It was an easy and straight forward interview process. It felt natural and like a conversation where we talked together. One of the better interviews I had, I enjoyed it.
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Heathrow Airport in Jan 2017
Interview
Heathrow seem to pride themselves on a effortless application process and they are true to that , the initial application doesn't require hundreds of words of answers to competency questions like most graduate schemes.
However after passing the application stage you must do a video interview which is described more or less as if the questions asked will be centres around you I.e. similar to competency questions expected elsewhere.
Be prepared : the questions are far more vigorous than simply 'explain a time you showed determination etc etc ' .. Instead they are situational tests that are very challenging and specific to particular aspects of the business e.g.
- you are asked to do a project looking at which customers spend more money in different parts of the airport.
What data should you get?
What time of analysis should you do?
What conclusions could you possibly draw?
How will this benefit strategy in retail?
Hard questions but perfectly answerable if given pre warning about what kind of stuff might come up or time to prepare.
I interviewed at Heathrow Airport (Hounslow, England)
Interview
The interview consisted of two stages, one online recording where you are being asked recorded questions and you record your answers. The second stage is where a live interviewer is asking you questions over Teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would I do in a certain situation with a passenger.
3 round process.
First round was a brief screening with HR. Next round was a 30min panel interview online with peers. Third round was an onsite panel interview with the HM and a senior stakeholder. I would give this experience a thumb up or neutral but the senior stakeholder was a very cultural insensitive piece of work.i shall not go into details or provide her name. This is an organisation that claims to champion DEI with 49% BAME representation - how dreadful. I didn't get the job but at least I received a call from HR with the feedback relating to lack of fit and the process being very competitive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
What's your experience in workforce planning?
When have you been proactive?
Wh Heathrow?
When have you improved a process?