What is the Jetstar Airways pilot selection process?

Application → Panel interview (two people: HR lead asking ~90% of questions + a First Officer), behavioural 'tell us about a time' format → Planning exercise (~1 h) → Simulator assessment

What questions does Jetstar Airways ask pilots in the interview?

Tell me about a time you disagreed with the captain.

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Jetstar Airways pilot interview questions and selection process

How Jetstar Airways selects pilots: 4 selection stages and 1 interview questions from candidates' accounts. Use them to practise; they are examples, not official answers.

Selection stages

Application
Panel interview (two people: HR lead asking ~90% of questions + a First Officer), behavioural 'tell us about a time' format
Planning exercise (~1 h)
Simulator assessment

Simulator check

In a B737-400 sim (older DEFO reports); assessors focus on learning rate; one poster warns against pre-practising the profile.

By rank

First officer: Direct-entry FO: behavioural panel + planning exercise + sim.

Interview questions

Competency and CRM

Tell me about a time you disagreed with the captain. (First officer)

For practice only: general examples, not official answers. Pilot Jobs International accepts no responsibility for how they are used; prepare your own answers in your own words.

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