Are you fully prepared for the cabin crew recruitment process? At most airline’s, long gone are the days where you could simply turn up at an Open Day and hope the recruiter liked the look of you. Nowadays, you have to submit a detailed online application including a bespoke resume or CV to stand a chance.
But it’s not just your initial application that you’ll need to have prepared in advance. Are you also ready to face the cabin crew entry tests? As part of the application process, you’ll also be expected to complete a series of online exams – and if you don’t score high enough, your application will be automatically disqualified.
The process is familiar at leading airline’s around the world. From North America to Europe, Asia to Australasia – recruiters are adding this extra step into the recruitment process everywhere. It’s even happening at airline’s that you might not expect – Emirates will be introducing a new series of tests when they restart cabin crew recruitment later this year.
Luckily, we’ve sat through many of these online cabin crew exams and know exactly what international airlines are testing candidates on. With that knowledge, we’ve created a series of bespoke practice tests to help you prepare for the cabin crew application tests. And the best bit? – they’re completely free!
For the time being, we’ve focused on two practice English language tests and two reading and comprehension tests – the most popular ones you’ll be faced with. These mimic the exact tests you’ll be faced with, in order to prepare you as best as possible.
We’ve developed two practice English fluency tests that based on what leading international airlines use during their cabin crew recruitment process. This style of test is used at major Middle East carriers, including Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways and flydubai. You’ll also find this style of test used at airlines such as Singapore Airlines and a number of European airlines.
For some airlines, even if you’re not expected to do one of these tests at the application stage, you’ll still need to complete it at an Assessment Day – such as Etihad or Qatar Airways.
How good is your memory? And for that matter, how good are you at paying attention? That’s what this test is all about – making sure you can take in valuable information and then be able to recall it when needed. This is vital, not only for getting through the tough cabin crew training course but also for dealing with incidents on board an aircraft.
This is an incredibly popular test and is used to see whether you can cope under pressure. With only a short amount of time, you need to work quickly but accurately – making sure you’ve got the right information to answer the question correctly.
A very good point Alana! We’re actually working on some numerical tests at the moment – and as before, they are very closely based on real tests used by airlines. Watch this space!