saville )
4. Live MS Teams panel interview (Pilot Selection Specialist/Captain + Talent Acquisition/HR), up to ~60 min, mostly competency-based
5. On-site Dubai Day 1: company briefing, COMPASS-style pilot aptitude tests, simulator assessment
6. On-site Dubai Day 2: group prioritisation exercise (), document check, Emirates medical, extra psychometrics if required

Tests

• HireVue video interview
• Saville abstract reasoning ()
• Personality questionnaires (3 types)
• COMPASS (, not officially named): maths/SDT, short-term memory, instrument orientation, multitasking, flight control with joystick/pedals, ATPL theory items

Simulator check

Level D full-flight sim, B777 or A380, 60-90 min, flown with another candidate; profile: visual circuits, Cat I ILS, engine failure at/after V1, single-engine ILS, go-around; CRM/verbalising weighted heavily; plates and brief supplied before travel

By rank

• Cadet: Emirates Flight Training Academy cadets: HireVue video interview then a ~5-day in-person assessment in Dubai (2025-2026).
• First officer: Direct Entry FO/Captain streams share the two-stage process above.

Interview questions

Motivation

1. Walk us through your aviation career and explain why you chose Emirates over other airlines.
2. Why do you want to work for Emirates?

Personal and CV

1. Tell us about yourself.
2. Why do you want to leave your current job?

Competency and CRM

1. Describe a hard decision you had to make under pressure.
2. Tell us about a time you challenged or disagreed with a captain's decision. (First officer)

Situational

1. You have smoke in the cabin over the mid-Atlantic with several diversion options: what do you do and why?

Technical

1. Where is the final approach fix located on an ILS approach?