Wizz Air pilot interview questions and selection process
How Wizz Air selects pilots: 7 selection stages and 14 interview questions from candidates' accounts. Use them to practise; they are examples, not official answers.
Selection stages
- Online application
- Assessment day in Budapest: document check, company presentation (bases, pay, roster)
- Written test (~60 questions: ATPL subjects, A320, company knowledge, basic maths)
- Group exercise
- HR and technical interview (~20-30 min)
- Simulator (~30 min)
- Psychometric and personality tests (~1 h)
Tests
- 60-question ATPL/A320/maths test
- Psychometric battery (UK route: 300-question personality test, CRM, multitasking, cognitive)
- English comprehension and numerical reasoning
Simulator check
~30 min sim session (Budapest); no profile published
By rank
- Cadet: NTR and TR cadet FO candidates attend the same Budapest assessment day.
Interview questions
Personal and CV
- Tell us something about yourself. (First officer)
- What was the last aircraft you flew? (First officer)
Company and industry
- Which base do you prefer?
Technical
- Explain procedure turns. (First officer)
Situational
- What would you do if the other pilot appeared to be drunk? (First officer)
Motivation
- Why Wizz Air, and what do you know about the company?
Maths
- Mental maths: long division, ratios and percentages.
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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