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Hey everyone,

I have an interview this week with Jazz and was wondering if anyone had any interview questions that have been asked? Please post what ya have.
Also anyone know what they are hiring for mostly these days or is it 50/50.
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Personnel conducting the interview wanted specific examples from you’re career when
answering the questions. The best responses followed the SPARE or SAR/PAR
answering technique.
1) Tell us about yourself?
2) Why do you want to work for us?
3) What do you know about our company?
4) How did you get into aviation / how did you become a pilot?
5) What do you like / dislike about your present job?
6) Have you ever failed a checkride?
7) Does your boss know you are here?
1) Describe a time when you had to sell an idea to a team.
2) Tell us a time when you made a mistake and what did you learn from it.
3) Do you have any incidents or accidents?
4) What will the biggest challenge be for you seating in the right seat?
5) How do you feel about seating in the right seat for 10 years?
6) How will you survive on our starting salary in Toronto?
7) Tell us about you’re career to date and the positions you held.
Tell us a time when outside factors influenced you at work.
9) Tell us an example of a satisfying work experience.
10) Have you ever failed a medical?
11) Have you ever had to take control of an aircraft from a First Officer?
12) Have you ever attempted to train anyone that was “untrainable”?
13) Describe a time when you went above and beyond you’re job description.
14) Have you ever had a conflict with a fellow pilot? How did you resolve that situation?
15) Describe a time when you would have liked to see more out of the managers in
you’re company.
16) Have you ever been unprepared for a flight?
17) What do you know about Jazz?
1 Are you interested in other companies? Why not Westjet? What would you do if
mainline or WestJet calls after you are hired?
The interview was about 45 minutes long. I had 1 human resource woman and 2 pilots.
Make sure you’re logbook is certified and up to date.
S – Situation Briefly describe the situation where the problem occurred.
P – Problem State the problem faced.
A – Action State what you did to resolve the problem.
R – Results What happened (good or bad, successfully or unsuccessfully).
E – Experience What you took away or learned from this event.
S/P – Situation / Problem
A – Action
R – Result
1. Tell me about yourself and how your aviation career led you to this point
2. What do you know about Jazz?
3. Why do you want to work for Jazz?
4. Why should we hire you?
5. Why would you be good at Jazz?
6. What do you think the toughest part of the transition to Jazz will be?
7. Do you think you have the skills to fly a jet?
8. Does anyone from your company know that you are here? (management)
9. Why do you want to leave your present job?
10. What will you miss about the job you are in?
11. Describe your daily life at your present job.
12. What do you do to prepare for a flight?
13. What is your goal before a flight?
14. What is the most important part of your job at wherever you work?
15. What is the most difficult part of your job at wherever you work?
16. Tell me a time when you were EITHER satisfied or dissatisfied with the company
that you work for
17. What was the most fun job you ever had?
18. What was the best job you ever had?
19. Have you ever had a personality conflict with somebody you worked with?
20. Name a time when you and an F/O butted heads.
21. Name a time when there was tension in the cockpit.
22. Name a time when you were at fault and took the blame for it.
23. Name a time when you made a mistake
24. Have you ever had to take control from somebody?
25. Has anyone ever had to take control from you?
26. Name a time when you had to discipline somebody
27. Name a time when you had to turn down a flight
28. Name a time when you rushed into something?
29. Name a time when you had to confront somebody for breaking the law or a
regulation or a procedure.
30. Name a time when your piloting skills came into play.
31. Tell me a time when you had to get a group of people to do something they
refused to do.
32. Have you ever had to force and issue?
33. Have you ever had to motivate or diffuse a group in order to achieve a goal
34. Tell me a time when you had to persuade a group to do something they didn’t
want to do
35. Have you ever let the pressure get to you?
36. Name a time when you worked as a team and didn’t accomplish your goal.
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(37) Have you ever had a conflict on Avcanada, and how did you solve it?
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highabove wrote:Hey everyone,

I have an interview this week with Jazz and was wondering if anyone had any interview questions that have been asked? Please post what ya have.
Also anyone know what they are hiring for mostly these days or is it 50/50. Thanks
More or less. Slighty more on the Dash. All bases open.
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"Are you ready to fly a jet that used to say "AIR CANADA" on the side"?
"Are you ready to fly Air Canada's passengers?"
"Are you ready to wear Air Canada's uniform?"


"Will you be surprised if Air Canada turns you down anyways?"
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1. Have you ever failed a ride?
2. Tell a time when you had to make a team work for a reward?
3. What do you know about Jazz?
4. Are you willing to move?


All I remembered, hope it helps good luck
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Are there any IFR questions on the interview?
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Ralphred wrote:Are there any IFR questions on the interview?
Weren't any when I did it in 2007.
Most questions are about your experience, very few hypothetic questions, if any at all.
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Great thanks for the heads up!
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TopperHarley wrote: 6) How will you survive on our starting salary in Toronto?
I'd give my left nut to be asked this in their interview so I could say "I can't." and walk out.
I'm actually going through their hiring process right now in order to gain interview and Dash-8 sim experience for an overseas gig I'm applying for (I wouldn't work for Jazz in a million years). I hope that's not unethical.
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So, you're the reason I had to pay my own way to the initial interview. With more people like you, maybe pilots will have to pay their own way to sim aswell. Maybe with more **** coming to Jazz and fu#%ng off to WJ after 3 months we'll have a bond. I hope you do go through the process and I hope you get your PLEASE F$%K OFF letter too. That should be good for the ego, hey?
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[quote="Samson"
I'd give my left nut to be asked this in their interview so I could say "I can't." and walk out.
I'm actually going through their hiring process right now in order to gain interview and Dash-8 sim experience for an overseas gig I'm applying for (I wouldn't work for Jazz in a million years). I hope that's not unethical.[/quote]


Ahh, a prime example why this industry suck ass in this country.

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Samson wrote:
TopperHarley wrote: 6) How will you survive on our starting salary in Toronto?
I'd give my left nut to be asked this in their interview so I could say "I can't." and walk out.
I'm actually going through their hiring process right now in order to gain interview and Dash-8 sim experience for an overseas gig I'm applying for (I wouldn't work for Jazz in a million years). I hope that's not unethical.

Your full of $#!T. The only place you're going to say it is here!
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Wow, some sensitive types here. The industry sucks in Canada because I refuse to work for shockingly low pay? Or does it suck if I use a small amount of HR and middle management's time to better myself for the future?

Here's another shocker for you, I've dated women I didn't intend to marry!

RE: Bond's
You're basically paying for your training by working for Jazz's starting wage. They've just disguised it to make it palatable to the short sighted among us. I'd much rather see a refundable bond or promissory note with a livable wage from the start.
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Though I don't entirely agree with what he is doing...he has a point. Jazz (and other companies) brings this on themselves with their pay, hard to keep guys around with 36K initially a year and 10yrs in the right seat. Its a 2 way street...if only we could figure this out, maybe the industry wouldn't be so messed up. Hopefully this will be rectified in the new contract you boys/girls are gonna have...best of luck with it, you deserve it!
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Personally, I wouldn't do an interview just to gain sim experience, or a free first class trip to sandland. In the end your just hurting yourself by burning that bridge because you never know what may happen down the road.
This is aviation and it is in constant state of change.


If the Jazz pilots manage to suceed with their "career contract" I think you may see fewer pilots use them like the stepping stone that they currently are. But thats another topic.
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Good point KAG. I should probably just make up some excuse if I get an employment offer instead of flipping the table over in the interview. I heard from a Jazz friend that HR knows about this thread and there trying to figure out who people are from their previous posts :shock:. So that's all for now. Who knows maybe they'll get that great contract before I tell them to PFO and I'll end up a Jazzer after all :smt040. What was it? "GO JAZZ GO". :lol:
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mbav8r wrote:Maybe with more **** coming to Jazz and fu#%ng off to WJ after 3 months we'll have a bond.
The reason people come to jazz then fu#%k off to WJ after 3 months is mostly because the average salary at Jazz is just about the same or a little less then the 3rd yr f/o salary at WJ. I can't blame them, most f/o's would probably take that move, even if they say they wouldn't. It's interesting how opinons change when opportunity presents itself.

I don't think Jazz will ever have a bond. Jazz thinks it's cheaper to train new hires, even with the attrition, then pay a decent salary to it's pilots. No counting for experience eh...

We all are hoping that changes soon....

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The reason people come to jazz then fu#%k off to WJ after 3 months is mostly because the average salary at Jazz is just about the same or a little less then the 3rd yr f/o salary at WJ. I can't blame them, most f/o's would probably take that move, even if they say they wouldn't. It's interesting how opinons change when opportunity presents itself.
Umm, No the reason is because they knew a way in to WJ was the training at Jazz. 2-3 years ago, when the revovling door was smoking hot, the 3rd year FO wage was on par with Jazz FO salary. The first year actually worked out to a paycut, when you factor in less per diems and taxed on the 20% compared to 1st year at Jazz. If you factor in the new hires stock options probably aren't doing well and no pension at WJ, I wouldn't say it's a whole lot better there. No one ever compares work rules when factoring compensation, but just compare WJ block to Jazz. I believe it's wheels up to wheels down, but at Jazz it's brake release at the gate. Just think of all that time spent taxiing and holding off the gate for red alerts that you're not paid for, min 15 or 16 days at work. No pay for DH. They may be paid more but they're working alot harder for it.
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mbav8r wrote:
The reason people come to jazz then fu#%k off to WJ after 3 months is mostly because the average salary at Jazz is just about the same or a little less then the 3rd yr f/o salary at WJ. I can't blame them, most f/o's would probably take that move, even if they say they wouldn't. It's interesting how opinons change when opportunity presents itself.
Quote "Umm, No the reason is because they knew a way in to WJ was the training at Jazz. 2-3 years ago, when the revovling door was smoking hot, the 3rd year FO wage was on par with Jazz FO salary. The first year actually worked out to a paycut, when you factor in less per diems and taxed on the 20% compared to 1st year at Jazz. If you factor in the new hires stock options probably aren't doing well and no pension at WJ, I wouldn't say it's a whole lot better there. No one ever compares work rules when factoring compensation, but just compare WJ block to Jazz. I believe it's wheels up to wheels down, but at Jazz it's brake release at the gate. Just think of all that time spent taxiing and holding off the gate for red alerts that you're not paid for, min 15 or 16 days at work. No pay for DH. They may be paid more but they're working alot harder for it."


Your post is highly inaccurate. Especially with regard to block time.

WestJet fo's are probably compensated better and have a higher level of job satisfaction than any other airline in North America. The flood of ex-Jazz pilots through our doors only goes to show that those pilots understand this.
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