Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Air Canada as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Flight Attendant and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Flight Attendant and roles were rated as the easiest.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Air Canada (Montreal, QC)
Interview
Challenging, yet fun and exciting. I first had a random phone interview, then a language assessment over the phone, and then a face to face. I got a call with an offer 3 days after the face to face.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain to me a difficult customer in the past and how you approached the situation.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Air Canada (Toronto, ON) in Nov 2016
Interview
1st Phone Interview
2nd Language test (This part is very easy)
3rd Online Tests (IQ and personnality. Stay concentrated and calm)
4th Face to face interview
Phone calls are always good news and emails and normally not good
They will always tell you if you're going to the next stage or not. So don't worry if you don't have news just wait
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone and Face to Face Interview
- Why do you want to work for AC?
- What do you know about the post that you are applying for?
- Can you give me an example of a time
you helped a co-worker?
you had to deal with a difficult customer and what did you do?
you gave an extraordinary customer service?
your manager told you to do a task differently?
- How do you handle stress?
- Can you give me an example of an activity that proves your organization skills?
- If you have a deadline that you can't meet what do you do?
- How do you handle your time?
- What achievement are you the most proud of?
Role Play (only at the face to face interview and the situation can differ)
I'm a customer and her husband don't know about the luggage regulation and they have 3 luggages.
There is a long line, they are in a hurry and they are loyal customers.
How do you explain to them that they have to pay the fees for their 3rd luggage?
I applied online. I interviewed at Air Canada (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
The whole process consisted of:
1. Phone interview: Questions about customer service experiences (it was on the spot)
2. Online personality test: Just be honest
3. Face-to-face: General interview questions + 1 customer service role-play with the interviewer
4. Language assessments (phone): Questions about what job you applied for, why you'd be good at the job, how to deal with difficult customers, hobbies
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions related to customer service
Role-play as an agent and unhappy customers