Hello everyone! I'm so so excited about this post, yesterday I got the email which I've been dreading receiving, but luckily, I got the job as cabin crew!! I'm just going to talk through my assessment process for anybody thinking of applying for Easyjet or anyone awaiting their assessment day.
Ok, so basically, after completing your online application and short assessment, if you're successful, you will then be invited to an assessment day, in my case, the assessment day was within 3 days of receiving my email. At the assessment day there is about 40+ of you, which can be quite daunting but if you get chatting with some of them, it becomes much more relaxed.
What to wear?
Ladies: Pencil skirt, blouse, tights, court shoes and a blazer. Or a smart dress (midi dresses are fine) with a blazer, or cardigan, tights and court shoes. Girls, your best bet is to have your hair up in donut ring, or in a neat pony tail, they like to imagine how you'd look in the uniform. Minimal, natural make up and nicely groomed nails.
Men: Smart suit, hair nice and neat.
What does the day involve?
8:30am: Meet other canditates, get shown to the assessment room and sat in groups of four.
9:00am: Watch 2 short presentation on the companies history and what the day will involve.
10:00am: Break.
10:20am: Activity in your groups of four, in the activity you are given three different ways the airline could bring more customers to their services, as a team you decide which is the best idea, you are shown information, statistics, costs and other things to help you decide.
11:00am: Second group activity, this ones a bit more fun, you get given a ruler, some blue tac, 4 sheets of A4 paper, and a pencil, you have to make a tunnel to transport a ping pong ball, there's a few rules with it as well but I won't go into too much detail. The interviewers don't really care about the outcome of the task, but about your teamwork.
11:15am: Sales task! In my eyes this was the worst and most nerve-racking part of the day, you get given a list of products, you have 10 minutes to produce a PA (personal announcement) on this product, you then annouce it to the rest of your team.
11:30am: Break while the interviewers talk about your performance.
12:00pm: You all get called back into the assessment room, the interviewers then read out a list of names, these people have to leave the room to be told their assessment is over and they haven't made it to the second part of the day.
12:05pm: You then all get given a one to one interview time slot, you have up untill your slot to prepare for your interview, have lunch and do whatever you like really.
What does the one on one interview involve?
In my interview the lady asked me these question:
What do you know about the history of the company?
Why do you want to be Cabin Crew?
Why have you chosen EasyJet?
What do you think the job involves?
Give an example of when you persuaded someone to see your point of view?
Give an example of a difficult time at work which you resolved?
TIPS FOR THE WHOLE DAY
-Make sure you stand out
-Don't be too overpowering and bossy in group tasks
-Make sure you give your opinion
-Give praise to others in your group activity (good idea, well done)
-Keep smiling, be happy and bubbly
-Ask questions, it makes you look more eagre
-In your one on one, be chatty, don't treat it like an interview
-Don't ask about salary
-Do research into the history of the company, and current facts
-Relax, be yourself, don't panic!
After you're assessment day, you will receive an email with 7-10 days, this will tell you whether you were successful in securing a place in training or not. If you are successful, you will have to complete 3 weeks of training at either Luton Airport, or Gatwick Airport. 3 weeks of accommodation is payed for you, depending on how far from each airport you live.
If you have an upcoming assessment, even if its with a different airline, don't hesitate to contact me with any questions, I'm sure most assessment days are pretty similar.
See you soon!!
Jess x
