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WynSock
 
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Tell us about your career up to now....
Why are you here? Why Jetstar?
When have you changed your communication style to get a point across?
How did you know your current style wasn’t working?
When have you been in a stressful situation?
How did you deal with it?
When have you had to discipline a person for their behavior at work ?
Do you feel you can do anything to improve you stress managing?
When have you had to work with somebody difficult/different?
Tell us about a time you lead a group (or took leadership of a situation/issue)?
When was it critical that you convinced somebody to take you point of view?
When have you been part of a team that worked really well?
When have you had to do a really monotonous task?
What motivated you to do it?
What are the biggest strengths you have as a leader?
What are your weaknesses as a leader, what attributes do you admire in leaders that you know or have worked with in the past that you wish to possess?
How do you motivate a team?
Tell us about your biggest non-aviation achievement
When have you had a stressful situation at work?
Tell us about disappointments you have had in your job
Give me a specific occasion in which you conformed to a policy with which you did not agree
Describe a situation where your work standards were not to your supervisor’s expectations
Tell us of situations in which you have had to adjust quickly to changes over which you had no control
Compare and contrast the times when your work was above the standard and times when your work was below the standards
Describe times when you were not satisfied or pleased with your performance
Give examples of experiences in a job that were satisfying
What kind of supervisor do you work best for?
Give me a specific example of something you did that helped build enthusiasm in others?
Tell me about difficult situation when it was desirable for you to keep a positive attitude
Tell us about a time you had a conflict with a captain
Tell us about a time a person voiced concern about your performance
Tell us about a time you had to work with different people
Tell us about a time you had to work with difficult people
Tell us about a time you had to deal with a difficult passenger
Tell us about a time when you did not agree/have difficulty with your supervisor
How would you evaluate your ability to deal with conflict?
Describe a situation where you found yourself dealing with someone who didn’t like you
Tell us about a time you did not meet a deadline
Tell us about projects you have been involved in
Give an example of how you prioritize your work
Give an example of an important goal which you had set in the past and tell me about you success in reaching it
Describe the most significant presentation you had to meet
Recall a time when you where assigned a complex project? What steps did you take to prepare and finish the project? Where you happy with the outcome? What would you have done differently given the chance?
What was the most complex assignment you have had?
Describe some projects or ideas that were implemented or carried out successfully because of you ideas
How do you determine priorities in scheduling your time?
Tell me about a time you had to handle multiple responsibilities?
Describe the system you use for keeping track of multiple projects?
How do you stay focused?
When have you had a difficult circumstance to complete a task?
Was your greatest obstacle in over coming to learn to fly?
Would you say that you can easily deal with high-pressure situations?
Describe an instance when you had to think your feet to extricate yourself from a difficult situation
Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem
Describe a time when you were faced with problems or stresses that tested your copying skills
Give an example of a time in which you had to be relatively quick in coming to a decision
Tell me about a time you had to go over and beyond the call of duty to get a job done
What steps do you follow to study a problem before making a decision
We can sometimes identify a small problem and fix it before it becomes a major one?
Give example of how you have done this
Recall a time when you manager was unavailable and a problem arose
Describe a situation that required a number of things to be done at the same time? How did you handle it? What was the result?
Tell me about a problem you recently handled
Tell us about a time you have had to change your style of communication
When have you had to change some ones mind to agree with you
Describe the type of supervisor that has created the most beneficial learning experience for you
Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone to see things your way
Describe a time when you had to use your written communication skills to get an important point across
Give an example when you were able to successfully communicate with another person even when that individual may not have liked you? Vice versa?
Tell me a time when your active listening skills paid of for you? Maybe A time when other people missed the key idea?
What has been your experience in giving presentations? What has been your most difficult experience in speech making
Give me a time you sold your supervisor on an idea or concept?
Sometimes it is easy to get in over your head? Describe a situation where you had to request help on a project or assignment?
Give an example of how you applied knowledge from previous situations in another situation?
Have you found any ways to make a job easier or more rewarding or to make yourself more effective
Tell me a time when you had to make a decision but didn’t have all the information you needed to
Tell me a time when you came up with an innovative solution to a challenge your company was facing?
Tell us about a time you had to take command of the situation?
Give me an example of a time you had to make an important decision? How did you make the decision?
Give me an example of a time you had to persuade other people to take action?
Are you more energized by working with data or by collaborating with other individuals?
How would you describe yourself in terms of your ability to work as a member of a team?
What is the biggest mistake you've made?
Give me a specific example of a time when a co-worker or classmate criticized your work in front of others. How did you respond? How has that event shaped the way you communicate with others?





The planning excercise is an irrelevant waste of time - in the real world, call ops.
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