I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
Interview
Initial interview, takes 30 minutes with HR.
Quite straight forward. Mostly to get to know about you and how much you know about the company.
Got email invitation 3 month after my application submitted.
They gave me options for interview schedule.
Takes few days waiting for result
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self presentation
Why Cathay? why's not other major airline?
Do you get to know what SO do ? Is that what you looking for?
Tell me what you know about Cathay
Fleet preference?
Where to live in HK?
Asked to show flight hours highlighted as required in 607 form, show on camera.
Online HR Interview -> Online Psychological Test -> In Person Assessment in Hong Kong (They provide sim details 2 weeks prior to assessment in Hong Kong) -> In Person Interview in Hong Kong -> Medical Examination Including Hair and Urine Test
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cathay Pacific in Apr 2025
Interview
Online interview via MS Teams. Very basic HR questions about myself, my flight experience. It's a 30-min interview, no technical at all. They asked me to show them my documents, passport, pilot certificates at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me if I knew what a second officer would do during flight. Asked my flying experience and why Cathay and why HK? Where would you live if you work for Cathay?
First introduction about myself. Then general question about the role and my motivation. After that the assessor started describing the role and asked me many questions about Hong Kong and the role of second officer