Caitlyn Rogers

Cabin Crew Interview Answers Made Easy: Create Inspiring Answers to the Toughest Questions Caitlyn Rogers 5 Revised edition

Interviews have always been nerve wracking experiences, however, the new style of behavioural questioning has made the final cabin crew interview a particularly gruelling process. Questions are fired in a way that actually keeps candidates from knowing what to say in response, and yet the recruiters are looking for quick and well-prepared answers.

Under this pressure, candidates are often thrown off guard and, information that would never otherwise be revealed, is openly volunteered as they struggle to come up with appropriate answers on demand. And, if this wasn't enough, recruiters are able to use a variety of tactics to trick candidates into volunteering sensitive information that would be illegal to ask in an interview. It is this kind of information that recruiters use to unfairly eliminate candidates based on their secret criteria.

Generic answers such as: I'm a workaholic, a perfectionist and I always try to please everyone are no longer going to cut it and neither is memorising lists of answers. In fact, memorising answers and trying to prepare for every possible scenario will work against you. Not only do you run the risk of sounding like a robot, with a boring and flat delivery, you are also more likely to be caught off guard by the aggressive and fast-paced style of questioning.

Within this guide, you will be shown how to create powerful answers that are flexible and can be applied to any scenario. You will learn why airlines use these trick questions, what the recruiter is secretly screening for and how to spot one so that you can avoid being culled by their deceptive tactics. No longer will you be cursed with run-of-the-mill and uninspiring answers that will have you sounding like everyone else, but can enter the process sounding like a top candidate.

So prepare yourself, as you are about to understand the interview and hiring process from an entirely different viewpoint.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1: The inside scoop

A gruelling process...
... Designed to eliminate
Run-of-the-mill cliches are not going to cut it

What to expect
Meet the recruitment team
What assessors are really looking for

The tricks, the traps and underhand tactics
The telephone screening trap
Ice-breaker or deal breaker?
The friendly interviewer routine
The lull of reciprocation
The guise of a positive question
The awkward silence
Probing with follow-up questions
The constant interruption
The abrupt end

Part 2: Make yourself unforgettable
Create a memorable impression
The art of the connection
The one type who always gets the offer
Just like old friends
The enthusiastic approach
Seven heavenly virtues
Seven deadly sins
Consider your communication

Create inspiring answers to any question
Answers as easy as A. B. C
A. C. T on negative questions
Winning answers with the S. A. R. R formula
Avoid robotic, flat and boring answers
Demonstrate respect for the recruiter
Eek, I don't know the answer
Use action phrases
Stand out as an informed candidate

Survival 101
Resolve common concerns
Bloopers, blunders and faux pas recovery

Part 3: Questions and answers
Uncovering your motives
Knowledge about the job and the airline
Ascertaining your suitability
Determining your competencies
Hypothetical and role-play scenarios
Make a successful close