Application Process & Interviews at Air New Zealand

Highly engaged and challenging questions with everything like online one, group one and single one.

Firstly there was the initial online application where I sent through my CV, Cover Letter and role/area preferences. Secondly, there was the online recorded video interview that helped get a better gauge of one's motivations and interests. Thirdly, there was the assessment centre where there was a tour of the CBD offices, a 1:1 interview and technical assessment with your potential manager/individual from your chapter and a group collaboration exercise where we had to brainstorm ideas regarding a topic. Lastly, there was the job offer.

Starting For the graduate recruitment process, it begins with an online application. Applicants who progress are then invited to complete a video interview. Successful candidates from this stage attend an assessment center day, where they participate in group activities and individual interviews with employees. The final candidates are selected from this assessment. In some cases, a second round of individual interviews may be conducted before making the final decision.

There were initial applications, then video interviews. After the selection then it's actual in person interviews with chapter lead and product owner. There were also group case study conducted in the same day.

Interview process was standard, started off with an online video interview where you answered given questions and had a few minutes to prepare. Then the assessment centre was split into two sections - a group assessment where you planned and presented a presentation with other people and a 2:1 interview which covered both technical and behavioural. The whole assessment felt comfortable in that it was conversational and I was made to feel at ease so that I could showcase my best and wasn't getting picked apart while still being tested. Definitely felt like they were looking at overall potential and mistakes were taken in account but not the end all.

There were three stages to the interview process. First was an online form + cv. Then an online interview. Finally a graduate day, which was a couple hours in the afternoon. There was a group activity followed by an individual interview. The graduate day had good vibes and it was nice to meet other prospective grads and people from AirNZ.

Process was smooth. I received regular communication from the recruiter advising me of the process and the interview was reasonable for a graduate role.

Behavioural for a few and then meet with tech leaders to do technical ones as well.

A variety of questions, from university experiences in projects and teams to soft skills, character traits, co-curriculars and what motivates you.

The interviews asks a mix of technical and behavioral questions. The technical questions focused on skills and knowledge relevant to the applied position. The behavioral questions were centered around my past experiences and details from my CV

Behavioural and more technical based questions. For grads it seems to make sure that we know what we are talking about.

How I would react/interact at work in different scenarios e.g. time crunch to get a feature developed, what I would do if a tester wanted a bug fix quickly etc. Also got asked about my coding experience and projects at university and opinions on coding languages and frameworks. There were also questions about Air New Zealand and what I knew about it and why I wanted to work there.

There were the standard: tell me about your self, why do you want to work here, what is a project you have worked on, what is a mistake you made on a project. Then there was a relatively easy code section, where I was given some Java code and had to point out the mistakes.

- Why do I want to work for Air New Zealand? - Why I want to work in tech - Technical questions about Java and JavaScript mostly involving spot the bug

Be aware of what an airline company do and what value could we bring to 'customers'

Be yourself and do your research :)

My advice for candidates applying to the company is to thoroughly research the organization and understand how your skills and expertise align with its business. Showing genuine interest in both the role and the company will make a strong impression. Prepare by familiarizing yourself with the company’s values, culture, and recent developments to demonstrate that you’re not only a good fit for the role but also for the organization as a whole.

Research Air New Zealand and specifically the department you wish to work in. Have a general idea of popular development frameworks and languages. Think about potential work situations and how you would react to them. Make sure you know what your CV and LinkedIn contains and specific projects at university that you could talk about and relate answers back to.

Practice code question on LeetCode Think about why you want to work for an airline and why you want to work in the tech industry Go to practice interviews run by your university.