Emirates Interview
Just got back from the interview and was turned down after the first day. No sour grapes but my objective opinion. They use poor simulator ride as a smoke screen. My group had a B-777 Varig LCA told the same thing. I feel that it is the HR person that gives you a thumbs up or down before lunch. They look at your physical appearance, how committed you are to living there, and your interaction with Emirates personnel. Whenever a HR person was in the room, they were always making marks on their paper whenever you spoke or did anything. The technical test should be called trivia pursuit and anybody with over 5,000 hours should ace the sim ride. However, if you look at all of the pilots around the sim building, they all look and act the same. If you do not fit the mold, forget wasting your time and spending your money hiking to the desert.