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Flight Attendants

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Practice prompts based on occupational tasks

These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for flight attendants. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.

  1. 1. Verify that first aid kits and other emergency equipment, including fire extinguishers and oxygen bottles, are in working order.

    Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?

  2. 2. Announce and demonstrate safety and emergency procedures, such as the use of oxygen masks, seat belts, and life jackets.

    How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.

  3. 3. Monitor passenger behavior to identify threats to the safety of the crew and other passengers.

    What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.

  4. 4. Walk aisles of planes to verify that passengers have complied with federal regulations prior to takeoffs and landings.

    Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?

  5. 5. Direct and assist passengers in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing.

    How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.

  6. 6. Prepare passengers and aircraft for landing, following procedures.

    What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?

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Practice one answer with your own evidence

Pick an occupational task, then outline a real example. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s questions.

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Verify that first aid kits and other emergency equipment, including fire extinguishers and oxygen bottles, are in working order.

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Questions to ask the interviewer

  • Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
  • How do you measure success in the first three months?
  • Which tools, training and support are available for this role?

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